IUP has received a large grant to create a new Center for Dialogue and Civic Life at the university.
The $2,295,315 grant comes from the US Department of Education. The center will serve as a physical and intellectual headquarters for civil discourse innovation at IUP. The grant, which will run through December 2029, funds both the physical establishment of the center which will be housed in current university facilities, and the outreach activities. Grant funding will be used to hire full-time professionals and employ students at both graduate and undergraduate levels.
In a statement, IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll said the university has “long recognized the importance of being able to speak civilly with people with whom you disagree” and he says the center “will help our students – and all of us – live, learn, and work in a democracy that fully embraces civil discourse and discussion.”
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