Season Three (2026-2027)

Julia Minson | Less Drama, More Impact. How Learning to Disagree Will Improve Your Life

September 15, 2026
4:30 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium

Many of us struggle to talk to people we disagree with but learning to do it well is key to improving decision-making, managing conflict, and even living happier lives. Harvard Kennedy School behavioral scientist Julia Minson, author of How to Disagree Better, shows us how disagreement touches every facet of our lives and offers strategies that can improve our conversations and turn us into better leaders, communicators, decision-makers, and family members. Funny and down-to-earth, Minson gives audiences tools to build real skills at disagreeing and lead lives of less drama and more impact.

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Annette Gordon-Reed | The Story of Our Founding

October 8, 2026
4:30 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium

Called a “historian’s historian,” Annette Gordon-Reed is a scholar dedicated to uncovering and presenting the complexities of American history. Recipient of both a Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur “Genius Award,” Gordon-Reed is noted for her transforming scholarship on Thomas Jefferson, particularly his relationship with Sally Hemings and her children. As we celebrate our country’s 250th year in a time when the story of our founding continues to hold deep relevance even amid its contradictions, Gordon-Reed offers a powerful talk that blends a sweeping exploration of our history with a powerful perspective on what it means for us today.

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Omar Dajani and Mira Sucharov | The Country They Both Love: Finding Ways to Communicate about Israel-Palestine

October 20, 2026
4:30 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium

Mira Sucharov and Omar M. Dajani are writing partners who connected through an exchange on Facebook and ultimately traveled together to Israel-Palestine many times, learning from and about each other through those experiences and the difficult conversations that accompanied them. Though they have different perspectives on the highly contested space that is Israel-Palestine—their discussion delves into the complexities of the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, spanning historical, legal, and personal dimensions and offering a window into how people navigate and negotiate their needs, dreams, and desires and the emotional hold that identity and place have on us all.

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