Roger Fisher is the program director of The Program on Intergroup Relations and a senior associate director for campus dialogue education. In his role with IGR, Roger directs the program's offerings and operations, leads staff, and manages key partnerships and relationships.
Roger is an alumnus of the University of Michigan, having spent his collegiate career, in part, as a student activist and leader. Building on those formative experiences, Roger began a 35 year career in student affairs/life as a social justice advocate and educator. During that time, Roger served in Student Activities & Leadership (now Center for Campus Involvement), Multi Ethnic Student Affairs, and The Program on Intergroup Relations.
Roger previously served as IGR's Student Life associate director and interim co-director, during which time he has taught training and practicum classes, directed IGR's partnership with the School of Social Work on the Summer Youth Dialogue Program, performed high-level administrative functions for IGR, trained K-12 professionals, consulted with other higher education institutions on dialogue programs, and worked on special Student Life projects. He is a passionate intergroup dialogue practitioner and educator and is committed to intergroup dialogue as a means to end the human suffering created by the oppressive misuse and abuse of power by others.
Educational background
- Graduate work in social psychology, University of Michigan
- BS in psychology, University of Michigan
Professional affiliations
- Board Member, Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center
Recent publications and presentations
- Chesler, S. & Fisher, R. (2024). Intergroup dialogue facilitator techniques: Challenging dynamics in intergroup dialogue. In S. D. Hicks & D. R. Kaplowitz (Eds.), Facilitating Transformative Dialogues: Creating Socially Just Communities. Teachers College Press.
- Fisher, R. & Kaplowitz, D. R. (2024). Models of dialogue: Facilitating race dialogues with high school students. In S. D. Hicks & D. R. Kaplowitz (Eds.), Facilitating Transformative Dialogues: Creating Socially Just Communities. Teachers College Press.
Contact
Contact me about:
- High school intergroup dialogue and the Summer Youth Dialogues Social Justice Fellowship
- Intergroup dialogue facilitation and training courses
- Intergroup dialogue pedagogy and curriculum development