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Apply Today to Become a 2026-27 DCI Student Fellow! (4/17/2026) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts
Davidson Deliberates cartoon image with four students sitting around a table talking to microphones. Introducing the Davidson Deliberates Radio Show and Podcast (3/12/2026) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Civic Discourse in the Wake of Political Violence: A DCI Fellows Campus Conversation (11/13/2025) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Blog Posts, DCI Posts, Events
Economic Anxiety in Political Discourse: Bridging Perceptions, Reality, and Inequality through Deliberation (10/9/2025) by Zak Abdulahi Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Chidsey and DCI logos and photos of Tehinnah and Atyantika Bridging Perspectives: Leadership Through Deliberation (8/11/2025) by Tehinnah Kitcher Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
image of a person going up stairs Taking it to the Next Level: The 2024-25 DCI Fellow’s Deliberation Projects (8/5/2025) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Blog Posts, DCI Posts
two figures facing each other, blue and red, with a star between them. The Value in Seeing Others’ End Goals (4/6/2025) by Owen Brent-Levenstein Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
cartoon people sitting around a table and walking towards the table How to Foster External and Internal Inclusion in D Teams (4/6/2025) by Luna Noguchi Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
image of people talking around a table Embracing the Power of Deliberation: Why Thoughtful Conversations Matter (4/6/2025) by TBC Takougnadi Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Header image for DeeP post of Kathleen Wessel. Adding Deliberation to a Dance Course on Critical Writing (4/6/2025) by Kathleen Wessel Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
Deliberation vs. Debate: How Our Forms of Discourse Shape How We Engage (3/4/2025) by Lily Ogawa Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Kim Maslin poster Deliberative Roleplaying in a Course on American Political Thought (3/3/2025) by Kim Maslin Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
The Bridges We Build (3/1/2025) by Cavan Klein Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
abstract representation of disagreement The Power of Disagreement Within Deliberation (3/1/2025) by Garratt Rothberg Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Wood door with sign saying, "Come in, Disagreement Welcome!" The Power of Disagreement Within Deliberation (1/26/2025) by Garratt Rothberg Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Photo of Victoria Machado From Deer in the Headlights to Deliberation in the Environmental Studies Classroom (1/26/2025) by Victoria Machado Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
Photo of faculty members at the DCI's Deliberative Pedagogy (DeeP) Collaborative Orientation Workshop (Summer 2024) Teaching Beyond Content: The Power of Deliberative Pedagogy (1/24/2025) by Jane McNeill Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Echo chamber graphic. How to Escape Our Echo Chambers in a Polarized Digital World (1/24/2025) by Tehinnah Kitcher Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Cultivating Conversations: Enriching Preservice Teachers through Deliberative Practices (12/20/2024) by Danyeal Morrison Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
image of woman painting and women sitting around a circle talking Painting the Picture: Why Tell Stories? (12/20/2024) by Isabella Neri Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Photo and text introducing Yingling Liu. Taking Our Last Breath: Teaching a Deliberative Sociology Course at a Dying College (12/11/2024) by Yingling Liu Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
The Deliberative Facilitator: The Importance of Asking Good Questions  (12/10/2024) by Madeline Kleiner Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Adding Deliberation to a Behavioral Economics Course: A Journal (12/5/2024) by Mary Lesser Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
When Can We Change our Mind? The “Flip-Flopping” Phenomenon (12/4/2024) by Ben Files Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Deliberative Discussions in Class “Bridge the Gap between Film and Reality” (11/20/2024) by Maggie McCarthy Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
Sports Talk as a Model For Deliberation  (11/20/2024) by Casey Scheiner Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Using Deliberation to Foster Critical Thinking in the Classroom  (11/1/2024) by Andrew Keener Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
Respect Matters: Why Being Right Isn’t Enough (10/16/2024) by Grace Zagoria Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
The Philosophy Classroom as Deliberative Classroom  (10/16/2024) by Sabeen Ahmed Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
The Value of Choosing a Deliberation-Oriented College  (10/2/2024) by Charlotte Juge Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
From “Small Group Discussions” to Micro-Deliberations: Transforming Everyday Student-Centered Discussion (10/1/2024) by Rebecca Harrison Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
I Have Become a More Empathic Person: Deliberation as a Journey Towards Developing Empathy (9/19/2024) by Michelle Stephan Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
Building Community Through Deliberation: Recap of Our Facilitator Training (9/19/2024) by Willow Paul Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events
Cover page of DCI Annual Report. DCI Publishes its Fourth Annual Report! (9/19/2024) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, DCI Posts
Tackling Difficult Conversations in the Classroom: Sport as a Barrier-Breaker (9/13/2024) by Rebecca Alt Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
Celebrating Community and Conversation: The DCI’s Kickoff Party Success (9/12/2024) by Willow Paul Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events
Deliberation: From Initial Doubts to Ultimate Endorsement (9/6/2024) by Willow Paul Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
Deliberating on Gender, Family, and Policy (8/30/2024) by Angela Cools Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
Headshot of Rick Gay. Incorporating D Teams into an Educational Studies Course (8/30/2024) by Willow Paul Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
Deliberation in a Course on the Good Life: Cultivating Critical Thought and Community (8/19/2024) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
Graphic of a laptop. On the screen of the laptops characters are interacting with each other (i.e., talking, giving a high five). Takeaways from My Spring D Team (8/13/2024) by Grace Gallagher Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Fellows at VMC Symposium DCI Fellows Present a Mock Deliberation on Free Speech and Inclusion at the VMC (7/31/2024) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Blog Posts, DCI Posts, Events, Fellow Posts
Capstone above a training and discussion A True Capstone Experience: The DCI Fellows’ Personal Deliberation Projects (7/12/2024) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Bridging differences logo from Greater Good Science Center A 4th of July Message of Hope: The DCI is Part of an Important and Growing Movement (7/2/2024) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Blog Posts, DCI Posts, Faculty Posts
Participant presenting at conference DCI Co-Organizes Inaugural North Carolina Campus Discourse Leaders Conference (6/28/2024) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Blog Posts, DCI Posts, Events
Poster for Chris Clunie event on sports betting Commons Conversation Reflection: Discussing Sports Betting with Chris Clunie (6/14/2024) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Image with six chairs and the text Jubilee Middle Ground. Deliberation in Popular Media: The Case of Jubilee’s “Middle Ground” (6/14/2024) by Declan O'Donoghue Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Commons Conversation flyer with Dean McCrae Commons Conversation Reflection: Discussing the First Year Experience with Dean McCrae (6/5/2024) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events, Faculty Posts, Fellow Posts
ripples in water The Importance of Silence in Deliberation (6/5/2024) by Logan Jain Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Graphics showing protestors and people deliberating around a table The Complementary Roles of Deliberation and Disruptive Communication in Political Discourse (5/31/2024) by Emre Guvenilir Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Image of stairs and ramp with upwards arrow and text stating Increasing Accessibility Accessibility As a Priority: A Perspective From the DCI (5/30/2024) by Zoe Moseley Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Strepsiades and Pheidippides are discussing, Socrates is hanging in the air in a basket. Scene from Aristophanes's comedy Clouds. Are all topics worthy of deliberation? (5/17/2024) by Monty Krakovitz Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
sign for Commons Conversation about free speech and faith Commons Conversation Reflection: Discussing Faith and Freedom of Speech with Dr. Gouri Suresh and Dr. Zamir (5/17/2024) by Arshiya Husain Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
creative image of possible career paths The Role of Deliberation in Career Development (5/10/2024) by Valeriia Kruzhkova Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Arshi and Stephen at conference Deliberating in Delaware: My time at the SNF Ithaca National Student Dialogue (4/24/2024) by Arshiya Husain Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
DCI Deliberative Forum photo. “This was Fantastic:” Nearly 170 Attend DCI Guns in America Deliberative Forum (4/22/2024) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events
Citizens Assembly in Ireland. Walking the Talk – Is Widespread Deliberation Feasible? (4/22/2024) by Atyantika Mookherjee Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Boyer photo Commons Conversation Reflection: Discussing Safe Spaces with Dr. Boyer (4/19/2024) by Atyantika Mookherjee Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events
A balance scale sitting on a table. Refresh Your Feed & Your Perspective (4/9/2024) by Stephen Walker Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
A round table of politicians with a surrounding audience. Perspectives and Pitfalls: Deliberative Democracy Through a Nietzschean Lens (4/5/2024) by Shahin Ahmadi Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Davidson students in 900 room at 9 A Night of Eating Ice Cream and Deliberating GOATs (3/28/2024) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events, Fellow Posts
DeeP Faculty Panel Spring 2024 Deliberative Pedagogy (DeeP) Panel & Lunch (3/28/2024) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events, Faculty Posts
Rigger Photo Commons Conversations Reflection: Discussing Potential U.S. Intervention in Taiwan with Dr. Rigger (3/18/2024) by Zoe Moseley Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
People of different races holding hands in a circle Bridging Divides and Overcoming Polarization: The Power of Deliberative Practice (3/14/2024) by Florian Moser Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Game paws collected on one side with one outlier When Deliberation Fails (2/29/2024) by Emre Guvenilir Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Forum participants deliberate at round tables AI Deliberative Forum: View the Panel Recording & Deliberation Guide (2/8/2024) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events
Game pieces connected by a network Why Me? (2/7/2024) by Auden White Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Stickers scattered with an "I Voted" design on each of them. Why DCI? (1/30/2024) by Declan O'Donoghue Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Inclusive colorful image of human silhouettes Accessibility As a Priority: A Perspective From the DCI   (1/24/2024) by Zoe Moseley Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Davidson students gathering at a round table discussion The DCI’s Spring Kickoff Party – Biggest Turnout Ever! (1/24/2024) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events
DCI Artificial Intelligence event poster. A Deliberative Forum on Artificial Intelligence (1/8/2024) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, Events
People discussing at a round table How We Can Use Arguments to Learn From One Another (1/3/2024) by Stephen Walker Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Brain and Heart Emotion in Deliberation: A Necessity Rather Than an Impediment (12/19/2023) by Atyantika Mookherjee Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Speaker talking to audience at Davidson College Lilly Gallery. A Look Back: Eric Liu, Citizen University CEO, Visits Campus (12/14/2023) by Graham Bullock Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events
Round Table Discussions at DCI and Bonner Scholars event in the Davidson College Lilly Gallery. The DCI & Bonner Scholars Program Continue Our Collaboration During Fall 2023 (12/13/2023) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events
Two people shaking hands You Are the Only Person You Will Ever Totally Agree With (12/12/2023) by Charlotte Spears Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Christy Vines Fall 2023 Empathic Intelligence in the Classroom Workshop How Empathic Intelligence Can Improve Our Discourse: Reflecting on Christy Vines’s Visit to Davidson (12/7/2023) by Grace Gallagher Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
Pumpkins and squashes at harvest time Thanksgiving With a Side of Politics (11/22/2023) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Blog Posts, DCI Posts, Faculty Posts
Arshi Husain facilitating a deliberation The Subjectivity Trap (11/20/2023) by Arshiya Husain Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
AI image of people deliberating at a table The Mediums of Deliberation: How Does Each Create Meaningful Conversation and Promote Community?  (11/14/2023) by Logan Jain Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
DCI Fellow Florian Moser facilitating a deliberation The Power of Deliberation: Embracing New Ideas (11/2/2023) by Florian Moser Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events, Fellow Posts
DCI Fellow Monty Krakovitz facilitating a deliberation Why Argue? (11/1/2023) by Monty Krakovitz Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events, Fellow Posts
Headshot Image of Christy Vines Christy Vines Visit to Davidson: Recordings are Posted! (10/17/2023) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, Events, Faculty Posts
Fall 2023 Speaker: Christy Vines (9/12/2023) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, Events
DCI D Team Flyer Sign up for a D Team Today!  (9/7/2023) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, Events
DCI Semester Kickoff Party Flyer Join us at the DCI’s Fall 2023 Semester Kickoff Party! (8/28/2023) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, Events
DeeP Collaborative Faculty Workshop Deepening Class Discussion: This Year’s DeeP Collaborative Orientation Workshop (8/22/2023) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events, Faculty Posts
DCI in the News DCI in the News: Support Expands Impact of the DCI (8/18/2023) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts
DCI 2022-2023 Annual Report Cover Year in Review: Highlights from Our 2022-23 Annual Report (8/18/2023) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts
Deliberation Facilitator Training Program 2023 Flyer The DCI is Hosting its Fifth Deliberation Facilitator Training Program! (8/9/2023) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, Events
d teams flyer Introducing Our Fall 2023 D Teams (8/9/2023) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, Events
Robert Vander Poppen, Rollins College How Do We Deliberate in the Arts? (8/2/2023) by Robert Vander Poppen Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
Good Work: examining institutions cover image. DCI in the News: Notre Dame’s Good Work Series (8/1/2023) by Sara Copic Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, DCI Posts
DeeP Collaborative Series Introductory Image for Jason Blum. Talking Religion and Politics: How Deliberation Can Help Students Navigate Difficult Conversations (7/26/2023) by Jason Blum Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
DeeP Collaborative Series Introductory Image for Anthony Kuchera. The Fusion of Nuclear Technologies and Policy in a First-Year Writing Course (7/25/2023) by Anthony Kuchera Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
DeeP Collaborative Series Introductory Image for Erik A. Anderson. Deliberating About Ethics with Gen Z (7/20/2023) by Erik Anderson Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
Image of the painting Wanderer of the Sea Fog The Explorer Mindset: Can It Be a Possibility? (7/17/2023) by Divin Dushimimana Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts
DeeP Collaborative Series guest Dan Aldridge. From Imperialism to Civil Rights: Debating and Discussing American History in HIS 142 (6/27/2023) by Dan Aldridge Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
DeeP Collaborative Series with guest Bassil El-Zaatari. Catalyzing Pollution Solutions: Deliberation in a Polymer Chemistry Course (6/27/2023) by Bassil El-Zaatari Categorized as: Blog Posts, Faculty Posts
two heads with questions and ideas. Emotional Readiness vs. Community Relevance? The Difficulty of Selecting Topics for Deliberation (6/21/2023) by Laegan Smith Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellow Posts