First-Year Fellows Schedule
Recruitment timeline Application Timeline Date Application Due 7/24 Cohort Decisions Sent 7/31 – 8/7 First Year Fellows Orientation 8/11 (Virtual) 3:00-4:30pm CT Fall 2026 Date Session Time Tuesday, 8/11 Session 1 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (Virtual) Thursday, 8/27 Session 2 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Friday, 9/11 Session 3 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Friday, […]
DxD Director
Dr. Jennifer Pacheco has been named WashU’s new Director of Dialogue Across Difference (DxD). Pacheco joins WashU from University of Colorado, Boulder, where she has served as the Lead Dialogue Researcher and Designer for CU Dialogues.
Election Dialogues
Join DxD and Engage Democracy 2024 from Gephardt for open/respectful dialogue around the upcoming election. Both dialogue spaces below will be facilitated by trained staff: Tuesday, October, from 2-3 p.m. in Stix House 2. Beyond our Divides Thursday, October 31 from 12-1 p.m. in DUC 276
Critical thinking, free speech and civil discourse
Whatever differences we have as individuals within our Washington University community, we share in common an ability and a responsibility to think critically about our world.
New course promotes open dialogue, freedom of speech
Funded by a pledge from Thomas B. McGowan IV, JD, and Nicolle C. McGowan, MD, the new course will help our students lead with civility, humility and understanding of diverse perspectives.