Have you made a close friend in college who doesn’t share your political beliefs? If so, we want to learn from you! We are researchers exploring the stories of college students who reach across political differences in their friendships. Our goals are to help colleges and universities support these friendships and to work toward healing political divisiveness in the U.S.

Participation involves completing a brief survey and enter a raffle to win one of four $25 Amazon gift cards: https://kent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9HwEqioecfligpU

Some survey participants will be invited to share their experiences by creating a collage and taking part in a 60-90 minute interview. Interview participants will each receive a $50 Amazon gift card.

You must be at least 18 years of age and a current student at a U.S. college or university to participate in this study.

For more information about the study, please reach out to either or both of the researchers: Dr. Tara Hudson (Kent State University, thudso15@kent.edu) or Dr. Alyssa Rockenbach (North Carolina State University, alyssa_rockenbach@ncsu.edu). This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Kent State University.