About DID

DID (Dialogue, Inclusion, Democracy) Lab creates inclusive spaces that support the development of well-informed and engaged students through deliberative, community-based discourse to promote equity and democracy.

This includes facilitating courses, workshops, and scholarship on dialogue, diversity, and civic engagement. Our approach to civil discourse draws on the findings from a multi-year research project sponsored by the Kettering Foundation on “deliberative pedagogy” that led to the publications of Deliberative Pedagogy (2017) and Creating Space for Democracy (2019).

D.I.D. Wall Mission

To create a safe space that supports the development of well-informed and engaged students through civil discourse.

D.I.D. Guidelines for Use
  • Engage responsibly with the question on the board and keep responses relevant
  • Ideas should be respectful of people’s humanity and dignity with regards to race, religion, class, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity
  • Respect all responses, as this is a free speech zone
  • Speak for yourself, not as a representative of others or groups

DID Co-Directors

Student Dialogue Fellows

Faculty Associates

Faculty Dialogue Fellows

2024-25 Academic Year Fellows

  • Molly Driessen, Social Work
  • Abigail Dym, Public and Community Service Studies
  • Tom Hamami, Economics
  • Natalie Hannan, Philosophy
  • Alyssa Lopez, History
  • Gina Noia, Theology
  • Carmine Perotti, Public and Community Service Studies
  • Charlotte Roberts, Sociology
  • Sandra Silva-Enos, Secondary Education
  • Eva Wheeler, Black Studies & World Languages and Cultures

2023-24 Academic Year Fellows

  • Ed Dain, Philosophy
  • Dana Dillon, Theology / Public and Community Service Studies
  • Robert Hasson, Social Work 
  • Amy Foley, English / DWC
  • Ana Cecilia Iraheta, World Languages and Cultures
  • Arati Kale, Finance
  • Colin King, Philosophy
  • Lynne Lawson, Physics
  • Adam Myers, Political Science
  • Kelly Ramirez, Entrepreneurship
  • Erin Schmidt, Theater, Dance, and Film
  • Virginia Thomas, Art / Women’s and Gender Studies
  • Gizem Zencirci, Political Science