Real Talk

Looking to introduce civil discourse across your campus but unsure where to begin? University of Pittsburgh leaders—Dean Carissa Slotterback and Chancellor Joan Gabel—offer practical, experience-based advice for launching effective, campuswide civil discourse initiatives.

We asked administrators, faculty, students, and the Chancellor about what bridge building means to each of them. See what they had to say.

What is civil discourse—and why does it matter on college campuses today? At the University of Pittsburgh, students, faculty, and staff share what civil discourse means to them. See what they had to say.