Events
Come together for dialogue and learning
Plan to attend a Wisconsin Exchange event to experience civil discourse in action. Several events and hands-on opportunities are in the works for the current academic year, including a speaker series and conversations that will help shape the future of the Wisconsin Exchange.
Wisconsin Values Exchange: Beliefs in Practice Across Professional Perspectives in Practice Panel
The Wisconsin Values Exchange brings students together to explore how values, ethics and professional responsibilities influence decision-making. The inaugural panel features professionals from Law, Pharmacy, Nursing and Veterinary Medicine sharing real-world experiences navigating ethical challenges, competing priorities and differing perspectives. This event is funded by the Wisconsin Exchange grant program.
Date: September 22, 2026 at 4 p.m.
Terrible Stuff Damaging Everybody: A Conversation on the Role of Media and the Future of Democracy
Join lawyer and author Ian Rosenberg for an engaging conversation on the importance of an independent and impartial media to the proper functioning of a free and democratic society. Faculty, staff, and students welcome.
Date: October 5, 2026 at 4 p.m.
Escaping Our Bubbles: What Really Divides Us
Isaac Saul, founder of Tangle, will speak to the downstream effects of algorithms and information bubbles on us individually and society as a whole, including how they reinforce existing beliefs and shape our understanding of the world. This is a student-focused event. Snacks will be provided.
Date: October 22, 2026 at 6 p.m.
Exchange in Action
Challenges and opportunities for pluralism on our campus, and our shared expectations for the Wisconsin Exchange, will be the focus of a series of discussions with members of the initiative’s steering committee. Register to participate in these ongoing conversations — we want to hear your ideas, questions, and hopes for the Wisconsin Exchange.
Date: Various dates to be announced. If you would like to be part of these conversations, sign up below.
Wisconsin Exchange: Pluralism in Practice Workshop
A sustained engagement with thought leaders and practitioners, the Pluralism in Practice Workshop provided students, staff, and faculty opportunities to dive deeper into the dynamics of viewpoint diversity and constructive engagement across differences.
Date: March 2, 2027
Event information coming soon.
Teaching and Learning Symposium 2027
Constructive dialogue across difference will be a focus area at the Teaching and Learning Symposium scheduled for next spring.
Date: May 13, 2027
Additional events
This is a selection of upcoming events that may be of interest.
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September 16
Submit an event
If you have an event for possible inclusion on this calendar, please submit an event on the Today Calendar and email wisconsin.exchange@wisc.edu to let us know the name of your event.
Events archive
Explore past Wisconsin Exchange events to revisit key fireside chats, conversations, and insights.