Psychedelic Intersections 2026 | Harvard Divinity School
Fri, Apr 10
2026
Free
at Harvard Divinity School
Cambridge, MA
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The fourth annual Psychedelic Intersections conference will be held at Harvard Divinity School on April 10-11, 2026. Building on the Center for the Study of World Religions’ (CSWR’s) popular conference series, the 2026 conference is a collaborative initiative of the CSWR at Harvard Divinity School, the Mahindra Center at Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School. Dr. Michaelson is a member of the program team and will be moderating a panel at the conference.
Location: Swartz Hall, Harvard Divinity School (45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA)
Keynote Speakers:
- Ramzi Fawaz (Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Benjamin Breen (Associate Professor of History, UC Santa Cruz)
- Tiona Zuzul (Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School)
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Friday, April 10
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9:00 – 9:30 am
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Welcome
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9:30 – 10:45 am
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Keynote conversation, Ramzi Fawaz and Phil Deloria
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11:00 – 1:00 pm
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Panel Session: Psychedelic Churches: Care and Caution
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1:00 – 2:00 pm
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Lunch
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2:00 – 4:00 pm
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Panel Session: Psychedelic Shadows: Reevaluating the Renaissance
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4:15 – 5:30 pm
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Keynote address, Tiona Zuzul
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5:30 – 5:45 pm
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Closing
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Saturday, April 11
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9:00 – 11:00 am
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Panel Session: Psychedelics and the Law
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11:15 – 1:15 pm
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Panel Session: Psychedelics for Healing: Between Therapy and Testimony
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1:15 – 2:15 pm
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Lunch
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2:15 – 4:15 pm
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Panel Session: Critical Approaches to Consciousness (moderated by Jay Michaelson)
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4:30 – 5:45 pm
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Keynote address, Benjamin Breen
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5:45 – 6:15 pm
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Closing
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