Pillars
The conflict transformation approach invites us to accept and understand conflict and to promote constructive change on all levels.
High School through Graduate School
At Middlebury, we have six areas of focus in our conflict transformation work that span both the student experience and Middlebury as a global institution. Faculty and staff advisors are dedicated to each area of focus.
In August 2023, the CT Collaborative and our partners identified three core learning goals that reach across our diverse programs. We see to develop:
- A New Understanding of Conflict: conflict is not just destructive. Constructive conflict can deepen relationships and advance social change.
- Skills to Understand Self and Others: to constructively engage in conflict, we need to understand ourselves and others in the contexts in which we act.
- A Commitment to Act: transforming conflict involves a commitment to carefully designed engagement at some level - interpersonal, institutional, or structural.