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10th Grade StudentEP's questions of understanding exercise felt like the debate that we wish the presidential candidates would have—instead of having to listen to two old guys yelling over each other.
Ravenscroft School, NC
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Program ParticipantThis is a new idea, so many people speaking from their hearts. People can come together...if people can understand, they can change their hearts; then this can bring about more change.
Interfaith Mediation Centre, Nigeria
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High School StudentThe most significant thing I've learned in this program is that having an open mindset when listening to others' opinions different from yours to understand their perspective instead of finding the flaws to oppose their opinion to try and change their mind.
Raleigh, NC
An Evening of Inspiration, Connection, and Hope
Join us on December 10th to celebrate EP's 35th Anniversary! Our virtual gala will feature Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Charles Duhigg in conversation with EP's John Sarrouf, three inspiring Founders Award recipients, the premier of an inspiring new video, and more. Tickets are available with a suggested donation of any amount.
Related Resources
News: Blaming faculty when protests erupt ignores how we teach
“In a polarized climate where adherence to one side of an issue can seem to demand the complete rejection of opposing views or the people who hold them, complexity can be an unwelcome reality. University classrooms are precisely the places where students encounter and meet such complex challenges.”
Jill DeTemple, EP Academic Associate and faculty member at Southern Methodist University, highlights the role that college professors play in fostering open-mindedness and critical thinking in their students in the Dallas Morning News.
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