Due to weather conditions, GVSU has moved to REMOTE STATUS for Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Students, faculty and staff, see email for more information.
Click on the links below to learn about our past Symposium events.
2024 Fall: Gen Z Voices: If We Were President
2023 Fall: Calm the Chaos: Honoring All Voices in Public Education
2022 Fall: Sharing Our Stories: Moving from Division to Hope
2022 Winter: Bridging Divides: Encouraging Dialogue with Radical Empathy
2021: Hijacking the American Conversation with Andrew Marantz
2019: Civil Discourse Cafe: Complicated Conversation
2018: Civil Conversations on Climate Change
2017: Immigrants and Refugees: Celebrating Our Diversity
2016: Welcoming Immigrants and Refugees: Community Engagement and Transformation
2015: East and West Together: Intersections of Re-Imaging the Future of Michigan
