Programs and Initiatives
List of recent programs that promote dialogues and debates, presenting different points of view on timely topics
The Student Blue Jay Dialogue Innovation Fund supports undergraduate and graduate student efforts to create opportunities to learn how to effectively and respectfully engage in dialogue.
The program is now accepting applications through October 15, 2025.
Johns Hopkins University and the American Enterprise Institute have launched a grant program through which JHU faculty and AEI scholars can work together on research, teaching, or other projects, and participate in the intellectual life of each other’s institutions.
The program is now accepting applications through October 6, 2025.
Johns Hopkins University is hosting a series of marquee debates in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. to model the constructive exchange of ideas on contested issues in partnership with the non-partisan media organization Open to Debate.
This grant fund, now in its second cycle, supports faculty endeavors to develop inspiring new ways to incorporate dialogue across different perspectives into the classroom and campus life.
At new student orientation, our incoming undergraduate students engaged in an interactive session on the art of civil discourse.
The Bridge is a series of conversations bringing together bipartisan lawmakers at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center to discuss their areas of agreement.
This annual event invites participants to engage in meaningful conversations over a shared meal while addressing the importance of belonging within the university community.
The Hop Talks series invites the Hopkins Community to engage in meaningful dialogue on critical issues, facilitated by expert scholars, faculty, and industry leaders.
SNF Agora’s new minor in civic life helps students gain skills to become engaged global citizens.
Members of the JHU community are invited to develop skills in appreciative inquiry, creating a framework for listening across difference, perspective-taking, and community development.