The College Dialogue Initiative aims to prepare our students to thrive in a rapidly changing and increasingly complex and interconnected world.
An education in the College begins from the premise that different ways of thinking are not just to be tolerated or met with civility, they are the key to learning.
Our greatest opportunities and most pressing challenges require independent thinkers with the capacities to learn from people with different points of view, draw inspiration from the different ways of thinking embodied in our disciplines, and integrate knowledge to engage complexity and to advance broader understanding. All these capacities begin from an ability to engage in meaningful dialogue with those who think differently.
While a particular skill might become obsolete, learning how to think with breadth and empathy has no such limit. The College Dialogue Initiative aims to prepare our students to join a complex conversation, find their own voices through new capabilities of insight and understanding, and engage the world to enhance the lives of others.