Listen: Engineer Marc Edwards on Truth-Seeking in an Age of Tribalism
February 20th, 2018
Edwards examines how government regulators, unethical scientists, and misguided activists contributed to the water crisis in Flint, Mich.
Listen: Educator Erin Corbett '99 on Deconstructing the Prison Recidivism Paradigm
January 10th, 2018
Corbett returned to campus to argue for a closer examination of the limited educational and post-prison employment opportunities that contribute to the phenomenon.
Listen: Author Stephen Walt Explores Future of U.S. Foreign Policy
November 13th, 2017
Walt says President Trump is gradually being "captured, co-opted, and constrained by the foreign policy establishment," ensuring that the status quo will continue.
Listen: Deborah DeMott ’70 on "Disavowed Art"
November 6th, 2017
The lecture draws from her ongoing book project which focuses on circumstances about the ongoing relationship over time between artists and works that they make, and circumstances that sever ties of authorship.
Listen: Historian Ben Goossen '13 on History with a Future
September 20th, 2017
Goossen discusses his book, Chosen Nation, which tells the story of a Christian religious group's entanglement with German nationalism through Hitler's Third Reich and the Holocaust.
Listen: Lang Scholars Share Their Community Projects
May 12th, 2017
Bolu Fakoya ’17 is one of four students who discusses the projects they designed with support and guidance from the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility.
Listen: Political Scientist Elizabeth Cohen '95 on America's Semi-Citizens
May 4th, 2017
Cohen discusses the ways citizens are not fully included and enfranchised in the United States.
Listen: Historian Wayne Patterson '68 on Korea's "Chinese Decade"
April 28th, 2017
Patterson discusses recently revealed details of Chinese imperialism in the late 19th century.
Listen: Software Engineer Jeff Kaufman '08 on Effective Altruism
April 28th, 2017
Kaufman discusses why he donates a significant portion of his income and how the connections he has made have coalesced into a small movement called "effective altruism."
Listen: Lawyer Jean Strout '10 on Her Experience at the Supreme Court
April 26th, 2017
Strout describes her experience on the team that briefed, argued, and won the case that made retroactive the Supreme Court ruling that juveniles cannot be subject to mandatory life sentences without parole.
Activist, Author Micah White '04 on Why Protests Fail
April 24th, 2017
White argues that while protest is undeniably cool again, it is increasingly clear that contemporary forms of activism are resulting in diminishing effectiveness.
Listen: Attorney Jonah Eaton '02 on Challenges to Immigrant Communities Under Trump
April 20th, 2017
Eaton discusses the legal underpinnings of the administration's executive orders, how they violate the Constitution or federal statutes, and how future orders may survive legal challenge.
Listen: Alumni Discuss How Study of Religion Benefits Their Work
April 19th, 2017
Alumni who majored in religion, including Dina Zingaro ’13, speak with students on their experiences in the professional world.
Listen: Chemist Herman Sintim on Bacterial Conversation
March 8th, 2017
Sintim discussed "bacterial conversation" and how it can be stopped to prevent infections from spreading.
Listen: C. Brian Rose Asks "Are We Rome?"
March 6th, 2017
In his talk, Rose considers the designs of war memorials in both antiquity and the 20th century, concentrating on the evolving iconography of power, conflict, and lamentation.
