Upcoming 2025 Conference
The fifth biennial DDNRC conference titled, The Weight of Words: Navigating the Evolving Role of Dialogue in Polarized Times, will take place on June 30th, 2025-July 2nd 2025
Our applications for conference proposals are open! Do you or your organization have presentations focused on (1) Building Community, (2) Dialogue to Foster Change, or (3) Benefits of Dialogue? Do you want the opportunity to enrich your professional life and network with dialogue experts from across the country? If so, please apply by following the link below or scanning either QR codes on the flyers to the right!
2023 CONFERENCE
The fourth biennial DDNRC conference titled, Choosing Dialogue: Mapping the Course Through Difficult Conversations, was held June 12-14 at San José State University in San José, California.
2018 CONFERENCE
The third biennial DDNRC conference titled, Engaging Difficult Dialogues in Higher Education in the Digital Age, was held October 17-19 at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland.
2016 CONFERENCE
The second biennial DDNRC conference titled, Changing Climates, Divided Landscapes: Strategies for Engaging Difficult Dialogues in Higher Education, was held October 24-25, 2016 at the Michigan Union on the campus of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U-M).
2014 CONFERENCE
The first biennial DDNRC conference titled, Difficult Dialogue Practices in Higher Education: A New Imperative of Democracy, was held September 25-26, 2014 at the AT&T Conference Center on the campus of the University of Texas, Austin (U-T).
