NIFI News

Special Offer on Newly Released Issue Guide for 2019 - Join the Conversation about "A House Divided: What Would We Have to Give Up to Get the Political System We Want?"

Jan 19, 2019 By National Issues... 0 Comments

SPECIAL OFFER FOR 2019

A HOUSE DIVIDED
What Would We Have to Give Up to Get the Political System We Want?

In partnership with the Kettering Foundation, National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) is offering the following to forum conveners:

Announcing the 2019 Recipients of the Taylor L. Willingham Legacy Fund Grants

Jan 17, 2019 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) has announced the recipients of this year's Taylor L. Willingham Legacy Fund awards. They are Rodger J. Pinto, and Se-Hyoung Yi.

Upcoming Online Forums - Including a Three-Part Forum on Immigration

Jan 13, 2019 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) will be hosting an online forum across three consecutive January and February Saturdays in order to promote a deeper deliberative experience about the issue of immigration.

New Issue Guide - "Keeping America Safe: What is Our Greatest Threat? How Should We Respond?"

Jan 13, 2019 By National Issues... 0 Comments

This 23-page issue guide offers a framework for deliberating over the priorities that should inform our nation’s role on the world’s stage. It presents three different options for moving forward—each based on a different way of looking at our greatest threats and each involving a different set of prescriptions for what should be done. Most important, each option has significant downsides and drawbacks.

John Unger Will Speak on January 16th National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) Confab Call

Jan 08, 2019 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) has announced a January 16, 2018 Confab Call that will feature West Virginia Senator, and National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) director, John Unger. For more information, read the following and follow the link to register to join the Confab Call.

National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) Welcomes New Members and Officers

Jan 01, 2019 By National Issues... 0 Comments

At the December 5, 2018 meeting in Dayton, Ohio, the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) elected four new members and a vice president. The individuals will begin their terms at the May, 2019 NIFI meeting.

New Issue Advisory - "A House Divided: How Do We Get the Political System We Want? What Would We Have to Give Up to Get It?"

Dec 30, 2018 By National Issues... 0 Comments

A new 6-page issue advisory titled A House Divided is available from the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) to download for free. The following is excerpted from the advisory.

From Kim Pearce, a Multi-year Research Project - Deliberation in Kindergarten through Second-Grade Classes

Dec 12, 2018 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The following is excerpted from a report by Kimberly Pearce about her ground-breaking research into whether very young children (kindergarten through second grade) are cabable of learning about and using deliberative dialogue to communicate and problem solve.

Job Postings in the Dialogue and Deliberation Community

Dec 12, 2018 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation recently shared the following list of new jobs and positions in the dialogue and deliberation community around the country.

Curtis L. Sparks leading a forum about immigration

Curtis L. Sparks, III - Convening and Moderating a Forum about Immigration

Nov 29, 2018 By National Issues... 0 Comments

National Issues Forums (NIF) networker, Curtis L. Sparks, III convened a forum on the issue topic, Coming to America: Who Should We Welcome, What Should We Do? on November 8th at Brookdale University Park in Birmingham, Alabama. "Curtis is presenting possibilities for people to transcend their challenges in democratic practices," said one curriculum team member.

Click here to see the flyer announcing the forum.

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