Leaders We Love

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

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Blue Ridge Center

Founded 2022

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

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Heterodox Academy

Founded 2015

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.

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Think Again

Founded 2022

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

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American Counctil of Trustees & Alumni (ACTA)

Founded 1995

Aim to promote three primary issues: academic excellence, defending academic freedom, and ensuring accountability.

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American Enterprise Institute

Founded 1938

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

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Bridge USA

Founded 2016

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

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Civitas Institute @ UT Austin

Founded 2022

Community of scholars exploring the ideas and institutions that create flourishing societies.

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College Debates & Discourse Alliance (CD&D);

Founded 2018

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.

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Constructive Dialogue Institute

Founded 2017

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

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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.

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Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression

Founded 1999

Defends and promotes the value of free speech for all Americans in our courtrooms, on our campuses, and in our culture.

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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.

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

Founded 1945

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.

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Unify America

Founded 2020

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

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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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