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A Look Back & Ahead: Making Chautauqua More Diverse & Inclusive

by webchq on August 18, 2023

I can’t believe how quickly this summer has flown by. I hope this season’s offerings have rejuvenated your mind, body and soul. I received many emails and had many informal conversations with Chautauquans this past

On Land Acknowledgments

by webchq on August 11, 2023

I attended the University of British Columbia in Vancouver for my undergraduate studies, and as a recent immigrant to Canada

Accessibility Matters

by webchq on August 4, 2023

My very first professional job out of college was as an adviser at the Disability Resource Center at my alma

Beyond Morals and Ethics: The Business Case for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility

by webchq on July 28, 2023

Last year, I wrote a column in this series making the big-picture case for how the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and

Why Culture Change is Hard

by webchq on July 21, 2023

This past spring, I attended a conference that had a very high percentage of people with disabilities compared to the

From Belonging to Love

by webchq on July 14, 2023

This past Wednesday, I attended the Cultural Ethics Series presentation hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Chautauqua at the Hall of Philosophy. The speakers were Erroll and Elaine Davis, well-known Chautauquans who are deeply

Dialogues Make the Difference

by webchq on July 7, 2023

We both serve as lead coordinators of the Chautauqua Dialogues program. Both of us, as high school debaters, learned how

Friendship Across Boundaries

by webchq on June 30, 2023

This past week was an incredible start to the season as we explored the theme of friendship from our stages.

On Belonging

by webchq on June 23, 2023

Welcome back to the grounds! I had the pleasure of staying in touch with many of you during the off-season

Our Stories & Our Friendships

by webchq on August 20, 2022

One of the things that many Chautauquans like to do is to tell their “Chautauqua Origin Story.” For some, you

The Business Case for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility

by webchq on August 13, 2022

I have had many engaging conversations with Chautauquans this season that have centered around the ethical, moral and values-based reasons that warrant our current efforts and focus on making Chautauqua more inclusive, diverse, equitable and

The Chautauqua Way: Open to New Perspectives, Seeking to Understand

by webchq on August 6, 2022

As a relatively new Chautauquan myself, this past week gave me greater insight and hope on how Chautauqua can model

A Crash Course in Accessibility

by webchq on July 30, 2022

One focal area of my job is to work toward a more accessible Chautauqua. I think of accessibility broadly, including

Creating Empathy: Differences, Assumptions and Understanding

by webchq on July 23, 2022

Last week I wrote a column in this weekly series on how the most common sources of exclusion experienced by

Collective Approaches to Building the Beloved Community

by webchq on July 16, 2022

This week’s column was inspired by a few recent conversations with Chautauquans who have asked for advice on what they

Where to Start? With Each Other.

by webchq on July 9, 2022

Guest Column from Chautauqua Dialogues The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Strategic Plan asks every Chautauqua community group not what Chautauqua Institution can do for us, but together what and how community groups and

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