Open Dialogue Project
Explore upcoming events that bring the USC community together to engage in open, respectful conversations on today’s most pressing and complex issues. Learn more at usc.edu/open-dialogue-project
The Importance of Free Expression in an Ever-Changing World
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 5:30pm
Book Talk with Peter Turchin: “End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration”
Mon, Apr 6, 2026 4pm to 5:30pm
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Does Democracy Have a Future? Yascha Mounk in Conversation with Bob Shrum
Mon, Apr 13, 2026 11:30am to 1pm
USC University Club at King Stoops Hall (EDL), Scriptorium
How to Scale Your Passion And Build a Movement: Dialogues Across Difference
Mon, Oct 13, 2025 12pm to 2pm
Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC), TCC 227
Should Hate Speech Be Free Speech?
Wed, Oct 15, 2025 5pm to 7pm
Social Sciences Building (SOS), B44
Speak Free USC: The Compact for Excellence in Higher Education: Faculty Reflections on USC’s Next Steps
Fri, Oct 24, 2025 3pm to 4:30pm
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Political Pathways: Your Launchpad to Civic Leadership at USC [Trojan Family Weekend 2025]
Thu, Nov 6, 2025 11am to 11:50am
Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC), TCC Ballroom
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USC Open Dialogue Project: What Is It? And How Does It Work? [Trojan Family Weekend 2025]
Fri, Nov 7, 2025 2:30pm to 3:30pm
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Artificial Intelligence: Will It Save or Ruin Us? A Constructive Conversation Workshop Series
Mon, Nov 17, 2025 5pm to 7pm
Social Sciences Building (SOS), B44
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Speak Free USC - Optional or Essential: The Debate on the Role of Standardized Tests in Admissions
Thu, Nov 20, 2025 4:15pm to 5:45pm
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POSTPONED: Finding Common Ground: Problem Solvers in Congress
Wed, Dec 10, 2025 2pm to 3:30pm
Advanced Dialogue Facilitation Workshop with CPF, BridgeUSA, and Open Dialogue Project
Sat, Feb 7, 2026 9:30am to 3pm
Davidson Conference Center, Vineyard Room
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Rage & The Republic: A Fireside Chat with Jonathan Turley
Tue, Feb 24, 2026 12pm to 1:30pm
Davidson Conference Center, Vineyard Room
Can You Really Say That? A Conversation with Former ACLU President Nadine Strossen and USC Gould Dean Franita Tolson
Mon, Mar 9, 2026 4pm to 5:30pm
USC Gould School of Law, Room 3
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The Importance of Free Expression in an Ever-Changing World
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 5:30pm
Book Talk with Peter Turchin: “End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration”
Mon, Apr 6, 2026 4pm to 5:30pm
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Does Democracy Have a Future? Yascha Mounk in Conversation with Bob Shrum
Mon, Apr 13, 2026 11:30am to 1pm
USC University Club at King Stoops Hall (EDL), Scriptorium