Initiatives
List of recent programs that promote dialogues and debates, presenting different points of view on timely topics
Open to Debate, the nation’s only nonpartisan, debate-driven media organization dedicated to bringing multiple viewpoints together for a constructive exchange of ideas, will be bringing their marquee debates to the Hopkins Bloomberg Center and the Homewood campus.
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.
This series aims to foster an informed dialogue that helps individuals understand the complexities and perspective involved in the Middle East crisis. Participants will have an opportunity to learn from different experts, express their own views, hear the views of others, and ask questions.
The Bridge is a series of conversations bringing together bipartisan lawmakers at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center to discuss their areas of agreement.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosts an annual Longest Table event, a unique dining and dialogue experience.
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 Institute hosts university debate initiative that aims to model the habits and virtues of reasoned debate across different perspectives.
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.
