Adithi Jayaraman ’24 and Jhozef Sheldia ’24 took part in a facilitated conversation, excerpted here, as part of the Dialogue Project’s partnership with StoryCorps’ One Small Step. Created by StoryCorps, One Small Step brings two people with different political beliefs together to interview each other and get to know one another as people. The initiative is an effort to remind the country of the humanity in all of us, even those with whom we disagree.

The Dialogue Project provides training in the development of essential collaborative dialogue skills—fostering a community that cultivates the respectful and open exchange of ideas. Programming for students, faculty, and staff builds skills in such topics as empathetic listening, managing emotions, navigating conversations, and finding points of connection. To learn more, visit dialogueproject.dartmouth.edu.