Student Experiences
A Community Committed to Civil Discourse
At Dietrich College, we don’t shy away from difficult conversations. We embrace them. In January 2024, Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian launched Deeper Conversations, a university-wide initiative aimed at promoting the power of civil discourse to unify, educate and build bridges of understanding. Dietrich College has joined with the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy to offer programs that explore controversial issues from multiple viewpoints, including the conflict between Israel and Palestine, democracy and U.S. elections, and the role of the federal government in society. “As an educational institution, our role is not to advocate for one side of any controversial issue; it is to educate our students and community about the issue and provide a forum in which we can discuss the issue safely and rationally,” said Richard Scheines , Bess Family Dean of the Dietrich College.
Dietrich College faculty members Michal Friedman (far left) and Nevine Abraham (far right) facilitate “The Possibility of Peace” discussion with Rula Hardal (middle left) and May Pundak (middle right) from A Land for All.
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Read more about CMU’s Deeper Conversations series in an NPR story about how higher education institutions across the U.S. were addressing anti-war protests and freedom of speech. READ NPR STORY
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2024 YEAR IN REVIEW
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