Apr 6, 2026
Historian and author Friederike Baer to present Max Kade Distinguished Lecture
On April 15, author and historian of the American Revolution Friederike Baer will deliver this year’s Max Kade Distinguished Lecture
Lectures-Discussions
Feb 6, 2026
Astrophysicist, folklorist Moiya McTier to present John L. Hatfield ’67 Lecture
McTier will discuss her path to becoming an astrophysicist, folklorist, and science communicator
Oct 29, 2025
Caroline Séquin to deliver Jones Faculty Lecture
As keynote speaker delivering the Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Faculty Lecture, Prof. Caroline Séquin will discuss France’s use of legal and extra-legal…
Sep 30, 2025
NASA aerospace engineer E. Lara Lash ’13 to deliver Resnik Memorial Lecture
NASA Aerospace engineer E. Lara Lash '13—who is currently investigating the use of unsteady pressure-sensitive paint (uPSP) in large-scale aircraft and…
Mar 20, 2025
Hafsa Kanjwal to deliver Jones Faculty Lecture
As the keynote speaker delivering the Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Faculty Lecture April 1, Prof. Hafsa Kanjwal will highlight how strategic claims…
Feb 3, 2025
Podcaster, author Mike Duncan to deliver John L. Hatfield ’67 Lecture Feb. 20
American political history podcaster and author Mike Duncan will present the John L. Hatfield ’67 Lecture, “Hero of Two Worlds."
Oct 30, 2024
Melissa Gordon ’11 to deliver Jones Faculty Lecture
As the keynote speaker delivering the Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Faculty Lecture Tuesday, Nov. 12, Gordon will introduce how nature can serve as…
Apr 3, 2024
Gloria Mark to deliver April 15 Jones Visiting Lecture
On April 15, author, psychologist, and UC Irvine professor Gloria Mark will deliver this year’s Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Visiting Lecture on…
Feb 16, 2024
Upcoming lecture: ‘On Juneteenth’
On Feb. 29, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Harvard professor, and award-winning author Annette Gordon-Reed will deliver this year’s John L. Hatfield…
Oct 27, 2023
Upcoming lecture: Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda looks back on decades-long career
Dirda will be visiting the Lafayette campus Nov. 15 to deliver the 15th annual Paul and June Schlueter Lecture in the Art and History of the Book.