From left to right: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein (Endowed Professor 2020-2022), Jack Mangala (Endowed Professor 2016-2017), Lisa Perhamus (Director, Endowed Professor 2014-2015), and Elizabeth Arnold (Endowed Professor 2018-2019)
Click on the links below to learn about our past Symposium events.
2023 Fall: Calm the Chaos: Honoring All Voices in Public Education
2022 Fall: Sharing Our Stories: Moving from Division to Hope
2022 Winter: Bridging Divides: Encouraging Dialogue with Radical Empathy
2021: Hijacking the American Conversation with Andrew Marantz
2019: Civil Discourse Cafe: Complicated Conversation
2018: Civil Conversations on Climate Change
2017: Immigrants and Refugees: Celebrating Our Diversity
2016: Welcoming Immigrants and Refugees: Community Engagement and Transformation
2015: East and West Together: Intersections of Re-Imaging the Future of Michigan
