Lydia Smith, Associate Director of Campus Engagement at the Barkley Forum for Debate, Deliberation, and Dialogue at Emory University, has been supporting students to facilitate difficult conversations through collaborative discussion...

Philomena Krosmico started with a simple question: "How have you made a difference this week, big or small?" In this story, she describes how she adapted the Interactivity Foundation’s “Path...

Jessica Friedrichs, a social work professor at Carlow University, has always believed that student learning is enriched by interaction and engagement. “After writing my thesis on community organizing at Penn...

Apply by August 23: IF Sustained Discussion Visiting Fellows Program Applications Open July 15th, 2024 Do you believe in the power of bringing people together to explore important social topics and issues...

Sitting at the nexus of three states and overlooking the Mississippi River, Dubuque is Iowa’s oldest city, and its local culture has long reflected the heritage of its earliest settlers....

Lena Frumin, an advocate for the well-being of seniors in Washington, D.C., knew all too well the silent struggle of loneliness plaguing many older adults. Having spent time working at...

Sarah Star, a philosophy and humanities professor at Carroll Community College in Maryland, is always looking for ways to enrich her social justice class. She stumbled upon the Interactivity Foundation’s...

The Interactivity Foundation’s Sustained Discussions Program (SDP) brings together a select group of Visiting Fellows to lead independent, exploratory discussion projects focused on topics of public concern that are currently...

My journey with the Interactivity Foundation began in a James Madison University communication studies class called Facilitation and Deliberation. Dr. Lori Britt, who led the course, offered us the opportunity...