On Demand March 13, 2026 — 3:30 p.m. (CT)
National Academies | Sciences, Engineering, Medicine
Envisioning a Bright Future for Rural Education in Minnesota
Welcome and Opening Keynote
Tomson Hall 280
On Demand March 11, 2026 — 3:15 p.m. (CT)
Romance Languages Guest Lecture
Comal y Tortilla: On the Culinary Alchemy of a Nation, Food Sovereignty, and the Predicament of Good Intentions
Constanza Ocampo-Raeder, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Carleton College
Viking Theater
On Demand February 26, 2026 — 3:45 p.m. (CT)
Buntrock Institute for Freedom and Community Conversation
Populism and Democracy: A Public Choice View
Michael Munger, Professor, Political Science and Economics, Duke University
Viking Theater
On Demand December 8, 2025 — 3:30 p.m. (CT)
Buntrock Institute for Freedom and Community Conversation
The Great Abdication: How American Democracy Died
Steven Levitsky, David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, Professor of Government and Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University
Tomson Hall 280
On Demand November 20, 2025 — 11:30 a.m. (CT)
43rd Annual Carl A. Mellby Lecture Series
The Music of Physics
Brian Borovsky, Professor of Physics and Director of Engineering Studies
Viking Theater
On Demand November 13, 2025 — 7 p.m. (CT)
Ninth Annual James M. May Lecture in Classics
‘Cicero Speaks Norwegian’: Reconsidering Perpetual Contextuality in Classical and Religious Studies
His Grace the Right Reverend Irenei (Matthew Steenberg '01), Bishop of London and Western Europe for the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
Viking Theater
On Demand November 5, 2025 — 3:30 p.m. (CT)
Institute for Freedom and Community Conversation
There But for the Grace of Wallstreet Go I
Corey Robin, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center
Viking Theater
On Demand November 4, 2025 — 7 p.m. (CT)
Flaten Art Museum Lecture
Tibetan Medicine: Intersection of Ethics, Philosophy, and Healing
Tenzin Namdul, TMD, PhD, Assistant Professor and Director of the Tibetan Healing Initiative, University of Minnesota
Regents Hall 150
On Demand October 28, 2025 — 4 p.m. (CT)
Classics Department Guest Lecture
Greek Myths from Egyptian Sands: Discovering and Interpreting "The New Euripides"
John C. Gibert, Professor of Classics, University of Colorado - Boulder
Viking Theater
On Demand October 23, 2025 — 4:30 p.m. (CT)
The Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion
Grose Family Lecture Series: Role of Religion and Faith in LGBTQIA+ Culture and Community
Rev. Hierald Osorto, Senior Pastor of San Pablo/St. Paul Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minn.
Viking Theater