Days of Dialogue – Spring 2026

Do you want to meet and connect with others on campus? The campuswide Intergroup Dialogue Initiative (IGDI) is pleased to invite all UMass Amherst students, faculty, and staff to join facilitated small-group circles during our Days of Dialogue—March 24-26. These dialogue, listening, and storytelling circles invite members of our university community to share and consider similar and different perspectives on a particular topic in small groups. Each circle is co-facilitated by faculty and staff participating in the Dialogue Facilitation Fellows program.

 

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The topics for this semester’s circles are:

  • Listening Circles: How Are We Each Navigating Political Polarization in our Families, Classrooms, Workplaces, & Communities?
  • Storytelling Circles: What Does Success, Fulfillment, and/or Purpose Mean to You at this Time in Your Life?
  • Dialogue Circles: How Are AI and Social Media Interacting with Our Wellbeing?

All events are held in Campus Center Room 163. Read on below for more information about each of these circle formats and topics.

Register here for an event. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please reach out to @email.

Formats & Topics

Small-group Circles invite people to gather and explore a question or a concern. Rooted in indigenous practices, circles rely on co-facilitated structures that use different methodologies that support sharing and listening to others’ perspectives and experiences. Circle facilitators use guidelines to encourage everyone’s participation such as speaking from their own experience, listening with the intent to understand, and honoring confidentiality.