{"id":2796,"date":"2023-06-01T18:49:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T18:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/?p=2796"},"modified":"2023-07-25T17:15:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T17:15:42","slug":"dci-fellowship-application-is-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/events\/dci-fellowship-application-is-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"DCI Fellowship Application is Now Open!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Davidson students, the DCI is hiring! <\/strong>Apply to be a paid DCI Fellow for the 2023-24 academic year — earn while you learn, make friends with other Fellows, and gain valuable experience leading difficult conversations. You’ll also make a difference in your community, learn important communication skills applicable to any career, and be able to add a leadership role to your resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The purpose of the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative (DCI) is to create opportunities for Davidson students, faculty, staff, and members of the community to productively engage with one another on difficult and contentious issues facing our community and society. The Fellows Program offers interested Davidson students academic-year positions working with the DCI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DCI will select 12-15 students to work as Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year. <\/strong>Fellows will meet weekly as a group with the DCI Faculty Director and Assistant Director to work towards achieving the DCI\u2019s mission and goals \u2013 to teach deliberative skills, reinforce humane instincts, build meaningful community, catalyze creative solutions, and research deliberation. Fellows will also meet monthly with their Deliberative \u201cD\u201d Teams, small groups of 5-10 individuals who commit to engaging with one another on difficult issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the year, Fellows will immerse themselves in deliberative theory and methods by completing weekly curriculum assignments, deliberating among themselves, facilitating robust deliberations during D Team meetings and deliberative forums, learning from deliberative guest speakers, completing an individual deliberation project, and writing blog posts and reflections that document their experience. Fellows will also contribute to the planning of DCI programs by assisting with research, community engagement, and deliberation guide development. Fellows also play a leadership role in the DCI by serving as deliberative ambassadors demonstrating the skills of deliberation on campus and in the communities and organizations they are a part of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this age of intense feelings, rapid change, and hyper-polarization, Fellows will have the opportunity to contribute to the urgent and important work of bringing people together <\/strong>to explore how and why their perspectives are both similar and different \u2013 and begin building common solutions to our collective challenges. In the process, they will also enhance their ability to reason, engage in \u201cgood argument,\u201d articulate their values, and help others do the same. These are life-long skills that will benefit fellows in their personal lives, in the classroom, and in their careers after Davidson. The ability to bring people together to tackle difficult challenges is in high demand across sectors, professions, and industries, and DCI Fellows will improve their capacity to do this critical work in a wide variety of settings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program Components<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DCI Fellows program requires a commitment to learning about and doing deliberation. It empowers participants with new skills and knowledge to build community and promote more productive public discourse through deliberation. Key activities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n