University Lecture Series
About this Series
Inaugurated in 1971 and sponsored by the Offices of the President and Provost, the University Lecture is a semiannual address given by an outstanding member of the Columbia University faculty, celebrating his or her work and academic achievements. The Lecture provides a forum for in-depth exploration on a topic of the speaker’s choice. Topics have ranged from Herman Melville and the human condition to the cellular biology of HIV to the influence of jazz music on narrative writing.
Date:
April 5, 2012 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm EDT
Location:
Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Low Memorial Library, Rotunda
President Lee C. Bollinger and Provost John H. Coatsworth host the University Lecture given by Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, Director of ICAP and Director of the Global Health Initiative at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, and College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Date:
February 20, 2012 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm EST
Location:
Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
University Lecture with Professor Nicholas Dirks
Date:
November 28, 2011 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm EST
Location:
Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
President Lee C. Bollinger and Interim Provost John H. Coatsworth host the University Lecture given by Mark A. Mazower, Ira D. Wallach Professor of World Order Studies and Chair of the Department of History, Columbia University.
Date:
March 7, 2011 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm EST
Location:
Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
President Lee C. Bollinger and Provost Claude M. Steele host the University Lecture given by George E. Lewis, Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music, Columbia University.
Date:
November 15, 2010 from 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm EST
Location:
Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
President Lee C. Bollinger and Provost Claude M. Steele host the University Lecture given by Dr. Linda P. Fried Dean and DeLamar Professor of Public Health Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine Senior Vice President, Columbia University Medical Center
Date:
September 29, 2009 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm EDT
Location:
Low Memorial Library, Rotunda
Provost Claude M. Steele delivers the University Lecture entitled "Identity and Stereotype Threat: Their Nature and What to do About Them at School and Work."
Date:
March 30, 2009 from 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm EDT
Location:
Rotunda, Low Memorial Library (Morningside Campus)
President Lee C. Bollinger and Provost Alan Brinkley host the University Lecture given by Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History at Columbia University.
Date:
November 17, 2008 from 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm EST
Location:
Faculty Room, Low Memorial Library
President Lee C. Bollinger and Provost Alan Brinkley host the University Lecture given by Shahid Naeem, Professor of Ecology and Chair of the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology.
Date:
April 15, 2008 from 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm EDT
Location:
Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
Morningside Campus
President Lee C. Bollinger and Provost Alan Brinkley host the University Lecture given by Teodolinda Barolini,
Lorenzo Da Ponte Professor of Italian.