The University welcomed many distinguished lecturers this past semester. Below is a list of select lectures by speakers who visited us in the spring.
Obama and the World in Historical Perspective, Fredrik Longevall, Ph.D., John S. Knight Professor of International Studies, vice provost for international affairs, Cornell University
Nasser’s Egypt & the Origins of the Arab Spring, Jesse Ferris, Ph.D., vice president for strategy at the Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem
The Emergence of Anti-Liberal Politics in Central Europe , Ji í Pehe, director of NYU in Prague, political analyst, former chief political advisor of President Vaclav Havel
An American in Paris: Straddling Two Educational Cultures , Celeste Schenck, Ph.D., president of the American University in Paris
The Mutiny on The Bounty: Myth & Fact , Edward R. Leahy ’68, University of Scranton benefactor and professor of law at the University of Oxford
Faith, Action, Results , Carolyn Woo, Ph.D., president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, 125th Anniversary Engaged, Integrated & Global Lecture Series
The New Anti-Semitism , Alvin Rosenfeld, Ph.D., professor of English and Jewish studies at Indiana University
Market Exclusion of Poor Farmers in West Bengal, India: Consequences and Policy Options, Dilip Mookherjee, Ph.D., Boston University director of the Institute for Economic Development, 23rd Annual Spring Henry George Lecture
Yinyang: The Way of Ways, Robin Wang, Ph.D., professor of philosophy and director of Asian Pacific Studies at Loyola Marymount University, International Women’s Day Lecture
You can view videos of some of these lectures, as well as other lectures and panels, on our YouTube Channel here.
