{"id":197201,"date":"2025-10-09T15:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/?page_id=197201"},"modified":"2026-03-25T18:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:23:31","slug":"education-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/education-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"197201\" class=\"elementor elementor-197201\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5565480 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5565480\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d564e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0d564e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why are educators turning to \nLiving Room Conversations? <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b7cfb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b7cfb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Builds empathy and listening skills<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Achieves critical thinking goals<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"a_GcMg 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rgba(0,0,0,var(--o42jjq,1)); caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;\">Creating a comfortable space to share<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--o42jjq,1)); caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;\">Feeling empowered to speak up and engage in difficult conversations<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--o42jjq,1)); caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: normal;\">Preparing for human-centered leadership<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973c60f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"973c60f\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Imagine leveraging that same container of safety and respect to energize your curriculum. 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This was at a particular time of racial unrest in the United States, and Cara explained, \"I...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_blank\" href='https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/case_studies\/living-room-conversations-in-the-college-classroom\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read On<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- end Post Grid -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-440038092\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-440038092\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-6f67887 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f67887\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651b6df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"651b6df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7473faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7473faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Campus Wide Programming<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e43433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e43433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> \u201cI enjoyed being in a setting where people are encouraged to listen to others first without rebutting them. I usually don\u2019t talk about these topics due to being anxious about negative responses. I think that every BYU student should participate in such a discussion before they graduate.\u201d<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076e7bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"076e7bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>&#8211; BYU Student Participant<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267c7c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"267c7c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scale impact beyond individual classrooms to foster a more connected and resilient campus culture. Our structured format provides a turnkey solution for your student life initiatives, transforming challenging campus dialogues into opportunities for growth and belonging.<\/p><p>Our guides do the heavy lifting, empowering your student leaders and professional staff to facilitate with confidence. 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It was founded in 1875 by Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The university's...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_blank\" href='https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/case_studies\/brigham-young-university-campus-conversations-project\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read On<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- end Post Grid -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-440038093\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-440038093\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-03d885b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03d885b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae10716 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae10716\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd2b22c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd2b22c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Development<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488f8d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"488f8d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cIf your business is people development\u2014developing proficiency in things like active listening, empathy, critical thinking, and intercultural communication, then LRC is a replicable and reliable model.\u201d<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c0995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74c0995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>&#8211; Kim Allen<\/strong><br \/><strong>Executive Director, Educational Initiatives UNC Chapel Hill<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb972f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb972f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In any school or organization, candid communication is essential, but it&#8217;s often hindered by hierarchy, departmental silos, or a simple fear of vulnerability.<\/p><p>This is a powerful tool for authentic cultural development. Consider the applications:<\/p><ul><li><p><b>Addressing Burnout:<\/b> Instead of a top-down wellness presentation, a principal could facilitate the &#8220;Mental Helath for Educators&#8221; conversation, allowing teachers to share their experiences and co-create practical strategies for mutual support.<\/p><\/li><li><p><b>Navigating Change:<\/b> A district leader could use the &#8220;Trust&#8221; guide to help a leadership team navigate a new strategic plan, building the alignment and buy-in necessary for successful implementation.<\/p><\/li><li><p><b>Building Cohesion:<\/b> An academic department chair might use the &#8220;Unity&#8221; guide during a faculty meeting to break down intellectual silos and spark cross-disciplinary collaboration in a structured, non-judgmental way.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>Our guides provide the scaffold for these vital conversations, allowing you to move beyond superficial team-building and cultivate the deep trust, empathy, and communication skills that are the foundation of any healthy and high-performing professional community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-440038094\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-440038094\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-d185e61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d185e61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec49dd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec49dd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e926d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52e926d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resident Life<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0049e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0049e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our guides empower your RAs to move from being event planners to true community builders. By integrating this model, you are not just hosting another program; you are systematically developing more resilient, communicative, and connected residential communities that directly contribute to student well-being and retention.<\/p><ul><li><p><b>First-Year Experience:<\/b> During the critical first six weeks, have your RAs facilitate the &#8220;Belonging&#8221; conversation on their floors. This proactive approach tackles homesickness and social anxiety head-on, helping residents build meaningful connections from day one.<\/p><\/li><li><p><b>Conflict Prevention:<\/b> Go beyond reactive conflict mediation. Use the structure of a conversation to host a &#8220;Roommate Harmony&#8221; or &#8220;Living in Community&#8221; night, proactively building the communication and empathy skills residents need to navigate shared living spaces successfully.<\/p><\/li><li><p><b>Inclusive Communities:<\/b> When campus-wide events or national issues create tension, use guides like &#8220;Race &amp; Ethnicity&#8221; or &#8220;Increasing Harmony and Prosperity&#8221; to create a container for residents to express their concerns and more forward together.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6944979 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6944979\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8d51c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8d51c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26165fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26165fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/university-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197213\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/university-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/university-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/university-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/university.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c2a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33c2a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today&#8217;s educational landscape is complex. Students and educators are navigating challenging conversations about politics, school safety, identity, and social change, often in a climate of increasing polarization. How can you foster an environment that champions both free inquiry and a deep sense of belonging?<\/p><p><b>Living Room Conversations provides a simple, structured, and powerful framework to transform dialogue in your educational community.<\/b><\/p><p>Our method teaches the skills of civil discourse, helping students and faculty listen, learn, and connect across differences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b2415 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89b2415\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfd186 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cfd186\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0c794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a0c794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tired of classrooms where debates turn into shouting matches and nobody actually listens? 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North Carolina State University is a public university...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_blank\" href='https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/case_studies\/pushing-the-model-to-its-boundaries\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read On<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_7488e7d_item2\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/case_studies\/living-room-conversations-in-the-college-classroom\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Casper-College-Casper-WY-scaled-2-768x283.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Casper-College-Casper-WY-scaled-2-768x283.jpg\" alt=\"Casper College, Casper WY\" width=\"768\" height=\"283\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n\n               \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/case_studies\/living-room-conversations-in-the-college-classroom\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Living Room Conversations in the College Classroom<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \t    \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Cara was first introduced to Living Room Conversations by a friend who participated in a community LRC event. This was at a particular time of racial unrest in the United States, and Cara explained, \"I...<\/div>\n     \n                 \n                            \n                                  \n     <\/div>                      \n           <div class=\"uc_post_button\">\n        \n        <a class=\"uc_more_btn \" target=\"_blank\" href='https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/case_studies\/living-room-conversations-in-the-college-classroom\/'>\n          <div class=\"uc_btn_inner\">\n            <div class=\"uc_btn_txt\">Read On<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n      \t<\/a>\n        \n                \n      <\/div>                           \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_7488e7d_item3\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/case_studies\/brigham-young-university-campus-conversations-project\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Brigham-Young-University-Campus-Conversations-Project-2-768x512.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Brigham-Young-University-Campus-Conversations-Project-2-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Brigham Young University Campus Conversations Project\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n        \n\n               \n       \n              \n\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/livingroomconversations.org\/case_studies\/brigham-young-university-campus-conversations-project\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Brigham Young University Campus Conversations Project<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\n                      \n       \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \t    \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n      \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Brigham Young University is a private research university located in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 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