Events

Curiosity Workshop with Mónica Guzmán for Dartmouth Faculty and Staff

Tuesday, Feb. 25
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Occom Commons

Faculty Registration

Faculty Registration

Staff Registration

Staff Registration

Join author and journalist Mónica Guzmán for this interactive workshop. 

Build your understanding of different perspectives by listening with curiosity. Through in-depth one-to-one breakout exercises and short plenary exercises, Darthmouth faculty and staff will learn the basic workings of our “knowledge emotion” and how to wield it to help bridge the divides that paralyze us.

As a participant, you will practice:

  • Detecting assumptions that can block meaningful inquiry
  • Using gaps in your knowledge to fuel understanding
  • Asking uniquely constructive types of questions when discussing political or controversial issues
  • Formulating questions that clarify another person’s perspective while avoiding pitfalls that divide us.

Registration is required.

Dialogue Facilitation Certification for Dartmouth Faculty and Staff

Monday, March 17; Thursday, March 20; Monday, March 24; and Thursday, March 27
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Virtual, via Zoom

Register

Register

Earn this practice-oriented certification to facilitate conversations about divisive issues across lines of difference with confidence in the classroom or co-curricular campus settings. The program is co-hosted by the Constructive Dialogue Institute and the Dialogue Project. It is open to all Dartmouth faculty and staff.

By the end of the program, participants will:

  • Understand the mindsets of constructive dialogue, including humility, curiosity, and a commitment to sustaining conversation amidst deep disagreement.
  • Learn to plan and facilitate constructive dialogue for students.
  • Build the confidence and readiness to address and manage tense or controversial situations constructively.

This is an in-depth, four-part program that includes 20 hours of training. Participants must attend all sessions.

Please register by March 10.

Questions? Contact Kristi Clemens at kristi.l.clemens@dartmouth.edu.

Self-Paced Online Course: Handling Difficult Conversations

Virtual and Asynchronous

ENROLL

ENROLL

DCAL’s Elizabeth Hayes Alvarez leads Dartmouth faculty in exploring why difficult conversations become heated so quickly and how to create brave spaces that keep these important discussions happening without incivility and escalation.