Through a national survey conducted in late 2016, a listing of centers, institutes, and teams from within the Land-Grant University System focused on civil dialogue with an emphasis on race relations was gathered. While the list may not be exhaustive, the following organizations were recommended for inclusionInclusion A state of being valued, respected and supported. Inclusion authentically puts the concept and practice of diversity into action by creating an equitable environment where the richness of ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives are harnessed (Hudson, 2011; Baltimore Racial Justice, 2016). in the list. The first section below lists multi-state initiatives followed by university specific programs ordered by state, then university.
Formal Multi-State Groups:
- National 4-H Council Hispanic Advisory Council http://4-h.org/professionals/marketing-resources/latinooutreach/
- CYFAR https://cyfar.org/home
- SERA-37: Latinos in the New South http://srdc.msstate.edu/sera37new/index.html
Regional Rural Development Centers: www.rrdc.info
Specific Centers, Institutes, or Programs within a Single Land Grant University
University of Arizona:
- National Institute for Civil Discourse, http://nicd.arizona.edu/news/building-trust-through-civil-discourse
- Research Network: http://nicd.arizona.edu/research-network
Colorado State University
- DiversityDiversity Differences among people with respect to age, socio-economic status, ethnicity, gender, physical and mental ability, race, sexual orientation, spiritual practices, and other human differences (Deen, Huskey & Parker, 2015). Catalyst Team http://extension.colostate.edu/staff-resources/diversity-resources/diversity-about-us/
- Widen the Circle Wednesday Project http://extension.colostate.edu/staff-resources/diversity-resources/diversity-widen-the-circle/
- Family Leadership Training Institute Work Team, Kyle Christensen christensen@colestate.edu
Fort Valley State University: Vulnerable Populations Working Group – Woodie Hughes – hughesw@fvsu.edu
University of Georgia:
- Carl Vinson Institute for Government http://cviog.uga.edu/
- J W Fanning Institute for Leadership Development http://www.fanning.uga.edu/
Purdue University: Office for Intergroup Dialogue and Civil Community https://igd.iupui.edu/about.asp
Kansas State University:
- Center for Engagement and Community Development at KSU https://www.k-state.edu/cecd/
- Staley School of Leadership Studies http://www.k-state.edu/leadership/
- Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy https://www.k-state.edu/icdd/
- Center for Engagement and Community Development https://www.k-state.edu/cecd/
University of Kentucky: Department of Community & Leadership Development https://cld.ca.uky.edu/
University of Maryland: Social and Moral Development Laboratory www.education.umd.edu/HDQM/Killen-lab/
Michigan State University:
- Academic Advancement Network http://aan.msu.edu/opportunities/resources-difficult-dialogues
- The Toolbox Dialogue Initiative http://toolbox-project.org
University of Minnesota: The Office of EquityEquity Equity refers to the policies, practices, attitudes, and cultural messages that are representative of all members of society, such that each member has access to resources that eliminate differential outcomes by group identity (Niblett, 2017). and Diversity. Check out their certificate! https://diversity.umn.edu/
University of Missouri: Missouri 4-H Youth Development Academy Training team http://4h.missouri.edu/YDA/main
University of New Hampshire: The Democracy Imperative: www.unh.edu/democracy
Cornell University: The Community and Regional Development Institute dlk2@cornell.edu
North Carolina State University: Committee on Racial Equity in the Food System https://cefs.ncsu.edu/food-system-initiatives/food-system-committee-on-racial-equity/
University of Rhode Island: Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies http://web.uri.edu/nonviolence/
Ohio State University:
- Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/
- Divided Community Project http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/dividedcommunityproject/
Oregon State University:
- Diversity Catalyst Team http://outreach.oregonstate.edu/about/diversity-initiative
- State 4-H Team – Expanding Access http://advance.oregonstate.edu/
University of Tennessee: Institute for Sport, Peace, and Society http://sportandpeace.utk.edu/
Virginia Tech University: VCE Leadership, Volunteerism, and Civic Engagement Program Team, http://www.intra.ext.vt.edu/reports/LVCEEvaluationResources.html
Washington State University:
- Division of Governmental Studies and Services https://dgss.wsu.edu
- William D. Ruckelshaus Center RuckelshausCenter.wsu.edu
University of Wisconsin:
- Qualitative Analysis Community of Practice, Christian Schmieder, schmieder@ces.uwex.edu
- Creating Healthy Communities, Paula Tran-Inzeo, inzeo@ces.uwex.edu
- Ignite Coalition Building Workgroup, Kathy Staats, staats@ces.uwex.edu
- Safe & Healthy Food Pantries Project, Amber Canto, canto@ces.uwex.edu
- Waking Up White, Paula Hella, hella@ces.uwex.edu
- Outreach & Programming with Diverse Audiences, Sandy Liang, liang@ces.uwex.edu
- Connecting to Coverage and Care, Jeni Appleby, jappleby@wisc.edu
- Engaging Young People in Sustaining Communities, Families and Farm, Matthew Calvert, calvert@ces.uwex.edu
- Multicultural Awareness Program, Matt Evensen, evensen@uwex.edu
- Latino Employee Resource Group, Maria Yolanda Pena, pena@ces.uwex.edu
- UW School for Workers, Armando Ibarra, ibarra@uwex.edu
- WSU Division of Governmental Studies and Services https://dgss.wsu.edu/
See also this link for a listing of organizations outside of the Land-Grant University System