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Doyle Dialogue Fellows

A Platform for Students to Learn, Lead, and Engage Across Differences

The Doyle Dialogue Fellows (DDF) program is designed to foster a culture of dialogue among Georgetown students, preparing them to engage in and ultimately lead constructive conversations on critical issues on-campus and beyond.

Program Overview

Doyle Dialogue Fellows learn to deeply engage in challenging conversations across political, ideological, religious, racial, social, and other lines of difference. Workshops and dialogues will focus on experiencing dialogue across differences, ways to approach challenging conversations, and dialogue facilitation skills. Fellows will showcase their learnings to the campus community through venues such as the Teaching, Learning & Innovation Summer Institute (TLISI), as well support dialogue throughout their academic careers via regular participation in events and activities organized through the Doyle Engaging Difference Program and other campus partners.

Participating students will:

  • Take part in eight 90-minute biweekly in-person sessions led by Doyle Program faculty and staff.
  • Engage in facilitated, meaningful dialogue with their peers across salient lines of difference and disagreement.
  • Receive training on dialogue skills, principles, and facilitation techniques through dialogues and workshops.
  • Showcase their learnings to the campus community through venues such as the Teaching, Learning & Innovation Summer Institute (TLISI).
  • Prepare themselves for future opportunities as on-campus dialogue facilitators.
  • Receive a small financial award upon successful completion of the program.

The DDF program runs in the spring semester, from January to May. Beyond the program, fellows are expected to contribute to a more inclusive and engaged campus community and maintain involvement in dialogue initiatives on an ongoing basis.

The Doyle Dialogue Fellows program is open to all Georgetown University undergraduate students, including Georgetown University in Qatar students studying on the Hilltop, who have an interest in engaging in meaningful dialogue across differences. While all students are welcome to apply, preference will be given to first-year and second-year students. This program offers a unique opportunity for those earlier in their academic journey to develop their dialogue skills and contribute to a more inclusive and engaged campus community.

Interested students are encouraged to apply here by November 17, 2024.

For more information, please contact Nick Scrimenti at bcstudentprograms@georgetown.edu.

The Doyle Dialogue Fellows program is jointly administered by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) at Georgetown University and integrated with the Georgetown Dialogues Initiative (GDI).

Application Process

1

October

Application Opens

17

November

Application Closes

27

November

Decisions Sent

Early

January

Program Starts

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