# 2024 Conference Resources ## Key takeaways from this year’s plenary sessions - [Plenary #1 “How Did We Get Here?”](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:33c9de3b-e1db-442e-b65d-eceed95ff36f) - [Plenary #2 “What Would You Do?”](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:c8c41032-a197-41a3-a389-9a7ac72339e5) - [Plenary #3 “Where Does Harvard Go From Here?”](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:076fb2a4-cc8b-4fda-b45b-235ec89c080e) - [Report of Harvard University’s Open Inquiry and Constructive Dialogue Working Group](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:f998ae2b-87e6-48bc-abae-b058e43790d5) ![People sitting on stage](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_4_3__1540x1160/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-05%20at%2011.45.42%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=X3tQTG1z) ## 2024 Conference Media Coverage ### How Should Harvard Teach Disagreement? [Read the full article by *Harvard Magazine*](https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2024/09/teaching-disagreement) *Photograph by Max J. Krupnick/ Harvard Magazine* ![A panel of educators on stage](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-05%20at%2012.52.12%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=-wU1juI1) ## Materials shared in concurrent breakout sessions ### Creating Effective Social Contracts - [Key takeaways](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:b5587d9b-d26e-4850-9216-5ed1859e6577) - [Session slide deck](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:edfaad6e-c613-44e4-a67c-0936a90b4db3) ### Leveraging Technologies to Give Everyone a Voice - [Key takeaways](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:1431a2f0-baa0-49d9-9b8f-8192631eed5e) - [Session slide deck](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:e431b6fd-4886-4dc2-aa5c-ede47e84f789) ### Open Dialogue Within and Across Disciplines - [Key takeaways](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:b75ab90a-8520-4dea-b928-ef6383a86f1d) - [Session slide deck](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:5cedca24-a920-4d73-b0c9-2fb597c2e69a) ### Small Moves for Big Topics: Transforming Hard Conversations into Learning Opportunities - [Key takeaways](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:0cd31246-b2dc-4f24-8366-c5b279132f1f) ### Student Perspectives: From Lived Experience to Critical Engagement - [Key takeaways](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:53c4c6f2-f59b-4c35-b855-2c6ea35162a3) ## 2024 HILT Conference Recordings Looking to revisit or catch up on what you missed? Click on the cards to watch recordings from HILT’s 2024 Conference, "Open Minds in Dialogue", below. [Full YouTube playlist here](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_kRkvxqHjkpb11t4prVPKa1ZRFFWODpk&si=0CWwwFf_22NSLw1r) ![A woman with short white hair smiling](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-05%20at%2010.46.31%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=5-SnD0Wx) [### Morning Plenary 1: “How Did We Get Here?” ](https://youtu.be/QrmP1xMPyyU?si=jc5-tqkaCQiUAvWS)Featuring **Jill Lepore, Amanda Claybaugh, Bernard Chang, Matthew Weinzierl**, and moderated by **Rakesh Khurana**. ![People sitting on stage](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/YTYZTnxU.jpeg?itok=yEVmbqt3) [### Morning Plenary 2: “What Would You Do?” ](https://youtu.be/7TSLlC4madU?si=o1nCcgyAOSBKzOpj)Featuring **Ned Hall**, **Meira Levinson**, **Jeannie Suk Gersen**, and moderated by **Bharat Anand**. ![Zoe Marks ](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-05%20at%2012.17.45%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=q186DuA_) [### Creating Effective Social Contracts ](https://youtu.be/PtBIStWQa-4?si=k_tSWA-vRNbaqtey)Breakout session featuring **Harry Harding**, **Zoe Marks**, **Adrienne Phelps-Coco**, and **Sejal Vashi**. ![A woman speaking at a podium](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-05%20at%2012.21.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=JjIgAl8Y) [### Open Dialogue Within and Across Disciplines ](https://youtu.be/BMIEJ06yIN4?si=F-ob5GCaFR9zOSiw)Breakout session featuring **Salma Abu Ayyash**, **Kristin Mugford**, **Dan Rothstein**, **Luz Santana**, **Karen Thornber**, **Odile Harter**, and **Alexandra Sedlovskaya**. ![A woman with pink highlights in her hair](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-05%20at%2012.38.14%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=EbsBNqD0) [### Leveraging Technologies to Give Everyone a Voice ](https://youtu.be/3D2-hdbMeXY?si=UXW4Yu1c3doZRvF4)Breakout session featuring **Kelly Miller**, **Charles Nesson**, **Rebecca Nesson**, **Teddy Svoronos**, **Christine D’Auria**, and **Esther Brandon**. ![A panel of educators speaking into the table microphones](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-05%20at%2012.43.19%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=J5Fbtsef) [### Small Moves for Big Topics: Transforming Hard Conversations into Learning Opportunities ](https://youtu.be/5ZrPR31L4ko?si=8TCOlDcxrtk3u6ns)Breakout session featuring **Eram Alam**, **Aimee Hollander**, **Matthew Weinzierl**, **Karina Lin-Murphy**, and **Robert Haussman**. ![A man wearing a white shirt underneath a grey sweater](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-05%20at%2012.50.04%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=mS3N6Z3m) [### Student Perspectives: From Lived Experience to Critical Engagement ](https://youtu.be/ZRfATj4Lh18?si=16nwh1T9biMpOiHN)Breakout session featuring **Tega Ajise**, **Chukwudi “Chudy” Michael Ilozue**, **Cassandra Montenegro**, **Pratyush Rawal**, **Maria Flanagan**, and **Ashlie Sandoval-Lee**.