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James Madison University: Engaging Student Leadership

James Madison University: Engaging Student Leadership

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...

Become a Collaborative Discussion Coach

February 14, 2024

Become a Collaborative Discussion Coach

Register Now for the Summer 2024 Coach Training! Deadline is Sunday, May 5th Dear collaborative discussion friends, We would like to share with you some exciting information about upcoming events. If you...

Just Imagine…An Inclusive and Ever-Evolving Technology

January 25, 2024

Just Imagine…An Inclusive and Ever-Evolving Technology

It may be the most underappreciated yet impactful technology from the 20th century. And it’s a technology that is still evolving in the 21st. Few of us might even think...

Just Imagine…A Thousand Words

January 18, 2024

Just Imagine…A Thousand Words

Sebastião Salgado was born in 1944 in Brazil. He earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Paris and started his professional career as an economist for the International...

Just Imagine…Our National Parks, a Gift for All of Us?

January 11, 2024

Just Imagine…Our National Parks, a Gift for All of Us?

Our national park system has been described as a gift that we as Americans give to ourselves. The early history of our national parks, however, is one of gifts denied...

Just Imagine…Gleaning: an Old Word that Remains Relevant

January 4, 2024

Just Imagine…Gleaning: an Old Word that Remains Relevant

Each year, we tend to recognize new words that come into our vocabulary. Often these words reflect trends in pop culture and tend to be hip. (The Oxford Dictionary declared...

Just Imagine…A Chinese-American Mother of 1500

December 21, 2023

Just Imagine…A Chinese-American Mother of 1500

Margaret Chung was born in California in 1889 to Chinese immigrant parents. Margaret grew up in a devout Christian family and had hopes of going to China as a medical...

Just Imagine…Death over Slavery

December 14, 2023

Just Imagine…Death over Slavery

Margaret (Peggy) Garner was born into slavery in Kentucky. Her enslaver was most likely her biological father. She married in 1849 to a person enslaved by the same owner. She...

Just Imagine…Leaving Behind Original Intent?

December 7, 2023

Just Imagine…Leaving Behind Original Intent?

The founding fathers were concerned to make sure that the government they were creating should not have the power to take people’s property for public use without the owner’s permission....

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