Lectures & Presentations
Join the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization Jan. 27 for an evening conversation with renowned political leader, NYT best-selling author and expert on Islam—Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
The College of Music's third annual Distinguished Lectureship in Music, Diversity and Inclusion will welcome social entrepreneurs and arts leaders Aaron and Afa Dworkin from the award-winning Sphinx Organization.
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will speak at CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï's Macky Auditorium on Thursday, Jan. 30, as part of the Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series.
In a Dec. 10 CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï event, Bob Beauprez and Mark Udall will discuss how bipartisanship (and friendship) happen.
In this free CU on the Weekend lecture, Associate Professor Elizabeth Skewes will provide context for contemporary campaign coverage and examine how journalists are responding to the unique factors shaping the 2020 election.
Please join us on Dec. 3 for the Honors Program Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Professor Eve-Lyn Hinckley.
Free expression, open discourse and ongoing intellectual challenge are necessary for fostering creativity and originality. Hear more from University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer, hosted by the Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization.
Visiting scholar Colleen Sheehan will lead a discussion over tea following a screening of Emma, a 1996 adaptation of Jane Austen's similarly-named novel from 1815. The event will take place at the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Public Library.
The °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Faculty Assembly's Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, in coordination with CU Athletics, will hold its second conversation series on Dec. 5. The topic for this session will be academic success.
The 45th annual Austin W. Scott Jr. Lecture will feature Professor Helen Norton discussing the uses and abuses of the government’s expressive powers through the lens of constitutional law. Register now.