In this episode, Teyonce Allison '25 talks with Professor Jonathan Miller-Lane. Professor Miller-Lane, known affectionately as "JML," teaches education studies at Middlebury and is a facilitator in the Engaged Listening Project, a professional development program for faculty and staff. Prof. Miller-Lane discusses his upbringing in various countries as son of a foreign service officer and how that shaped his understanding of culture, hospitality, race, and conflict. The discussion explores the role of higher education in supporting and preparing students. They discuss lessons from diplomacy about how to create a welcoming, structured environment as well as the challenges of integrating skills for constructive conflict across a student body with different goals and backgrounds. Learn more about Professor Miller-Lane here: https://www.middlebury.edu/college/people/jonathan-miller-lane Learn more about the Engaged Listening Project here: https://www.middlebury.edu/conflict-transformation/engaged-listening-project

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