NIFI News

Online Forums for College Students During National Week of Deliberation

Oct 13, 2021 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Experience a full week of online Common Ground for Action (CGA) deliberative forums exclusively for college students. The forum series aims to connect college students from across the country in deliberation in a way that maximizes the opportunity for students to hear different views and opinions from peers living and attending college in different parts of the nation.

Save the date - November 1 - 6, 2021

Sep 20, 2021 By National Issues... 0 Comments

National Initiative on Voting

Aug 10, 2021 By National Issues... 0 Comments

During the National Week of Conversation in June, National Issues Forums (NIF) launched its national initiative on encouraging and safeguarding voting with opportunities for people from across the country to participate in online National Issues Forums on the issue. NIF practitioners moderated the forums and provided opportunities for participants to delve more deeply into the issue in multiple breakout discussions.

Upcoming Common Ground for Action (CGA) Events

Jul 29, 2021 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Save the Date - November 1-6, 2021

Faculty and college students from across the U.S. are invited to participate in the national week of cross-campus online deliberative forums organized by James Madison University.

New Issue Materials about Responses to COVID-19::

Jul 26, 2021 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Available to download now - Two new issue discussion guides about responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 and Vaccines: How Should We Keep Communities Safe?, and School Interrupted: How Should We Teach in a Pandemic? Each issue discussion guide topic has companion materials available that include a moderators' guide and PowerPoint slides that may be useful for online forums.

July 26, 2-3:30 p.m. ET - National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) Workshop will be Part of "Summer Learning Springboard" at the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD)

Jul 08, 2021 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) will present a workshop as part of the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) Summer Learning Springboard conference that will feature a week-long series of sessions and workshops beginning July 26, 2021. The workshop, titled Deliberative Practices that Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, will be presented from 2:00 to 3:30, ET on Monday, July 26, 2021.

Reports - From 1982 to 2020, Deliberative Forums on Jobs and the Economy

Jul 05, 2021 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The Kettering Foundation has released a new report (in a short and a longer version) that describes outcomes of forums held between 1982 and 2020 on the topics of jobs and the economy.

Webinar Launches Initiative on Voting During the National Week of Conversation

Jun 24, 2021 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The National Week of Conversation (June 14-20, 2021) marked the official national launch of the Elections: How Should We Encourage and Safeguard Voting? issue discussion guide.

New Issue Advisory - "Elections: How Should We Encourage and Safeguard Voting?"

Jun 02, 2021 By National Issues... 0 Comments

A new issue advisory, titled Elections: How Should We Encourage and Safeguard Voting? is available as a free pdf download.

Join the June 17, 2021 Webinar about Convening and Moderating Forums on Voting

May 31, 2021 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Please join us for a special webinar, "Convening and moderating forums on voting," on Thursday, June 17th from 1-2 p.m. ET. The National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI), one of the hosting partners for the National Week of Conversation, is presenting this webinar, along with a series of online forums (see the schedule below) to help people hold deliberative conversations about the important issue of voting.

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