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
University of Virginia professor Deborah G. Johnson to talk on deepfakes, election misinformation by Jamie Clarkson on July 23, 2020
Carnegie Mellon University scholars to join panel on ethics and tech by Jamie Clarkson on July 22, 2020
Affectiva CEO Rana el Kaliouby to discuss ethics of artificial intelligence, burgeoning field of “Emotion AI” by Laura Philion on July 21, 2020
Nicholas Thompson to showcase the history of tech and the debates swirling around it by Chris Clements on July 20, 2020
Amid turmoil, Aaron Bryant asks how we can preserve history in real time in lecture by Chris Clements on July 17, 2020
PBS President Paula Kerger to discuss new project, the redefining of what is means to be an American by Jamie Landers on July 16, 2020
Tricia Rose brings Ivy League understanding of racism to the people in “What I’ve Learned Telling the Story of Systemic Racism” by Chloe Murdock on July 15, 2020
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker to give lecture on art, social justice, philanthropy by Jamie Clarkson on July 14, 2020
Anna Deavere Smith to use blend of lecture, theater to explore issues of social inequality by Chris Clements on July 13, 2020
Derek Thompson of ‘The Atlantic’ to discuss the future beyond COVID-19 pandemic by Laura Philion on July 10, 2020
Black List founder Franklin Leonard to outline how unseen forces in Hollywood lead to box-office hits that shape society by Jamie Landers on July 8, 2020
Former police chief and member of Obama-era task force Cedric Alexander to speak on police reform and systemic racism by Maggie Angevine on July 6, 2020
Geoffrey Kemp and Barbara Bodine to address water scarcity in Middle East by Jamie Clarkson on July 3, 2020
Christiana Figueres to stress the urgency of climate change response in a COVID world by Chloe Murdock on July 2, 2020
Katharine Wilkinson to Discuss Questions of Climate Change, What it Means to be Human on a Changing Planet by Nick Danlag on July 1, 2020
