#  Community Conversations 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **September 1, 2015** 

 09:30AM - 11:00AM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Freshman Yard**  



 

 



 

**Program Overview**

For many years, the Freshman Dean’s Office has assigned readings to incoming first-year students and organized conversations with faculty and administrators during Opening Days to address important questions raised in the texts.

**The goals of Community Conversations are to:**

1. Consider what’s important to you about your identity and your community as you transition from home to Harvard;
2. Examine your assumptions and learn about your peers’ diverse identities and perspectives;
3. Begin to develop a sense of shared responsibility for upholding a compassionate and respectful community; and,
4. Engage in conversations that may be challenging or unfamiliar.

**How the Program Works:**

Students do the following to prepare for *Community Conversations*:

- Read the assigned book, ***[My Beloved World](http://hwpi.harvard.edu/os_fast/files/fdo/my_beloved_world_ch._14-19.pdf)*** by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, making personal meaning of the memoir.
- Attend the conversation on **Tuesday, September 1, 9:30-11:00am**, to share personal views, recalling the relevance of the readings to joining an exceptionally diverse class at Harvard.



 

 



 

 

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