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- 2 National Federation of State Poetry Societies winners.
- 100% predoctoral internship match rate for clinical psychology students over the past five years.
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Bringing Democracy to Life
Dialogic Communication Certificate Workshop Series
| Details: | The Institute for Transformative Dialogue is excited to announce a fall 2026 dialogic communication workshop series that is free for CMU faculty, staff, and graduate students! Complete the series to earn a certificate in Dialogic Communication from CMU.
Dates: Sep 21, Oct 5, Oct 19, Nov 2 For questions contact jared halter at halte1j@cmich.edu. |
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| Admission: | Open to all students, faculty and staff. |
| Sponsor: | Institute for Transformative Dialogue College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences |
| Contact: | jared halter halte1j@cmich.edu 989-774-7757 |