We engage four primary work areas that intersect and strengthen one another to advance a culture of dialogue at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder and the surrounding community:
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Dialogues Curriculum: We offer a 3-credit undergraduate course, INVS 2989: "Dialogue Across Difference," which is grounded in intergroup dialogue methodologies. It provides students the opportunity to learn what dialogue entails, practice equity-minded dialogue, and be trained as dialogue facilitators. Two sections are offered each year. This class always has a waiting list.
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Dialogue as a Pedagogy: We offer workshops on dialogue as a pedagogy, centered on helping instructors activate and validate students’ prior knowledge and experience within classes across the curriculum. For graduate student instructors, in Spring 2024 we will pilot a micro-credential program, in collaboration with the Center for Teaching and Learning. For faculty, we provide a Faculty Fellowship and we are developing a community of practice for faculty interested in dialogue as a pedagogy.
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Staff-to-staff DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) Dialogues: We develop staff-to- staff diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging dialogue & deliberative dialogue programming, in consultation and collaboration with requesting units. Programming is uniquely co-designed with requesting units, with two primary goals. First, the programming provides a professional development opportunity to train staff/leaders in DEIB-focused dialogue facilitation. Secondly, the programming uses staff-facilitated dialogue and deliberation as a method for units to identify, understand, and collaboratively take actions to address issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion. In 2024, we will begin a fifth year of collaborating with Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ’s Finance and Business Strategy (FBS) Unit to develop the FBS Dialogue Program. We began collaborating with the Office of Informational Technology (OIT) to develop the OIT Dialogue Program in 2023. Â
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Research and Development: We conduct assessment on our practices and contribute to the field of dialogue through conference presentations, publications, grant-funded research, and networking with colleagues at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ and around the country.