The Presidential Speakers Series welcomes experts to campus to discuss national and global issues from a variety of viewpoints, encouraging lively debate. The series focuses on a new theme each semester.

Spring 2025 Series

The University and the Public Good: The Role of the American College in Our Time

This semester, experts will discuss issues facing colleges and universities and evolving public perceptions of higher education. All events are sponsored by the Office of the President and will stream live.

 

Past Series

Themes for previous series include:

  • Fall 2024: Road to the White House

The Presidential Speaker Series events are in the spirit of recommendations made by the Task Force on Institutional Voice, which encouraged the University to take moments of national or global concern as a call to action for developing and supporting opportunities for debate and discourse on campus.