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.
Gwen Torges, executive team member of the Center for Civic Dialogue, was featured on Renda Broadcasting’s “Indiana in the Morning” on October 30 to talk about the Center for Civic Dialogue’s Inaugural Distinguished Speaker, Jeffrey Rosen.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Civic Dialogue will be part of a panel discussion, “Conflict Doesn’t Have to Be Scary,” on October 26 at 6:00 p.m. in the Elkin Hall great room.
National constitutional scholar Jeffrey Rosen will be at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on November 9 as the IUP Center for Civic Dialogue’s Inaugural Distinguished Speaker.
Students and the director of the Center for Civic Dialogue encourage members of the IUP community to register to vote, if they are eligible or haven't done so yet.
Voter registration for November 3 elections closes on October 19.