A year-long course for a group of academic advisors to explore how differences in perspectives, experiences, and identities inform advising and mentoring processes; practice skills for leading and communicating across difference; strengthen capacity to develop effective collaborations; and build a professional network of academic advisors interested in enacting collaborative change past the completion of this course.
This certificate program offers an in-depth exploration of impactful leadership through four key development areas: human connection, identity, intentional communication, and collaborative change. Through interactive online activities and live virtual sessions, you will delve into the dynamics of interpersonal connection and disconnection, sharpening your skills in dialogue and mutual understanding. Building on this foundation, you’ll expand your focus to team and institutional dynamics, gaining practical tools for driving collaborative change.
Reimagining Pluralism in the University is a professional development program for Cornell faculty that builds skills for engaging difference as a catalyst for learning, collaboration, and advancing social good through academic work. Through interactive sessions and a culminating self-designed project, participants build and apply skills to strengthen pluralism within the university community.
CDP collaborates with units, departments, and faculty to develop offerings customized to your group’s needs. Through experiential learning exercises and authentic dialogue, participants gain practical skills for making their living and working spaces more inclusive environments.
Learn about and apply dialogic facilitation skills, expanding your ability to lead conversations across differences in the classroom. This program, led by the Center for Dialogue & Pluralism, is open to instructors of academic courses and will include four in-person interactive sessions.
