Chapter SixIntergroup Dialogue: Mindfulness and Leadership Development for Social Change

Brighid Dwyer, Ralph A. Gigliotti, Hanna H. Lee

Through encouraging active self-reflection, dialogue, and collaboration, higher education institutions can support students in becoming confident and aware global citizens and leaders (Wagner, 2011). This chapter showcases Villanova University’s Intergroup Relations (IGR) program, specifically focusing on the dialogue courses as a unique interdisciplinary initiative for integrating mindfulness and authentic leadership development. Thus far, IGR has been contextualized primarily as a social justice initiative, although to truly attend to social justice on university campuses, students must also be engaged ...

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