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Civics & Civility

Enhancing Civic Engagement with the Unify America College Bowl

Miami Dade College faculty member Harold Alexander Silva shares the benefits of using the Unify Challenge College Bowl in his classroom.

Harold Alexander Silva

Sep 6, 2024

Civics & Civility

The Deep Dive

A deep dive into critical thinking and constructive dialogue

Morgan Lasher

Aug 16, 2024

Civics & Civility

Civil Dialogue at UWEC: Building Bridges and Strengthening Civic Muscles

UWEC showed how civil dialogue fosters common ground, less disagreement, and stronger civic engagement among students.

Molly Ostrem

Sep 9, 2024

Sep 6, 2024

Civics & Civility

Enhancing Civic Engagement with the Unify America College Bowl

Miami Dade College faculty member Harold Alexander Silva shares the benefits of using the Unify Challenge College Bowl in his classroom.

Harold Alexander Silva

Sep 6, 2024

Civics & Civility

The Deep Dive

A deep dive into critical thinking and constructive dialogue

Morgan Lasher

Aug 16, 2024

Civics & Civility

How the Unify Challenge College Bowl Helped UND Students Tackle Political Divides

UND's successful Unify Challenge College Bowl implementation provides a roadmap for other colleges to help combat rising campus tension.

Kylie Settlemire

May 20, 2024

May 9, 2023

Press

Rural Catalyst Grant From Boettcher Foundation To Support Civic Engagement in Local Deliberation

Boettcher Foundation awarded Unify America with a grant to support civic engagement for a community deliberation project in Montrose, CO.

Morgan Lasher

May 20, 2024

Sep 11, 2023

Press

Montrose Recreation District Signs Resolution in Support of Efforts to Help Solve the Local Childcare Shortage

Unify Montrose is hosting a process starting this summer to review and build solutions — led by residents.

Morgan Lasher

May 20, 2024

Jul 10, 2023

Civics & Civility

The Unify Challenge College Bowl: Fostering Unity and Civil Discourse on Campus

The program began in October 2021 with 10 schools, and now almost 8,000 students have participated, representing a wide variety of...

Carol Vederman

May 20, 2024

Oct 16, 2023

Civics & Civility

The Unify Challenge College Bowl: An antidote to campus polarization?

As recent events show, political polarization is making civil discourse across differences increasingly challenging on college campuses.

DeAnna Duncan Grand

May 20, 2024

Jan 22, 2024

INSIGHTS ON deliberative democracy

Read our founder’s insights about our theory of change, bubble-busting, deliberative democracy, and other things we love.

Founder Insights

America: On Becoming Better

I'm Harry Nathan Gottlieb. I founded Unify America because in a government of the people, if we are willing to unify our efforts, we can drive improvement.

Founder Insights

There Is No They

Since July of 2019, I have traveled in person (and by video conference) to a third of the states in the union in search of them.

Founder Insights

Problem Solving by Jury

Imagine our Congressional legislators listening with an open mind to all, respectfully seeking solutions that benefit as many as possible. And succeeding.

Founder Insights

A Theory of Consensus

Can you imagine 80-90% of our Congressional representatives coming together around an ambitious solution to a big national problem?