Lunch with Dr. Yasmeen Abu Fraiha sparks conversation about finding humanity in Israel-Palestine

  Dr. Yasmeen Abu Fraiha with Bedari Kindness Institute staff and student interns. By Hannah Park On Monday, Nov. 3, Dr. Yasmeen Abu Fraiha, a research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative and internal…

Bedari Kindness Institute Program Coordinator

BKI is searching for an exceptional part-time staff member (10-15 hours/week) to support its various programmatic activities and communications efforts. This would be a paid STDT 4 position (non-Academic title). Please note this is not a research…

Dialogue Across Difference Initiative Student Internship AY 2025-26

The DaD Initiative is seeking up to five student interns to join our team for the academic year! Student interns serve as key thought partners for Initiative staff and provide crucial support for the initiatives daily operations and…

DaD Faculty Fellows celebrate successful inaugural year

On June 6th, 2025, the inaugural cohort of Dialogue Across Difference Faculty Fellows gathered to celebrate their successful completion of the year-long program. The faculty fellowship, a partnership between the UCLA Teaching and Learning…

DaD Faculty Fellow Abigail Saguy featured on Spectrum News

Dialogue Across Difference Faculty Fellow Abigail Saguy, Professor of Sociology, was recently featured on Spectrum News for her innovative use of AI software to promote dialogue. She was the first in the country to integrate the Sway program,…

UCLA Dialogue Across Difference Initiative featured in Constructive Dialogue Institute webinar

In April 2025, BKI deputy director Maia Ferdman appeared as a panelist on the Constructive Dialogue Institute’s educational webinar, Building a Culture of Constructive Dialogue on Campus: Lessons from Leading Institutions. The presentation…

Parent’s Circle-Families Forum

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Bedari Kindness Institute featured in Guibord Center series

On December 9th, BKI deputy director Maia Ferdman was featured in Take Heart Now: Spiritual Tools for Centering and Compassion, a series hosted by the Guibord Center, an interfaith organization promoting shared values including compassion,…