Intergroup dialogue promotes student engagement across cultural andsocial divides on college campuses through a face-to-face,interactive, and facilitated learning experience that bringstogether twelve to eighteen students from two or more socialidentity groups over a sustained period of time. Students inintergroup dialogue explore commonalities and differences; examinethe nature and impact of discrimination, power, and privilege; andfind ways of working together toward greater inclusion, equality,and social justice.Intergroup dialogue is offered as a cocurricular activity onsome campuses and as a course or part of a course on others. Thepractice of intergroup dialogue is considered a substantive andmeaningful avenue for preparing college graduates with theknowledge, commitment, and skills essential for living and workingin a diverse yet socially stratified society. The research evidencesupports the promise of intergroup dialogues to meet itseducational goals?consciousness raising, building relationshipsacross differences and conflicts, and strengthening individual andcollective capacities to promote social justice.This volume outlines the theory, practice, and research onintergroup dialogue. It also offers educational resources tosupport the practice of intergroup dialogue. Addressing faculty,administrators, student affairs personnel, students, andpractitioners, this volume is a useful resource for anyoneimplementing intergroup dialogues in higher education.This is the 4th issue of the 32nd volume of the Jossey-Bassreport series ASHE Higher Education Report Series.Each monograph in the series is the definitive analysis of a toughhigher education problem, based on thorough research of pertinentliterature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified bya national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are thencommissioned to write the reports, with experts providing criticalreviews of each manuscript before publication.

Executive Summary viiForeword xiiiAcknowledgments xvIntergroup Dialogue in Higher Education: Definition, Origins,and Practices 1Defining Intergroup Dialogue 2Historical Roots of and Contemporary Influences on IntergroupDialogue 5Organization of This Monograph 8Educational Goals of Intergroup Dialogue 9Consciousness Raising 9Building Relationships Across Differences and Conflicts 12Strengthening Individual and Collective Capacities to PromoteSocial Justice 16Design and Practice Principles in Intergroup Dialogue19A Key Pedagogical Assumption 19Design Elements 20The Four-Stage Design of Intergroup Dialogue 26Practice Principles for Intergroup Dialogue 31Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues 39Why Facilitation and Cofacilitation? 39Competencies Required for Facilitators of Intergroup Dialogue41Preparing Facilitators for Intergroup Dialogues 43Major Issues and Challenges in Facilitating Intergroup Dialoguesand Programs 51Research on Outcomes and Processes of Intergroup Dialogue59A Conceptual Framework for Research on Intergroup Dialogue60Outcomes of Intergroup Dialogue 64Conclusion 72Program Development, Implementation, and Institutional Impact75Program Development 75Implementation and Sustainability 81Institutional Impact of IGD Programs 85Final Thoughts 89Appendix: Educational Resources 91References 111Name Index 121Subject Index 125About the Authors 127