by Sadie Rosenfeld | Feb 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
BY: SADIE ROSENFELD, ICAD INTERN The ability to lead a reflection with a group of strangers for a thoughtful and stimulating discussion can be nerve wracking. The Community Service-Learning office invited ICAD to run a facilitation training for leaders of the various...
by begas | Feb 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
BY: ANNIE BEG, ICAD INTERN We often think of a college education as journey of personal development, academic exploration, and ideological diversity. However, that can be challenging when we don’t know how to engage with other with views different than our own. This...
by Sadie Rosenfeld | Feb 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
BY: SADIE ROSENFELD, ICAD INTERN There are few topics we are conditioned to avoid discussing in “polite company”, the most controversial of which is politics. In fall 2020, our nation experienced a divisive and contentious presidential election, exacerbating...
by waltemkb | Jan 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
By: Lori Britt, ICAD Co-Director In fall 2020, students in a JMU course that teaches students how to facilitate productive talk and help people think together led online conversations for JMU students. The first set of online conversations asked students to come...
by waltemkb | Dec 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
By: Katelyn Waltemyer In March 2019, there was a deliberative forum held in Madison Union that focused on students coming together to talk about their opinions on guns. With the student-made issue guide, proctors lead participants through the questions, compromises...
by Elizabeth Donovan | Jul 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
By: Kevin L.D. Leaven, Master of Arts in Communication & Advocacy Image is from a campaign of the Arts Council of the Valley supporting artists and thanking front-line health workers in Harrisonburg, VA. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to serve as a justice...
