NASPA Online Learning Community

Can Deliberative Forums Lower the Temperature?

Can Deliberative Forums Lower the Temperature?

This session will introduce student affairs and higher education professionals to the National Issues Forums Institute’s deliberative model and campus-ready resources. Participants will explore how structured deliberation supports student development by helping students engage complex, values-based issues without shutting down disagreement. Drawing on NIFI issue guides and higher-education partnerships, the session highlights practical strategies for fostering shared sense-making, civic learning, and constructive engagement across difference in residence life, co-curricular programming, classroom forums, and campus dialogues.

Cristin Brawner

Cristin Brawner

Executive Director

National Issues Forums Institute

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