2020-2021

Spring 2021 Events

irshad manji

What is Diversity Anyway?
A conversation with founder of Moral Courage College and author of Don’t Label Me, Irshad Manji.
Monday, February 22, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Event

MICHAEL SANDEL

The Populist Revolt, Merit, and the Common Good
A conversation with renowned political philosopher and Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, Michael Sandel.
Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Event

Bari weiss

Anti-Semitism and Liberal Freedom
A conversation with journalist, and author of the renowned book “How to Fight Anti-Semitism,” Bari Weiss.
Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Event

Loretta ross

Call-Out Culture and Progressive Politics
A conversation with activist, public intellectual, and professor of women and gender studies at Smith College, Loretta Ross.
Monday, March 22, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Event

sheena chestnut greitens, minxin pei, and jonathan stromseth ’85

China After Trump
A panel conversation with renowned China experts Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Minxin Pei, and Jonathan Stromseth.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Event

bryan caplan

Freedom, Populism, and Big Tech
A conversation with New York Times Bestselling author and Professor of Economics at George Mason University, Byran Caplan.
Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Event

helen pluckrose and ilana redstone

Freedom, Open Inquiry and the Academy
A conversation on open inquiry in higher education with Helen Pluckrose and Ilana Redstone.
Tuesday, May 11, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Event

Fall 2020 Events

Andrew Yang

Andrew Yang and a Nation in Crisis
A conversation with American political commentator, entrepreneur, lawyer, philanthropist, and author Andrew Yang.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Event

James Shapiro

Shakespeare in a Divided America
A conversation with English and Comparative Literature Professor at Columbia University James Shapiro.
Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Event

Marcia Chatelain

Capitalism, Race and Class: The Case of McDonald’s
A conversation with Georgetown University History and American Studies Professor Marcia Chatelain.
Monday, October 5, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Virtual Event

Amy Walter

The State of the Presidential Election
A conversation with nationally recognized political analyst Amy Walter on the state of the U.S. presidential election and the issues and trends that have shaped it.
Monday, October 26, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Event

Carlos Eire

Icons and Iconoclasm: In Religion, Politics and the Academy
A conversation with Cuban exile and Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University  Carlos Eire
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Event

Michael T. Osterholm

Public Policy and Covid-19
A conversation with Mike Osterholm, who serves as Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Event