Fall 2026 Events

    America at 250: Founding Ideals, Pivotal Moments, and Current Challenges

    Fall Speaker Series
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    Brenda Berkman

    In Conversation: Brenda Berkman and Patrick Wilz on Service, Memory, and Meaning
    September 17, 2026 | 3:30 PM
    Groot Gallery, Center for Art and Dance

    Co-sponsored by the Flaten Art Center

     

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    David Siemers

    Hate the Game, Not the Player: The Politics of Rumor, Innuendo, and Allegations of Crime
    October 8, 2026 | 3:45 PM
    Viking Theater, Buntrock Commons

     

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    Franita Tolson

    In Congress We Trust? Enforcing Voting Rights from the Founding to the Jim Crow Era
    October 22, 2026 | 3:45 PM
    Viking Theater, Buntrock Commons

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    Lisa Tetrault

    When Women Won the Right to Vote: An American Fiction
    October 29, 2026 | 3:45 PM
    Viking Theater, Buntrock Common

     

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    John Sides

    A Bicentennial Midterm: What Happened in the 2026 Election and What It Means for American Democracy
    November 16, 2026 | 3:30 PM
    Viking Theater, Buntrock Commons

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