In season’s final lecture, Ella Al-Shamahi presents reasons for human dominion by Gabriel Weber on August 23, 2025
Ella Al-Shamahi to close season with cooperative story of humanity by Gabriel Weber on August 21, 2025
Sabrina Lynn Motley and Jeffrey Rosen discuss who tells story of history and why it matters by Gabriel Weber on August 21, 2025
Smithsonian Folklife lead Motley, NCC’s Rosen to offer argument for history’s study by Gabriel Weber on August 20, 2025
Morgan Freeman discusses creation of blues club, previews ‘Symphonic Blues’ by Liz DeLillo on August 19, 2025
‘Our lives depend on it:’ Former U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power concluded the 2020 Chautauqua Lecture Series with a plan for how America can reach ‘diplomacy at its best’ by Jamie Landers on August 29, 2020
Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Fabrizio Hochschild discusses efforts of UN75 Initiative to learn people’s hopes, fears, priorities for the future by Nick Danlag on August 28, 2020
UNICEF’s Henrietta Fore examines challenges children face across globe, how COVID-19 has changed her work, and importance of education in global context by Nick Danlag on August 28, 2020
A political cascade: Ambassador Samantha Power to close Chautauqua Lecture Series with emphasis on the role of America, the individual in driving diplomacy by Jamie Landers on August 28, 2020
Rachel Bowen Pittman discusses the United Nations Association of the USA’s mission, shares actions each person can take to create a better world by Nick Danlag on August 27, 2020
UNICEF Director Henrietta Fore to discuss how to help children reach their potential amid COVID-19 by Chris Clements on August 27, 2020
United Nations Association of the USA Executive Director Rachel Bowen Pittman to speak on Americans role in solving global problems for Week Nine Lecture by Eleanor Bishop on August 26, 2020
UN Foundation CEO Elizabeth Cousens discusses founding, purpose of UN, accomplishments during 75-year history, and need for greater global cooperation by Nick Danlag on August 25, 2020
United Nations Under-Secretary-General Fabrizio Hochschild to tackle global threats in Chautauqua lecture by Maggie Angevine on August 25, 2020
‘The fate of our world:’ As pandemic proves dysfunction, Elizabeth Cousens makes her case for international cooperation by Jamie Landers on August 24, 2020
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham traces struggles of Founding Fathers to create a stronger system, to current partisan political climate by Nick Danlag on August 22, 2020
Presidential historian Jon Meacham to speak on the endurance of the Constitution, closing Chautauqua’s Week 8 by Maggie Angevine on August 21, 2020
New York Times Magazine’s Emily Bazelon discusses how voting was laid out by the Founding Fathers, and how the pandemic and voting suppression may affect the 2020 election by Nick Danlag on August 21, 2020
Cato Institute’s Robert Levy explores how libertarians agree and disagree liberals and conservatives on the role of the federal government by Nick Danlag on August 20, 2020
New York Times Magazine journalist Emily Bazelon to discuss voting rights and the Constitution by Chris Clements on August 20, 2020
Hopkins scholar Martha Jones discusses history of voter suppression before and after ratification of 19th Amendment by Nick Danlag on August 19, 2020
