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Building Cultures of Constructive Dialogue: A Blueprint for Campus Leaders
Mary Aviles, Fred Duong, PhD, Mylien Duong, PhD|April 15, 2025A blueprint for campus leaders on building constructive dialogue cultures, with implementation, student engagement, and sustainable cultural change strategies.
Megastudy Findings from the Stanford Democracy Challenge
CDI Staff|November 21, 2024This academic journal article, published in Science, highlights the effectiveness of CDI's Perspectives in reducing partisan animosity.
Navigating Campus Protests: University Leadership in the Era of Polarized Activism
Mylien Duong, PhD, Keith Welker, PhD, Mary Aviles, Ketura Elie, Caroline Mehl|September 17, 2024This report aims to equip higher education leaders with the tools to foster campus unity and maintain institutional integrity in the face of future activism.
Maintaining Campus Community During the 2024 Election: A Guide for Leaders, Faculty, and Staff
Mary Aviles, Mylien Duong, PhD|April 16, 2024This guidebook will help university leaders, faculty and staff prepare their campuses for the 2024 election.
Free Speech and Inclusion: How College Students Are Navigating Shifting Speech Norms
Mylien Duong, PhD, Stephen Hawkins, Keith Welker, PhD, Paul Oshinski, Daniel Yudkin, Ph.D.|September 21, 2023This report brings data to inform the public conversation about the current state of free expression and inclusion on college campuses.
The Online Educational Program ‘Perspectives’ Improves Affective Polarization, Intellectual Humility, and Conflict Management
Keith Welker, PhD, Mylien Duong, PhD, Macrina Dieffenbach, PhD, Jonathan Haidt, PhD, Peter Coleman, PhD|August 21, 2023Users experienced decreases in affective polarization, small to medium-sized increases in intellectual humility, and increases in sense of belonging.
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