Community and Campus Life Forum

From March 23–25, Harvard's forum, Leading with Community, brought the community together to foster a campus culture rooted in the University Values.

Harvard students speak on a panel about bridging divides.
Harvard students speaking about bridging divides.

Leading with Community

The 2026 Forum invited members of the University to lead with community—to explore how we can center community in our everyday interactions and decisions to become better leaders.

Who can attend?

The Forum welcomes all Harvard students, faculty, staff, researchers, alumni, and other affiliates to actively participate in dynamic lectures and workshops.

What did attendees learn?

Attendees had the chance to learn from faculty, student leaders, staff, and special guests on promising practices at Harvard, innovative scholarship, and University-wide thinking about how we live out our shared commitments.

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Event Highlights

Julia Minson sporting a red bob and dark collared shirt.

How to Disagree Better

Julia Minson is a professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the founder of Disagreeing Better, LLC – a behavioral science consultancy and training firm. Her work examines disagreements around hot-button, identity-relevant topics — conflicts around politics, values, and professional and health decision-making.

Her keynote was about the psychology of disagreement and how practicing simple interventions can help you become more receptive to the opposing views of others.

Michele Lamont with should length, curly silver hair, wearing a black leather jacket.

Seeing Others

Michèle Lamont, Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies, and Professor of Sociology and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, drew on her scholarship to illuminate how practices of mutual respect can bridge divides across difference.

Students gather for a social event.

Workshops and Socials

The Forum also offers dynamic workshops, social events, and live-streamed lectures with speakers from across Harvard.

Student with a walking cane smiles at the mic to ask questions.

Accessibility and Accommodations

All virtual and in-person events provided live captioning and American Sign Language interpretation. Please note that the University will make every effort to secure services, but that services are subject to availability.

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