Sitting atop the Oxford Castle mound, I found myself reflecting on the extraordinary gift of being in Oxford among scholars from around the world. To be welcomed as a researcher into a community filled with such innovative, curious, and brilliant minds is both humbling and deeply inspiring. Throughout the Oxford Symposia 2026, I have been gathering wisdom nuggets,

forming new connections, and considering how research can move beyond presentation rooms to serve educators, students, schools, and communities. In this video, I invited three remarkable fellow scholars to share one reflection they are taking away from their time in Oxford:

Dr. Nicci Dowd, Assistant Professor at Marymount University and a member of our Oxford Symposia 2026 Research Team (https://ma ...