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Courtney Wright participated in the Better Arguments Ambassador Program, an immersive, fellowship-style program designed to equip participants to bring the project to their communities. Courtney Wright is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Management and Corporate Communication and Director of the Business Communication Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. She spoke to the program about her work.

Oliviah Franke participated in the Better Arguments Ambassador Program, an immersive, fellowship-style program designed to equip participants to bring the project to their communities. Oliviah is a conversations program coordinator at the Alaska Humanities Forum. She sat down with the Better Arguments team to discuss why she uses the Better Arguments framework to help bridge differences in the context of climate debates.

Bo Seo, author of the book "Good Arguments: How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard" joined the Better Arguments Project to share his perspective. In this conversation, Seo shared his experience as an immigrant and how debate helped him thrive in an unfamiliar culture and revealed the timeless secrets of effective communication and persuasion that make for a fulfilling life, successful career, and effective global citizenship.

Donovan Gayles participated in the Better Arguments Ambassador Program, an immersive, fellowship-style program designed to equip participants to bring the project to their communities. A former youth program trainer at Coro Northern California, Donovan is currently completing his Master’s in Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He sat down with the Better Arguments team to share how the program inspired him to take on a project to address mental health for young people of color.