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Lessons Learned and Constructive Dialogues: Conversations around Our Political Climate

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The Office of Inclusion and Diversity has invited a number of guest speakers to deliver talks this fall on topics around this country’s political climate, political dialogues on college campuses, and our encounters with misinformation and how we deal with it, among others.

Each event is followed by a community dinner to provide talk attendees the opportunity to share their perspectives and continue the conversation. The events are open to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ community and the public and are free of charge. RSVP for community dinners in Campus Groups or by emailing oid@bowdoin.edu.

Eric Foner
Eric Foner

, DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
How the Lessons of Reconstruction Have Impacted the Current Political Climate

4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Kresge Auditorium.
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Community Dinner in Daggett Lounge. Join other students, staff, faculty, and community members who attended the talk to engage together in conversation. RSVP at least one day ahead is required.


Adam Berinsky
Adam Berinsky

, Mitsui Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Thursday, September 26, 2024
Why We Accept Misinformation and How to Fight It

4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Kresge Auditorium
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Community Dinner in Daggett Lounge. Join other students, staff, faculty, and community members who attended the talk to engage together in conversation. RSVP at least one day ahead is required.



Rachel Wahl
Rachel Wahl

, Associate Professor in the Social Foundations Program, Department of Educational Leadership, Foundations, and Policy at the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Learning through Public Deliberation between People on Opposing Sides of Political Divides

4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Kresge Auditorium
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Community Dinner in Daggett Lounge. Join other students, staff, faculty, and community members who attended the talk to engage together in conversation. RSVP at least one day ahead is required.


Daniel Ziblatt
Daniel Ziblatt

, Director, Center for European Studies and Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University

Monday, October 21, 2024
Daniel Ziblatt: Tyranny of the Minority? How American Democracy Can Defend Itself

4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Kresge Auditorium
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Community Dinner in Daggett Lounge. Join other students, staff, faculty, and community members who attended the talk to engage together in conversation. RSVP at least one day ahead is required.



David French
David French

David French is an author and columnist writing about law, culture, religion, and armed conflict. He is currently writing a weekly for the New York Times. He is a former senior editor at The Dispatch and a former senior writer for National Review.

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
An Evening with David French

4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Kresge Auditorium
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Community Dinner in Daggett Lounge. Join other students, staff, faculty, and community members who attended the talk to engage together in conversation. RSVP at least one day ahead is required.

Guest speakers will not attend the community dinners.