"Participating in the Certificate Program was a rewarding experience. Working with the stellar faculty and student colleagues face-to-face and on-line was rich and intellectually stimulating. There was plenty of interaction that enhanced the learning. I highly recommend the Certificate Program for professionals who are committed to improving their effectiveness in communication" Kathy Armijo Etre, Consultant, Organizational Development

"What an amazing faculty! I was interacting on a regular basis with people I had only known previously through their writing. Who would have ever thought that I would not only get to know them, but get to take advantage of their wisdom! It was an incredible experience." Taylor L. Willingham, Coordinator, Texas Forums LBJ Presidential Library and Museum

"The DDPE certificate program is exceptional; it combines the intellectual rigor of high quality faculty and guest scholar/practitioners with opportunities for practical application of models for dialogue and deliberation in your own practice settings." Betty A. Downes, PhD , Organizational Development Consultant

"Taking the Fielding Dialogue, Deliberation and Public Engagement course was one of the best opportunities I have had as a new young practitioner in the D&D field. Not only did I benefit from the core curriculum, I think we all learned the most from the stellar faculty, as well as the experienced and passionate students the course attracts." Priya Parker, Program Director for the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network, a project of the International Institute for Sustained Dialogue

"The Dialogue, Deliberation, and Public Engagement Graduate Certificate Program was extremely valuable for me because I learned about the variety of approaches to dialogue and deliberation…. I took the course because I wanted to expand my repertoire of dialogue and deliberation skills. This course gave me everything I expected and more." Roseann Mason, Diversity Circles Director, Center for Community Partnerships, University of Wisconsin-Parkside

"The passions of the faculty, the "master practitioners" and the other students were inspirational and contagious - the experience really helped me develop a sense of "mission" about my work, and how to shape what I want to do going forward." Catherine Creede, Organizational and stakeholder development consultant, Toronto

"A great part of my learning came as a result of the real time sharing with faculty and students who were aware of, but not as centrally involved in, the U.S. national Presidential campaign process." Anita Perez Ferguson, Public Policy Advocate and Campaign Trainer