Welcome to the Center for Civic Dialogue!
Funded by a $2,295,315 grant from the United States Department of Education, the Center for Civic Dialogue at IUP serves as both a physical and intellectual headquarters for civic dialogue innovation at IUP.
“IUP has long recognized the importance of being able to speak civilly with people with whom you disagree, live and work with people with whom you disagree, and debate with people with whom you disagree in a civil way, going back to the start of our Free-Speech project and the engagement with various groups during our Difficult Dialogues program.”
–IUP President Michael Driscoll
Meet the Center for Civic Dialogue team, led by Stephan Schaffrath, Director.
See how IUP’s Center for Civic Dialogue began its first academic year, in photos.
Building a Culture of Constructive Dialogue and Civic Life at IUP is supported by the US Department of Education through a grant award totaling $2,295,315.
The director of IUP’s Center for Civic Dialogue, Stephan Schaffrath, was part of the IUP group of administrators and students that attended the annual Eradicate Hate Global Summit, held September 15 to 17 in Pittsburgh. The group’s attendance was sponsored by the IUP’s Office of Social Equity and Title IX.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Civic Dialogue will participate in two programs in IUP’s Six O’Clock Series. Both programs are free and open to the community.
IUP political science professor and Center for Civic Dialogue executive team leader Gwen Torges’ comments about the 9/11 attacks are featured in an article published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will celebrate Constitution Day on September 14 with two events, free and open to the community.
Center for Civic Dialogue graduate assistants Brooke Eisenhuth and Kai Ratleff and the Social Equity and Title IX Office's graduate assistant Sarah Logue are making the CCD satellite office in 114 Elkin Hall their new workspace until the permanent Center location is ready for us to move in.