Ella Al-Shamahi to close season with cooperative story of humanity 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
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to discuss ‘times of American tumult’ by Susie Anderson on August 17, 2025
Closing week, NYT’s Thomas Friedman to discuss relations between U.S., Middle East by Cody Englander on August 14, 2025
Intervening in Intervention: Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Elizabeth Kolbert to share ‘Under a White Sky’ for joint morning lecture, CLSC talk by Sarah Vest on July 6, 2021
Lauded science fiction author Ted Chiang to frame week looking to future with exploration of genre’s relevance by Sara Toth on July 5, 2021
Political scientist Dexter Roberts to forecast China’s uncertain economic future by Nick Danlag on July 1, 2021
Ma Jian, translator Flora Drew to present ‘China Dream’ for Week 1 CLSC by Sarah Vest on July 1, 2021
Hudson Institute fellow Michael Pillsbury to speak on U.S.-China relations by Nichole Jiang on June 30, 2021
Human Rights Watch’s Fong to discuss China’s ‘radical experiment’ of one-child policy for CLS by Nick Danlag on June 29, 2021
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
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
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
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 journalist Emily Bazelon to discuss voting rights and the Constitution by Chris Clements on August 20, 2020
Cato Institute Chairman Robert A. Levy to discuss the founding fathers’ vision of limited government for Week Eight Lecture by Eleanor Bishop on August 19, 2020
Johns Hopkins professor Martha Jones to speak on history of voter suppression, Nineteenth Amendment by Jamie Clarkson on August 18, 2020
