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The Center for Dialogue & Deliberation at the University at Texas at San Antonio, led by a team of communication experts, is building dialogue and deliberative capacity for UTSA students and the surrounding communities. Through formal pedagogy, extracurricular engaged experiences, workshops and events, participants in the Center’s projects and activities learn to appreciate and execute fundamental communication skills, tools, and techniques to improve their relationships, career readiness, and community decision making.
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November 4, 2024
San Antonio educators hope bearded dragon mock election, conversations will create ‘lifelong voters’As Election Day approaches in San Antonio, students across the city are immersing themselves in the historic and often contentious election process, finding creative ways to better understand the ins and outs of democracy, while older students prepare to delve into the emotional complexities of civic engagement.
September 3, 2024
Center for Dialogue & Deliberation promotes civil discourse in tumultuous timesPublished by UTSA Today
One of UTSA’s newest centers aims to meet a critical need for students. The Center for Dialogue & Deliberation (CDD) is equipping students with the skills and space they need to discuss difficult topics and disagree constructively.
May 15, 2024
New Center for Dialogue & Deliberation opensDrs. Laurie Lewis and Sara DeTurk, both of the Department of Communication, led the effort to establish the Center for Dialogue & Deliberation (CDD) as an official UTSA Organized Research Unit, approved April 24, 2024, by the Deans Research Council (DRC).
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