Dialogues Across Difference Building Community at MIT To offer a meaningful public forum and focal point for the disparate campus initiatives related to MIT’s sense of community, in 2023 the Institute launched “Dialogues Across Difference”—a series of guest lectures and campus conversations to encourage community members to speak openly and honestly about freedom of expression, race, meritocracy, and the intersections and potential conflicts among these issues. Dialogues Across Difference focuses on modeling disagreement by elevating and encouraging dialogue. The series invites internal and external speakers whose expertise can help cultivate civil discourse, critical thinking, and empathy among members of our community, and it serves as a platform for public discussions related to the MIT Values Statement; the Strategic Action Plan for Belonging, Achievement, and Composition; the Faculty Statement on Free Expression; and other ongoing campus initiatives or debates. Sponsored by the offices of the President, Provost, and Chancellor, Dialogues Across Difference events will have fall and spring installments. To learn about the next event and learn more, sign up for the ICEO newsletter. The inaugural “Dialogues Across Difference: Building Community at MIT,” featured a conversation between John Tomasi, president of Heterodox Academy, and John Dozier, MIT’s former Institute Community and Equity Officer. Photo by Jodi Hilton Spring 2023 March 22, 2023 “Humility, Community, and the Search for Truth at MIT” Speaker: John Tomasi, president of Heterodox Academy Moderator: John Dozier, MIT Institute Community and Equity Officer Read the coverage Fall 2023 Date TBD Speaker: Malick Ghachem, Associate Professor of History at MIT Moderator: TBD