Blog Posts
Commons Conversation Reflection: Discussing Safe Spaces with Dr. Boyer (4/19/2024) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events
Perspectives and Pitfalls: Deliberative Democracy Through a Nietzschean Lens (4/5/2024) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
A Night of Eating Ice Cream and Deliberating GOATs (3/28/2024) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events, Fellows
Commons Conversations Reflection: Discussing Potential U.S. Intervention in Taiwan with Dr. Rigger (3/18/2024) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events, Fellows
“Safe Spaces: Benefits & Drawbacks” A Commons Conversation with Patricio Boyer (3/14/2024) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events, Fellows
Bridging Divides and Overcoming Polarization: The Power of Deliberative Practice (3/14/2024) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events, Fellows
AI Deliberative Forum: View the Panel Recording & Deliberation Guide (2/8/2024) Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, Events
Accessibility As a Priority: A Perspective From the DCI (1/24/2024) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
The DCI’s Spring Kickoff Party – Biggest Turnout Ever! (1/24/2024) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events
A Deliberative Forum on Artificial Intelligence (1/8/2024) Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, Events
Join us for a DCI Spring Semester Kickoff Party! (1/5/2024) Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, Events
Emotion in Deliberation: A Necessity Rather Than an Impediment (12/19/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
A Look Back: Eric Liu, Citizen University CEO, Visits Campus (12/14/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events
The DCI & Bonner Scholars Program Continue Our Collaboration During Fall 2023 (12/13/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts
You Are the Only Person You Will Ever Totally Agree With (12/12/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
How Empathic Intelligence Can Improve Our Discourse: Reflecting on Christy Vines’s Visit to Davidson (12/7/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
The Mediums of Deliberation: How Does Each Create Meaningful Conversation and Promote Community? (11/14/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
The Power of Deliberation: Embracing New Ideas (11/2/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events, Fellows
Christy Vines Visit to Davidson: Recordings are Posted! (10/17/2023) Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, DeeP, Events
Join us at the DCI’s Fall 2023 Semester Kickoff Party! (8/28/2023) Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, Events
Deepening Class Discussion: This Year’s DeeP Collaborative Orientation Workshop (8/22/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP, Events
DCI in the News: Support Expands Impact of the DCI (8/18/2023) Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts
Year in Review: Highlights from Our 2022-23 Annual Report (8/18/2023) Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts
The DCI is Hosting its Fifth Deliberation Facilitator Training Program! (8/9/2023) Categorized as: Announcements, Blog Posts, Events
Talking Religion and Politics: How Deliberation Can Help Students Navigate Difficult Conversations (7/26/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
The Fusion of Nuclear Technologies and Policy in a First-Year Writing Course (7/25/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
From Imperialism to Civil Rights: Debating and Discussing American History in HIS 142 (6/27/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
Catalyzing Pollution Solutions: Deliberation in a Polymer Chemistry Course (6/27/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
Emotional Readiness vs. Community Relevance? The Difficulty of Selecting Topics for Deliberation (6/21/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
The Texas Legislature as a Deliberative Body: An Integrative Learning Approach (6/5/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
The Benefits of Deliberation in Sports and Daily Life (6/1/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
What Does the Rise of A.I. Chatbots Mean for the Future of Conversations? (5/23/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
Beyond Elitists and Deplorables: Deliberating with One Another as People (5/12/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
Connecting the Abstract and the Practical: Deliberation in a Metaphysics Course (5/11/2023) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
Deliberation vs. Debate: Fostering Understanding and Respect (11/28/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
How to Bridge the Gap between the Old School and the New Kids? (11/23/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
In the Midst of the Midterms: Timely D Team Deliberations about Electoral Reform (11/17/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
First Words and First Steps: Introductions, Identities, and Deliberation (11/11/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
Hot-Button Issues in Three Acts: Promoting Deliberation in a Social and Political Philosophy Course (11/9/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
Commons Conversations and the Effects of Food on Deliberation (10/14/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
“Only a Sith Deals in Absolutes:” Tips for Productive Confrontation (10/7/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
Contending with Contentious Issues: The Power of Deliberation (9/28/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
The DCI’s Kickoff Party: An Example of Fun and Meaningful “Labor in Organization” (9/19/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events, Fellows
“What does the Bible Say?” Deliberating Across Difference in a Course on the Bible and Modern Moral Issues (7/19/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
The Political Classroom in Practice: Roleplaying Deliberations in a Political Ecology Course (7/14/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
Conversations about Cases: Integrating Deliberation into a Public Health Ethics Seminar (7/12/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
A “Fair and Balanced” Approach to Deliberation in a Philosophical Ethics Course (7/8/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
Deliberating about Collective Memory in a Hispanic Studies Course on the Comics and Graphic Novels of Spain (6/30/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
Saving the Republic: Re-Enacting and Learning from a Key Deliberative Moment in Roman History (6/28/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
Mapping Arguments and Weighing Values in an Economics Seminar (6/23/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
Psyching Ourselves Out: Applying Political Psychology to Deliberative Discussion (6/21/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
From the Big Picture to Micro-Deliberations: Argumentation Meets Deliberative Pedagogy (6/14/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
Deliberation across Disciplines: Lessons from a Course in Gender and Sexuality Studies (6/9/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
Student-Driven, Curiosity-Focused Deliberation in a Chinese Religions Course (6/7/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
Enclave Deliberation: How to Highlight Common Goals and Develop Creative Solutions (6/2/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
“Seeing Many More Angles than Usual”: Deliberative Pedagogy in a Spanish Course on Feminism, Democracy, and Utopia (5/31/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, DeeP
Great Expectations: Growing into the Facilitator Role (4/29/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Fellows
Public Lecture: Democracy and Freedom of Expression … Revitalizing Public Discourse on Campus and Beyond (3/7/2022) Categorized as: Blog Posts, Events