<div dir="ltr"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.plato-philosophy.org/" target="_blank">PLATO (Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization)</a>, </span><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px">a national nonprofit dedicated to introducing philosophy to young people, is holding its</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Seventh Biennial Conference</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> June 27-28, 2025, at Tufts University in Medford, outside of Boston. Recognizing that the highly-polarized nature of contemporary society has left many educators reluctant to discuss important but potentially controversial topics in classrooms and other settings, the conference will focus on the intersection of philosophy and civic engagement. </span><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Philosophers and educators are invited to submit presentation proposals related to the intersection of philosophy and civic participation. </span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The conference will feature concurrent sessions involving interactive workshops, presentations, and poster sessions. All presentation proposals must be submitted online by </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">January 15, 2025</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For more information and to submit a proposal, visit the </span><a href="https://www.plato-philosophy.org/plato-conferences/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">conference webpage</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-weight:700;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div></div>