September 18, 2025
Tune in to this timely and essential conversation with Dr. John Austin, Head of School at Deerfield Academy and author of Thriving in a World of Pluralistic Contention: A Framework for Schools. Drawing on his experience as a school leader and scholar, Dr. Austin shares a vision for how schools can foster civic discourse and build cultures of open inquiry that prepare students to navigate complexity, disagreement, and pluralism with intellectual courage and empathy.