September 23, 2026
The Social Change and Intergroup Relations theme community is a residential experience for students entering their first year.
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The latest community news, opportunities, research, engagement, and more.
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New community brings intergroup learning to the first-year experience
Dialogue Michigan announces 2026-27 faculty and staff workshops
August 28, 2026
Dialogic skills carry value in every role and across all areas of life—in the classroom and beyond.
IGR alumnx class notes, spring 2026
June 30, 2026
Find out what your classmates and fellow IGR alumnx are up to.
Graduate profile: Samantha Cellar (BS '26)
June 8, 2026
Deepening empathy, strengthening dialogue skills, and how Sam's IGR experiences helped influence her path.
Graduate profile: Elisa Vega (MA '26)
June 3, 2026
Elisa Vega reflects on how her IGR experiences shaped her approach to facilitation, communicating across difference, and learning with and from others in higher education spaces.
Conflict and dialogue: How IGR built community across 3 schools
May 21, 2026
When faculty and staff are better prepared to navigate conflict, it’s students who experience the difference.
Graduate profile: Madison Palmer-Przewoznik (BA '26)
May 11, 2026
Madison Palmer-Przewoznik looks back on how IGR shaped her approach to dialogue, active listening, empathy, and engaging across difference.
Dialogue Michigan opens call for workshops
April 23, 2026
Share practices or lead a workshop for staff and faculty, and Dialogue Michigan will even help you plan, promote, and implement programs and events.
Graduate profile: Kyhana Austin (BA '26)
April 21, 2026
Kyhana Austin looks back on their approach to connection across difference, conflict resolution, leadership, and social change.
Forbes cites IGR course in naming U-M among "new Ivies"
April 20, 2026
Employers are increasingly seeking graduates with "complex emotional intelligence, radical adaptability and visionary creativity."
Graduate profile: Kristin Ferreras Lora (BA '26)
April 19, 2026
Kristin Ferreras Lora looks back on "Intergroup Dialogues" (ALA 122) and the ways her involvement shaped her future in public health and social justice education.
Campus dialogue leadership expands, strengthens IGR’s impact
April 15, 2026
Our partnership will become even closer through a jointly appointed senior leadership role and an updated alignment within IGR.
Graduate profile: Henry Barron (BA '26)
April 13, 2026
Henry Barron looks back on his IGR experiences and the ways ALA 471 influenced his approach to collaboration, feedback, and growth.
Rerouting: IGR to move to East Liberty Street
April 7, 2026
IGR will move our student space and offices to East Liberty Street this April. This replaces our previous announcement that IGR would relocate to the NUB.
Graduate profile: Jordan Hunter (MURP '26)
April 1, 2026
Jordan Hunter looks back on how CommonGround and dialogue influenced her learning, leadership, and sense of community.
Finding CommonGround: Facilitating real conversations
February 23, 2026
“The work has challenged me to listen more intentionally, speak more thoughtfully, and show up with deeper integrity... And that, to me, is transformative education at its best.”
Launching Dialogue Michigan, welcoming Adan Hussain, and deepening national partnerships
January 12, 2026
We’re marking three major milestones as we expand IGR's impact on campus and nationally.
This course helps students adjust to college and flourish beyond U-M
January 9, 2026
“I was able to learn more about what U-M has to offer, and how to plan for the future. This was extremely important to me."
Read IGR's alumnx class notes, fall 2025
December 15, 2025
Find out what your classmates and fellow IGR alumnx are up to.
Going (to the) Underground—Our first stop in IGR's move
November 17, 2025
While we await our new space in North University Building, we're opening these temporary offices in the Michigan League Underground.