SNF Paideia designated courses support learning about dialogue, learning from dialogue, and learning how to dialogue. Paideia courses approach this learning from diverse disciplines and employ a wide range of frameworks and methodologies. All courses share an intentional and explicit commitment to cultivating the values, knowledge, and skills that contribute to meaningful and robust dialogue across difference and to exploring the interplay of dialogue, individual and community wellness, service, and/or citizenship.

Instructors teaching courses open to undergraduate students and rostered by an academic department may apply for an SNF Paideia designation and financial support. SNF Paideia does not roster courses. Instructors must have contingent approval from an academic department to roster a course before applying for a Paideia designation. Previous SNF Paideia courses are available on our website. 

Applications for a Paideia designation for a Spring 2027 and/or Fall 2027 course (new or previously offered) are due by June 5, 2026. Decisions will be communicated to instructors by July 13, 2026. 

More detailed guidelines about Paideia courses and our processes are here.

Contact Cassie Finucan (finucan@upenn.edu), SNF Paideia Program Coordinator or Leah Anderson (leahand@upenn.edu), SNF Paideia Executive Director, with questions about SNF Paideia-designated courses. 

*Please note: this application is not mobile-friendly and should only be accessed using a computer web browser.*