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SUMMARY:Beyond the Divide: What the Science of Polarization Reveals\, Right Before the Midterms
DESCRIPTION:  \nTuesday\, October 28 at 6 p.m.\, reception to follow \nMere days before the midterm elections\, join us for a timely conversation about one of the defining anxieties of our political moment: are Americans really as divided as they seem? This Compassionate Conversation brings together two of the world’s leading researchers on political psychology and polarization to explore what the science actually shows about media\, identity\, and the surprising ways people find common ground across perceived divides. \nModerated by Aliza Luft\, Interim Director of the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute\, the conversation will feature: \nStuart Soroka is Professor in the Departments of Communication and Political Science at UCLA. His research examines political communication\, political psychology\, and the relationship between public policy\, public opinion\, and mass media\, with particular attention to negativity in news coverage and how media shapes democratic life. He is currently an Andrew Carnegie Fellow\, leading research on how changes to media technologies can reducing political polarization and serves as Series Editor for the Cambridge Elements series on Politics and Communication. \nJay Van Bavel is Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University and Director of NYU’s Center for Conflict & Cooperation. His research explores how shared identities and beliefs unite people or drive them apart\, spanning intergroup conflict\, polarization\, cooperation\, and misinformation. He is co-author of the award-winning book The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance\, Increase Cooperation\, and Promote Social Harmony (winner of the 2022 APA William James Book Award) and a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher\, ranked in the top 1% of scholars worldwide. Most recently\, Professor Van Bavel was interviewed by Oprah about his work on how to restore civility “in a mean world.“  \nTogether\, they’ll dig into what decades of research tell us about polarization — including the idea of “false polarization\,” where our perceptions of division often outpace reality — and what it actually takes to have good conversations across difference\, especially when the stakes feel highest. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nRegister here. \n 
URL:https://kindness.ucla.edu/event/beyond-the-divide-van-bavel/
CATEGORIES:Compassionate Conversations
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Divide: What the Science of Polarization Reveals\, Right Before the Midterms
DESCRIPTION:About the event: \nProfessors Jay Van Bavel\, Stuart Soroka\, and Aliza Luft will dig into what decades of research tell us about polarization — including the idea of “false polarization\,” where our perceptions of division often outpace reality — and what it actually takes to have good conversations across difference\, especially when the stakes feel highest. \nJay Van Bavel is professor of psychology and neural science at New York University and director of NYU’s Center for Conflict and Cooperation. His research explores how shared identities and beliefs unite people or drive them apart\, spanning intergroup conflict\, polarization\, cooperation and misinformation. He is co-author of the award-winning book “The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance\, Increase Cooperation\, and Promote Social Harmony” (winner of the 2022 APA William James Book Award) and a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher\, ranked in the top 1% of scholars worldwide. Most recently\, Van Bavel was interviewed by Oprah about his work on how to restore civility “in a mean world.” \nStuart Soroka is professor in the departments of communication and political science at UCLA. His research examines political communication\, political psychology and the relationship between public policy\, public opinion and mass media\, with particular attention to negativity in news coverage and how media shapes democratic life. He is currently an Andrew Carnegie Fellow\, leading research on how changes to media technologies can reduce political polarization\, and serves as series editor for the Cambridge Elements series on politics and communication. \n  \nRSVP here.
URL:https://kindness.ucla.edu/event/beyond-the-divide-what-the-science-of-polarization-reveals-right-before-the-midterms/
LOCATION:California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI)
CATEGORIES:Compassionate Conversations,Events
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SUMMARY:Speaking Across Conflict Workshop for Faculty and Staff
DESCRIPTION:The Dialogue across Differences Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for staff\, administrators\, and faculty to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. \nBased on the methodology of Resetting the Table\, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication\, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive\, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety. It will be led by Ariane White. \nLocation: This session will be held in-person only on the UCLA campus and will not be recorded. Location shared upon RSVP. \nRSVP here.
URL:https://kindness.ucla.edu/event/speaking-across-conflict-workshop-for-faculty-and-staff-3/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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SUMMARY:Speaking Across Conflict Workshop for Students
DESCRIPTION:The Dialogue across Differences Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for Students to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. \nBased on the methodology of Resetting the Table\, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication\, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive\, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety. It will be led by Joshua Mayfield. \nLocation: This session will be held in-person only on the UCLA campus and will not be recorded. Location shared upon RSVP. \nRSVP here.
URL:https://kindness.ucla.edu/event/speaking-across-conflict-workshop-for-students-4/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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SUMMARY:Deepening the Dialogue for UCLA Students
DESCRIPTION:Are you a UCLA undergraduate\, graduate\, or professional student who has already participated in a “Speaking Across Conflict” workshop? \nThis interactive session will give you a chance to keep practicing the skills you learned in this workshop in conversation with other UCLA community members about the issues that matter most to you. \nJoin together with others to “see people as they wish to be seen” and to be heard and listened to on your own terms. \nRegister here. \n 
URL:https://kindness.ucla.edu/event/deepening-the-dialogue-for-ucla-students-2/
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