Leaders We Love
Meet the pioneering organizations and thought leaders who are advancing constructive dialogue and bridging divides across higher education.

Blue Ridge Center
To expand intellectual diversity across Grounds at the University of Virginia.

Heterodox Academy
Advocates for policy and culture changes that ensure our universities are truth-seeking, knowledge-generating institutions grounded in open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement.

Think Again
To help students thrive by promoting free speech, critical thinking, viewpoint diversity, and intellectual humility.

American Counctil of Trustees & Alumni (ACTA)
Aim to promote three primary issues: academic excellence, defending academic freedom, and ensuring accountability.

American Enterprise Institute
A public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world.

Bridge USA
A multi-partisan student movement that champions viewpoint diversity, responsible discourse, and a solution-oriented political culture.

Civitas Institute @ UT Austin
Community of scholars exploring the ideas and institutions that create flourishing societies.

College Debates & Discourse Alliance (CD&D);
In partnership with Braver Angels, ACTA, and Bridge USA, an acclaimed program that teaches students to honor ideological diversity, foster civil discourse on college campuses, and cultivate student and faculty leaders to carry the movement forward.

Constructive Dialogue Institute
Psychology based nonprofit that works with institutions across public, non-profit, and profit sectors to communicate across difference and build inclusive cultures.

Disagree Better
An effort assisted by the National Governor's Associatiion (NGA) to show that as Americans, we can work through our differences to find solutions to the most difficult problems facing our states and our nation.

Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression
Defends and promotes the value of free speech for all Americans in our courtrooms, on our campuses, and in our culture.

Free Black Thought
Seeks to represent the rich diversity of black thought beyond the relatively narrow spectrum of views promoted by mainstream outlets as defining "the black perspective.

Institute for Citizens & Scholars
Strengthen democracy for the long haul through developing a critical mass of young people who are civically well-informed, productively engaged for the common good, and hopeful about the future of democracy.

Unify America
Brings thousands of Americans together with interactive experiences that help people build civic muscles and work together to tackle our country's biggest challenges.

Jonathan Haidt
To use research on moral psychology to help people understand each other and to help important social institutions work better.
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