It's absolutely critical that universities like UW-Madison train our students to be thoughtful, productive, and engaged citizens—our graduates must be able to assess complex information, think critically, and engage productively with those who have different viewpoints, identities and life experiences.
- Jennifer Mnookin
Activation Plan
Below is an overview of some campus activities:
- UW-Madison will be extending its Deliberation Dinners program, which was piloted this year. These dinners bring together groups of 10 students, carefully selected to represent a diverse range of political perspectives, for a series of seven dinners held throughout the academic year. Each group works with a trained faculty facilitator to discuss a challenging issue – ranging from gun control to abortion – to gain practice and tools for better engagement across difference.
- The Discussion Project is a longstanding project at UW-Madison to teach faculty and teaching assistants skills and techniques to create high-quality conversation in the classroom.
- Main Street Agenda Project, at the La Follette School of Public Policy, hosts town halls across the state of Wisconsin that help participants have productive conversations about issues that matter to them.
Jennifer Mnookin
Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Join the growing consoritum of campus leaders urgently committed to collectively restoring higher education’s role in democracy.
Jennifer Mnookin
Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Below is an overview of some campus activities:
- UW-Madison will be extending its Deliberation Dinners program, which was piloted this year. These dinners bring together groups of 10 students, carefully selected to represent a diverse range of political perspectives, for a series of seven dinners held throughout the academic year. Each group works with a trained faculty facilitator to discuss a challenging issue – ranging from gun control to abortion – to gain practice and tools for better engagement across difference.
- The Discussion Project is a longstanding project at UW-Madison to teach faculty and teaching assistants skills and techniques to create high-quality conversation in the classroom.
- Main Street Agenda Project, at the La Follette School of Public Policy, hosts town halls across the state of Wisconsin that help participants have productive conversations about issues that matter to them.
It's absolutely critical that universities like UW-Madison train our students to be thoughtful, productive, and engaged citizens—our graduates must be able to assess complex information, think critically, and engage productively with those who have different viewpoints, identities and life experiences.
- Jennifer Mnookin