“How to be a Confident Pluralist”
Guest speaker:
Danielle Allen, PhD
James Bryant Conant University Professor, Harvard University
Director, Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at Harvard Kennedy School
Director, Democratic Knowledge Project-Learn at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
About the speaker:
Danielle Allen is a professor of political philosophy, ethics, and public policy as well as a seasoned nonprofit leader, democracy advocate, tech ethicist, distinguished author, and mom. She is a contributing columnist at The Atlantic magazine and was the 2020 winner of the Library of Congress' Kluge Prize. Her many books also include the widely acclaimed Our Declaration: a reading of the Declaration of Independence in defense of equality; Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A.; Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus; and Justice by Means of Democracy. Her forthcoming book, The Radical Duke, is due out with Liveright/Norton in 2026.
About the Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture:
The Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture is named for the first three African-Americans who graduated from Harvard Medical School: Edwin Clarence Joseph Turpin Howard, MD, Class of 1869, Thomas Graham Dorsey, MD, Class of 1869, and James Thomas Still, MD, Class of 1871.