December 29, 2016 Student-Facilitated Discussions to Promote Inclusivity On-Campus: NCDD 2016 What are the possibilities for student-facilitated discussions outside the classroom to bridge campus divides and foster inclusivity on campus? How could we continue to learn from each other about possibilities...
November 16, 2016 Revive Civility: The National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD) What can we do to revive civility in our public and political discourse? The National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD) is aiming for the top. Their Board has issued a Joint Statement calling on our...
September 30, 2016 Join IF @NCDD Boston: Bridging Our Divides — October 14-16 We hope you will join with the Interactivity Foundation (IF) at the national conference of the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD). The Interactivity Foundation is a Co-Sponsor of...
July 1, 2016 The Olympics and Society’s Focus on Elite Sports --Jeff Prudhomme When the Rio summer Olympics roll around in August, billions of viewers around the world will be glued to screens, cheering on some of the world’s greatest athletes. Many...
May 5, 2016 Exploring the Future of College Sports By Jeff Prudhomme What are different ways to imagine the future of college sports? What could be different ways of organizing college athletics? Those were the key questions that animated a workshop...
October 5, 2015 The Chinese Connection with Wesleyan Wesleyan has entered into a dual-degree program with Guangzhou (GU), which will bring a group of GU students to Wesleyan each year. This experience is supposed to replicate the experience...
October 5, 2015 IF Fellows Invade Madison, WI Every quarter the IF Fellows meet in person to collaborate on projects, share resources, and discuss future endeavors. These meetings usually take place in the city of IF’s birth, Parkersburg,...
February 13, 2015 Shaping Communities for Social Connection What if we designed our communities in a way that fostered more social interaction? This could be done with design plans that include front porches rather than back decks, and neighborhoods...
January 20, 2015 Wise 101 at Wesleyan “The skills students learn through IF can change how they see all their classes.” —Wesleyan Faculty Member Wesleyan College just wrapped up the third year of WISe 101, a mandatory first-year...