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101: Foundational Skills for Interfaith Leadership
As an introduction to interfaith leadership, this track will support students’ understanding of interfaith leaders’ role in strengthening America’s diverse democracy. Students will practice the six skills of interfaith leadership and draft strategies for bringing those skills back to their campuses. Pre-Requisite: Foundations of Interfaith Leadership (online course).
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201: Respect, Relate, COOPERATE: Interfaith Activities to Bring People Together
For students who already understand the basics of interfaith leadership, this track goes deeper on one of the six skills used by interfaith leaders: creating interfaith activities. Participants in this track will explore how to design and lead engaging activities that not only bring together people from different religious, spiritual, and secular traditions, but that also help build relationships across broader ideological divides.
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202: Respect, RELATE, Cooperate: Bridgebuilding Across Deep Divides
For students who already understand the basics of interfaith leadership, this track provides deeper learning supportive of two of the six skills used by interfaith leaders – building interfaith relationships and promoting interfaith conversations – as students experience Interfaith America’s Skills for Bridging the Gap course. Students will encounter conversations that make space for deep differences, build their listening and storytelling skills, and learn how to prepare for difficult conversations.
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Building Pluralism Through Student Interfaith Leadership
Learn the Basics of Interfaith Leadership Development
Developing students as interfaith leaders is a key component of any broader effort to build a culture of pluralism on campus. In this introductory track, educators will explore the foundational vision, knowledge, and skills that support effective interfaith leadership development. They will engage research-backed strategies and helpful resources, returning to campus equipped with workshopped plans for supporting students this fall and beyond.
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Bridging the Gap Train-the-Trainer Workshop
Prime Campus Leaders for Deeper Bridgebuilding
Skills for Bridging the Gap is an off-the-shelf curriculum designed to prime learners for continued and deeper bridgebuilding encounters – encounters where they cultivate respect, relationships, and cooperation across deep, meaningful worldview and ideological differences. Educators attending this train-the-trainer-style track will both explore the curriculum – experiencing select modules from the course themselves – and work together with peers to devise strategies for implementing Bridging the Gap (BTG) training as part of broader efforts to advance pluralism on campus. Educators who complete this workshop and who plan to implement BTG training to promote bridgebuilding skills across campus will be eligible to apply for a grant of up to $10,000 to support their work.
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Practical Tools for Addressing Tension and Repairing Divides
Learn Tools for Handling Tough Moments
The past two years have brought to campus levels of division and distrust not seen in decades. In this context, educators benefit from a set of accessible tools for addressing tension and rebuilding relationships that have experienced a rupture. Participants in this advanced track will gain facility with a set of such tools, applying a few key mental models, preparation approaches, and communication skills to real-life cases, walking away with new supports for challenging moments.
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Teaching for Pluralism: Curriculum Development for Faculty
Bring Pluralism to Life in the Curriculum and the Classroom
This track is designed for teaching faculty interested in the scholarship and pedagogy of pluralism. Together, we’ll explore the scholarship of pluralism and examine how it applies across a wide range of disciplines and courses. Participants will learn about—and practice—pedagogical strategies that cultivate both the content and skills of civic pluralism in the classroom. Throughout the training, we’ll engage real-world case studies, discuss participants’ specific teaching contexts, and workshop syllabi to integrate pluralism more deeply into course design.
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Faith in Health Professions: Integrating Religious Pluralism in Health Fields Programs
Equip the next generation of healthcare professionals
How can we equip the next generation of health professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to care well for our religiously diverse population? Join faculty, staff, and administrators for a series of workshops advancing curricular design, community partnerships, academic research, and storytelling—all fostering the positive engagement of religion and spirituality in health settings. Workshops will be facilitated by leaders in the field and will offer participants the chance to gain tools and connect with a growing community of practice at the intersection of faith and health.
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Advancing Pluralism on Campus: Strategies for Challenging Times
Navigate Today’s Climate for Pluralism Building
The landscape for higher education initiatives designed to advance pluralism (across a wide diversity of perspectives, identities, and worldviews) has changed dramatically. With a heavy focus on participants’ existing experience, case studies, and practical application, educators attending this advanced track will explore key, big-picture questions like: What does it mean to be “pro-pluralism” these days? How does one position pluralism-focused initiatives in this new environment? How can educators build resilience in trying times?