#  Photo Gallery for Fall 2024 Centerpiece 

 



##  Orientation 

Weatherhead affiliates gathered on August 26 and 27 for our 2024–2025 orientation that started with introductions, followed by informative panels by library professionals, staff, and faculty, and concluded with a BBQ for all affiliates and their families. *Credits: Bethany Versoy, Lauren McLaughlin, Bethany Versoy*



 

 

    ![Melani Cammett, wearing a suit, speaks at podium microphone to room of professionals.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_3_2__480x320/public/2025-05/Events1-Orientation-Intros-700px.jpg?itok=TLWq3Hgp) 

 



 

  

 

    ![Diane Davis speaks at a panel alongside other speakers.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_3_2__480x320/public/2025-05/Events2-Orientation-Panel-700px.jpg?itok=g-co-DHR) 

 



 

  

 

    ![People stand in line to receive food at the annual BBQ held outside on the grass.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_3_2__480x320/public/2025-05/Events3-Orientation-Buffet-700px.jpg?itok=cp_q4pXF) 

 



 

  

 

 

 

 

 

##  Weatherhead Forum 

The Weatherhead Forum is our platform to address pressing topics of the day, and the pathbreaking Weatherhead research being done in those areas.

Left: “Geopolitical Stakes of the 2024 US Presidential Election” was held on October 9. It featured Timothy Colton, Ziad Daoud, Diana Durán Nuñez, and Rana Mitter, and was chaired by Center Director Melani Cammett. *Credit: Lauren McLaughlin*

Right: “What’s Next? Breaking Down the US Presidential Election Results” was held on November 6. It featured Joshua D. Kertzer, Pippa Norris (shown here), and Daniel Ziblatt, and was chaired by Center Director Melani Cammett. *Credit: Lauren McLaughlin*



 

 

     ![Zoom screenshot of five professionals.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_3_2__480x320/public/2025-05/Events-Forum-ElectionsOct-fullsize.jpg?h=136bd098&itok=R0BISwsK) 

 



 

 “Geopolitical Stakes of the 2024 US Presidential Election” was held on October 9. It featured Timothy Colton, Ziad Daoud, Diana Durán Nuñez, and Rana Mitter, and was chaired by Center Director Melani Cammett.



   

 

     ![Zoom screenshot shows one woman speaking and displaying a powerpoint presentation showing a chart on authoritarian populist parties and leaders. ](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_3_2__480x320/public/2025-05/Events9-Forum-ElectionsNov-700px.jpg?h=27624945&itok=Jj6n19a0) 

 



 

  

 

 

 

 

 

##  Conferences & Special Events 

Left: On October 10 and 11, the conference titled The Politics of Victimization: Citizenship, Agency, and Contestation Among Victims of Violence was held and convened by Faculty Associate Yanilda González and Eduardo Moncada from Barnard College. *Credit: Sarah Banse*

Middle: On November 20, the Weatherhead Center and Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies sponsored the event Navigating the Transatlantic Relationship in a Changing World. It featured Boston-based consuls general of France, Germany, Greece, and Spain, and was chaired by Faculty Associate Christoph Mikulaschek. *Credit: Michelle Nicholasen*

Right: On October 23, Richard English gave a book talk on his new book, Does Counter-Terrorism Work? Richard English is a member of the Weatherhead Center Advisory Committee and is director of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security, and Justice at Queen’s University Belfast. *Credit: Bethany Versoy*



 

 

    ![Group photo of about 20 professionals seated and standing behind a conference table.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_3_2__480x320/public/2025-05/Events6-ConferencePOV2024-700px.jpg?h=ad89484f&itok=d6ZIisow) 

 



 

  

 

    ![Five panelists are seated behind a table with a red tablecloth and sign behind them that says Center for European Studies at Harvard.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_3_2__480x320/public/2025-05/Events10-CESConsuls-700px.jpg?h=a04b0ab7&itok=c_FUQwVD) 

 



 

  

 

    ![Man with gray hair and beard speaking at microphone on a podium.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_3_2__480x320/public/2025-05/Events7-REnglish-700px.jpg?h=cb35aeb6&itok=cH3WYJom) 

 



 

  

 

 

 

 

 

##  For Fun 

Left: Comedian Katie Boyle performed for a packed audience along with the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society for the Center’s eighth annual International Comedy Night on October 8, held at the Smith Center during Harvard’s Worldwide Week. *Credit: Lauren McLaughlin*

Right: On November 25, the Weatherhead Center hosted a Thanksgiving luncheon for its affiliates. *Credit: Lauren McLaughlin*



 

 

     ![Woman holding microphone performs comedy routine on stage, standing next to a stool with water on it.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_3_4__480x640/public/2025-05/comedy-night-katie-boyle-2000px.jpg?h=713ca8ef&itok=WxitaxPB) 

 



 

  

 

     ![Long view down a table full of food while people on either side of the table serve themselves food.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_3_4__480x640/public/2025-05/IMG_1940-cropped.jpg?itok=k9lTluOH) 

 



 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 See also:- [ Centerpiece: Fall 2024 ](/newsletter-issues/centerpiece-fall-2024)