HomeNewsThe UW Dialogue Initiative is hosting a conversation for campus partners to map constructive dialogue efforts at UW Seattle.
Read story: UW Dialogue Initiative Hosts Seattle Campus ConversationThe UW Dialogue Initiative has partnered with the Constructive Dialogue Institute to implement the Perspectives curriculum to strengthen students’ communication and dialogue skills across differences, supporting the tri-campus goal of developing a shared framework for dialogue skill development and practice.
Learn more about CDI's PerspectivesProductive dialogue doesn’t happen by accident; it takes skills that are teachable. In this session, UW faculty from Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma will share practical strategies to help build the tools and mindsets students need to engage in dialogue across difference.
Read story: Strategies for facilitating dialoguePHIL 118 students practiced respectful persuasion and dialogue across difference through a structured, reflective classroom exercise.
Read story: Practicing Persuasion with Respect: Building Dialogue Skills Across DifferenceThe UW Dialogue Initiative welcomed 400+ transfer students with an interactive workshop.
Read story: Finding Our Listening Feet: Welcoming Transfer Students to UW SeattleLiveWell offers Huskies Don’t Cancel, a workshop that equips students to navigate challenging conversations with confidence and care.
Read story: “Huskies Don’t Cancel” WorkshopJoin us in conversation about seeing the humanity within one another when conversations get tough.
Read story: A Conversation That Goes Beyond Respect: UW Launches Huskies Continue the Conversation with Colin MarshallThe UW Dialogue Initiative partnered with Institutional Assessment & Evaluation (IAE) to better understand what incoming first-year and transfer students need as they begin their Husky journey. The result was a rich analysis of more than 7,300 student responses collected during Advising & Orientation (A&O).
Read story: What Incoming Huskies Are Telling Us — Curiosity, Connection, and CommunityRespect is the starting point, but real mutual understanding takes more. This conversation dives into why compassion is the bridge from mind-to-mind exchange to human-to-human connection.
Read story: Huskies Continue the Conversation: Real Talk. Real Huskies. Real Dialogue.This fall, LEAD 298 invites students to lean into disagreement, listen deeply, and lead with understanding. This tri-campus course is helping first-year Huskies explore what it means to be a leader in a complex, divided world.
Read story: Leading with Empathy: UW’s LEAD 298 Brings Dialogue to the Center of Learning
