Given the racialized, classed, and gendered divisions in our country right now, have you ever wondered how to have more productive discussions about these issues? Do you want to forge meaningful connections with colleagues across campus? Do you wonder how to support conversations across difference among students?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, consider participating in Mount Holyoke College’s (MHC) upcoming Intergroup Dialogue (IGD) Workshop on January 23-24, 2025 from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, in Willits Conference Center.

What is IGD?

Intergroup Dialogue (IGD) is a nationally recognized academic, credit-bearing program that originated at the University of Michigan (UM) in 1988 as a means of addressing racial tension on campus; its primary goal is to support faculty/staff/student learning and competencies around inter- and intra-group relations, conflict, and social justice across a range of social identities.

The Workshop: An Introduction to IGD Pedagogy

The workshop is designed for Mount Holyoke staff and faculty invested in building their fluency for addressing race and other diversity-related issues in the classroom and in co-curricular programming. Dr. Kristie Ford (Director of the Intergroup Dialogue Center and Professor of CRPE & Sociology) and Dr. Molly Keehn (Intergroup Dialogue Center Consultant) will facilitate the two-days, which will be both theoretical and experiential – emphasizing learning by doing. Participants will learn about foundational work related to IGD theory and pedagogy and engage in personal self-reflective exercises that illustrate dialogic pedagogy. Please note that due to the cumulative nature of this work, participants are required to commit to the entire two days.

Space is limited; please apply by November 22, 2024. Confirmation emails will be sent out by December 9, 2024.

[NOTE: A follow-up workshop, Training to Facilitate IGD, will take place on May 14-15, 2025.]