The Power of Dialogue

A project that brings together students from a military academy and a liberal-arts college is a step toward building a strong democracy.The 2016 presidential election revealed the American electorate to be deeply divided across a host of economic and social issues. As we complete the first months of Trump’s presidency, and commence another academic year, many are asking: Where do we go from here? It’s a good question, and we want to share our perspective from our work with the Democratic Dialogue Project, an exchange that brings together students from the United States Air Force Academy and Colorado College in an attempt to enrich citizenship by creating opportunities for exchange across various divides — conservative and liberal, urban and rural, military and civilian.