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 Bowdoin community and the public and are free of charge. RSVP for community dinners in Campus Groups or by emailing oid@bowdoin.edu.
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, 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, 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, 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 is an author and columnist writing about law, culture, religion, and armed conflict. He is currently writing a weekly newsletter 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.
