Dialogue Facilitation Certification | A Program for Faculty and Campus Professionals
This in-depth, interactive certification builds your capacity to lead high-stakes conversations across campus settings. Designed for educators and staff, this program blends facilitation techniques, coaching, and practice to help you become a certified dialogue leader on your campus.
Equip Campus Professionals to Facilitate Complex Conversations
Faculty, DEI staff, and student affairs professionals are being asked to navigate some of the most divisive and emotionally charged conversations happening in higher education today. This certification helps you move from reactive to ready—with tools and structure that work.
This program prepares you to:
- Facilitate campus conversations with clarity and confidence
- Lead structured dialogue across lines of difference
- Create environments of trust, inclusion, and mutual respect
What You’ll Learn in the Dialogue Facilitation Certification Program
1. Dialogue Frameworks for Higher Education
Understand the underlying principles of constructive dialogue and how to apply them in academic, residential, and co-curricular settings.
2. Advanced Facilitation Techniques
Learn to plan, guide, and debrief structured conversations across a range of difficult topics and campus tensions.
3. Live Coaching and Applied Practice
Participate in mock facilitation sessions and receive feedback from expert instructors and peers.
4. Practicum Option for Campus Application
Put your skills into practice by designing and facilitating a dialogue session on your own campus (optional add-on).
Certification Program Format, Delivery Options, and Cost
- Length: 20 hours total (multi-session virtual program)
- Format: Live cohort-based Zoom sessions with individual and group practice
- Delivery: Offered publicly in select cohorts; campus partnerships available
- Fee: $2,500 per participant (includes all materials, coaching, and optional practicum)
Want to bring this program to your department or institution? Contact us about private delivery.
Who Should Participate in This Dialogue Facilitation Program
This certification is designed for professionals across higher education, including:
- Faculty and instructors seeking advanced facilitation skill
- DEI and campus climate staff
- Residence life and student affairs professionals
- Campus leadership teams involved in dialogue or community-building initiatives
Upcoming Dialogue Facilitation Certification Programs for Faculty and Staff
September 2025 Cohort - Apply Now October 2025 Cohort - Apply Now
Winter 2026 Cohort – Join the Waitlist
Why Campus Leaders Choose This Certification
"This program pushed me beyond theory and into real dialogue practice. It’s the most actionable professional development I’ve done—and it gave me a clear roadmap for building dialogue across my campus."
— Director of Student Engagement, Regional Public University
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