In season’s final lecture, Ella Al-Shamahi presents reasons for human dominion by Gabriel Weber on August 23, 2025
Ella Al-Shamahi to close season with cooperative story of humanity by Gabriel Weber on August 21, 2025
Sabrina Lynn Motley and Jeffrey Rosen discuss who tells story of history and why it matters by Gabriel Weber on August 21, 2025
Smithsonian Folklife lead Motley, NCC’s Rosen to offer argument for history’s study by Gabriel Weber on August 20, 2025
Morgan Freeman discusses creation of blues club, previews ‘Symphonic Blues’ by Liz DeLillo on August 19, 2025
Beginning again: Evoking James Baldwin, Princeton scholar Eddie S. Glaude explores need to accept truth of America’s racist past in joint lecture, CLSC presentation by Nick Danlag on July 23, 2021
Princeton professor Eddie S. Glaude to discuss race relations through James Baldwin’s works by Sarah Vest on July 22, 2021
Public opinion scholar Katherine Cramer explores rural resentment of urban communities, how listening disrupts cycles of demonizing by Nick Danlag on July 22, 2021
Political science professor Katherine Cramer to discuss rural consciousness and navigating the rural, urban divide by Annalee Hubbs on July 21, 2021
Author and journalist David French illustrates deep divisions and long road to heal hearts by Nick Danlag on July 21, 2021
‘Dispatch’ senior editor David French to call for unity in divided America by Max Zambrano on July 20, 2021
Journalist and author Amanda Ripley shares keys to supporting good conflict by Nick Danlag on July 20, 2021
Award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley to discuss book on high conflict by Nichole Jiang on July 19, 2021
MIT’s Deb Roy analyzes divisions caused by social media-dominated world by Nick Danlag on July 16, 2021
‘Commentary’ writer Christine Rosen discusses fall of civil discussion and rise of cancel culture by Nick Danlag on July 15, 2021
MIT Center for Constructive Communication director Deb Roy to discuss social media issues and alternatives by Max Zambrano on July 15, 2021
Social media, cancel culture, trust: Christine Rosen to discuss phenomenon for morning lecture by David Kwiatkowski on July 14, 2021
‘The time is now’: Media scholar Meredith Clark outlines need for reparative journalism by Nick Danlag on July 14, 2021
Repairing the divide: Media studies professor Meredith D. Clark to analyze role of reparative journalism in rebuilding trust by David Kwiatkowski on July 13, 2021
Richard Edelman, creator of eponymous Trust Barometer, opens Week 3 by tracking trends in trust over past 20 years by Nick Danlag on July 13, 2021
Recommitting to trust: Trust Barometer creator Richard Edelman opens week by exploring national trends by Sara Toth on July 12, 2021