Texas Lyceum Leadership Program 2025
Leading Civil Discourse
Campaign for Civility
2025: Leading Civil Discourse
We’re proud to continue a professional development program specifically designed for Lyceum Directors and Alumni. For experts looking to refine technique or beginners interested in learning new skills, these practical workshops will help you be increasingly effective in your professional and civic life. This year we will focus on civil discourse - skills to enhance how we as leaders move forward respectful and productive conversations.
Workshops will take place on the day before each quarterly meeting and will be led by Texas Lyceum alumni who are experts in the field, experienced leaders, communication experts, and conflict resolution specialists with a background in fostering inclusive environments and productive dialogue. Each course will feature a topic important to facilitating civil discourse and and a moderated alumni panel modeling civil discourse on a topic related to the quarterly conference. Participants will be provided a curated list of resources for additional learning on enhancing civil discourse.
Participants who complete all three courses will receive a certificate of completion.
Workshop #1: Basics of Civil Discourse
What is civil discourse and what are the key skills to have to effectively engage and foster civil discourse? In this session you will learn the fundamentals of civil discourse, how to disagree without being disagreeable, and move towards problem solving and civility for productive conversations. The workshop will close out with a moderated conversation on how we teach and narrate the history of our state.
Becoming Texas: The Cultural Crossroads of Texas Heritage - Marfa, TX
- Thursday, April 10, 2025, 3PM – 5PM
- Speaker: Coming Soon
- Moderated Alumni Panel Topic: The 1836 Project - How Do We Tell the Story of Texas
- Moderated Alumni Panel Participants: Coming Soon
Workshop #2: Strengthening Civil Discourse Through Social Media
In this workshop, you will learn techniques to build effective civil discourse through social media and the written word. We will cover skills to frame and articulate positions and arguments to provide a space for effective and civil conversations online.
Informing the Future: Instability and Innovation in Media - September 18 - 20 | Dallas, Texas
- Speaker: Coming Soon
- Moderated Panel Topic: Coming Soon
Workshop #3: Supporting Civil Discourse in Our Communities
Engaging in civil discourse on critical issues affecting our communities starts with us but it takes us working together to build greater capacity for civil discourse within our communities. In this workshop you will learn how to expand the skills of civil discourse within your community and work. This will include hands on exercises working together for increased civil conversations towards solutions.
Perceptions, Reality, & the Future of Texas Law Enforcement - November 13 - 15, 2025 | Victoria, Texas
- Speaker: Coming Soon
- Moderated topic and alumni speakers: Coming soon
Price and Registration
The price for the entire series is $250 per person or $100 per individual session to cover the Lyceum’s hard costs for producing the sessions. Presenters are donating their time and expertise.
If interested, please sign up here
Meet the Presenters - Coming soon
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