  {"id":149610,"date":"2025-10-02T11:56:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=149610"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:55:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:55:37","slug":"civil-dialogue-project-aims-to-foster-greater-understanding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/civil-dialogue-project-aims-to-foster-greater-understanding\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil dialogue project aims to foster greater understanding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conversations, whether they\u2019re about big ideas or personal convictions, are a central part of life on a college campus. But learning how to talk with others in an open, respectful way can be challenging. It takes work to truly listen to someone with a different perspective.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last spring, 51ÁÔÆæ set up 10 dinner dialogues so students could practice exactly that. They gathered around dining room tables to listen to fresh points of view, offer up ideas and connect through conversations. These dinner dialogues, led by graduate students studying facilitation for peacebuilding, were part of a civil dialogue project funded by a grant from the Wisconsin Institute for Citizenship &amp; Civil Dialogue (WICCD). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D_IwtA8Phas\">Hear more from participating students and project leaders in this brief video.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>A table that invites conversation<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to the dinner dialogues, the grant supported the construction of a \u201ccivil dialogue table,\u201d which is designed to promote active listening and open conversation. The round-ish table is set up for six people in Room W119 in the Student Union. Students, faculty and staff can reserve the table to practice civil dialogues.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149612\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-149612\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/table300x200-Table_01-Tyler-Lonadier.jpg\" alt=\"Photo shows a table that wraps halfway around six people\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The civil dialogue table is designed to promote active listening and open conversation by discouraging participants from putting distracting things such as laptops in front of themselves. (Photo by Tyler Lonadier)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The table\u2019s legs splay out and its top curves in and out around the chairs, enveloping each person as they\u2019re seated around it. The center of the table features different textures \u2014 a design that&#8217;s intentional.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis prevents people from placing objects at the center,\u201d said Sergio Lopez-Pineiro, an assistant professor of architecture. \u201cThe space in front of you remains empty of objects, so the conversation remains more uninterrupted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">This means no plopping down and mindlessly flipping open your laptop, which can block you off from others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe point is that the table visually welcomes people and is devised as a tool to define the space in a conversation of people,\u201d Lopez-Pineiro said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">He and architecture master\u2019s student Alec Regan designed the table as part of the WICCD grant-funded civil dialogue project at 51ÁÔÆæ.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Members of the campus community are welcome to reserve the civil dialogue table <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/union\/event-services\/\">through the standard meeting room process<\/a> in the Student Union. For same-day requests, visit the Event Services office on the third floor of the Student Union.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe important thing isn\u2019t the table; it\u2019s just a device,\u201d Lopez-Pineiro said. \u201cThe important thing is that people bring their own points of view.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>A new initiative this fall<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">51ÁÔÆæ continues the work this fall with the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/community-empowerment-institutional-inclusivity\/resources\/renewing-our-civic-culture\/\">Renewing Our Civic Culture initiative,<\/a> which is intended to demonstrate how respectful dialogue across differing perspectives can help to bridge divides, reduce polarization and foster empathy. By encouraging deeper mutual understanding and highlighting common values and concerns, this effort aims to strengthen the fabric of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s civic community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong>Across the country, we are witnessing a growing culture of incivility in both public and personal interactions. In response, we launched the Renewing Our Civil Culture initiative, recognizing that academic environments are uniquely positioned to cultivate civility,\u201d said Chia Youyee Vang, vice chancellor for community empowerment and institutional inclusivity, and a history professor. \u201cThis effort goes beyond encouraging dialogue \u2014 it equips individuals with the tools for respectful, thoughtful conversation that enriches learning and empowers them to positively shape the communities they are part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The campus is kicking off the initiative with the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/community-empowerment-institutional-inclusivity\/event\/renewing-our-civic-culture-lecture-and-dinner\/\">\u201cRenewing Our Civic Culture Lecture and Dinner,\u201d<\/a> featuring Jed Atkins, dean of the School of Civic Life and Leadership at UNC-Chapel Hill, on Oct. 17 from 4-7:30 p.m. in the 51ÁÔÆæ Student Union Ballroom. Atkins\u2019 lecture will be followed by a meal with facilitated dialogue at each table. The event is free to the public and is made possible by a grant from the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=w3rKC7b8_U6J623pdgPPIW4fCJdfxfhAkOgN5FbpJeBUNTBBUU1ETTlaVzE2UFIwRTVDMDVIQ1RKUi4u&amp;route=shorturl\">Register at this webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Students want to engage and learn<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">This fall\u2019s initiative is a collaboration of several campus partners, led by the Divisions of Community Empowerment and Institutional Inclusivity and Student Affairs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe know that many students are drawn to 51ÁÔÆæ because they\u2019re interested in learning from and engaging with individuals who have different ideas, backgrounds and experiences than they do,\u201d said Kelly Haag, vice chancellor for student affairs. \u201cSo, providing spaces and events that encourage interactions like these is vital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his lecture on Oct. 17, Atkins will explore how civil discourse can be taught and practiced on campus. 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