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Dialogue is the Next Big Campus Trend: CDI Featured in The Chronicle
CDI Team|September 3, 2025Last month, The Chronicle of Higher Education profiled CDI, tracing its expansion and highlighting its impact on dialogue on campuses across the country.
Moral Reframing Accuracy Is Enhanced Through an Educational Intervention: Evidence from the Perspectives Program
Dylan Selterman, Keith Welker, PhD, Mylien Duong, PhD|August 20, 2025This study examines how programs such as Perspectives can promote accuracy in moral messaging, with implications for bridging ethical divides in schools.
Preparing Your Campus for Fall: Strategies for Building Connection, Trust, and Resilience
CDI Team|August 6, 2025Learn actionable strategies and access free tools from CDI to help your campus prepare for a more connected, resilient fall semester.
What Success Looks Like: How You Know a Culture of Constructive Dialogue Is Taking Hold
CDI Staff|June 13, 2025Explore the signs that dialogue interventions are gaining traction—and transforming campus culture in the process.
Multiple Paths to Culture Change: How Leading Campuses Are Reimagining Dialogue and Free Expression
Mary Aviles, Fred Duong, PhD, Mylien Duong, PhD|May 5, 2025Campuses nationwide are reimagining dialogue as a mission-critical tool for education, inclusion, and democracy. See what’s working—and why it matters.
Building a Sustainable Campus Dialogue Culture: An Ecosystem Approach
Mary Aviles, Fred Duong, PhD|April 28, 2025Discover the framework for connecting dialogue initiatives to create self-sustaining practices that withstand leadership changes and shifting priorities.
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