60-Second Lectures
Time and Location
Lectures will take place every Wednesday in September starting at 11:50 a.m. in front of the Benjamin Franklin statue outside of College Hall. In the case of inclement weather, lectures will be held in Café 58, Irvine Auditorium.
Featured Lectures
Heather J. Sharkey, Professor and Chair of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Sarah Barringer Gordon, Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law and Professor of History
Irina Marinov, Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Science
Michael Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science; Director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media
Special 60 Second Lectures
The 60-Second Lectures: In Quarantine series explored the complex social, cultural, historical, and economic issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out the video library here.
60-Second Lectures on Racial Injustice.
This set of short talks spotlights the history and contemporary manifestations of racism in the U.S., Black lives and culture, and the range of factors that have contributed to this moment.
1.5 Minute Climate Lectures to sound the alarm about the climate emergency, to call for large-scale climate action, and to share a vision of constructive and comprehensive response.
No upcoming lectures at this time. Please check back later.
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R. Jisung Park, Assistant Professor, School of Social Policy and Practice
Allison Lassiter, Assistant Professor, Weitzman School of Design
Irina Marinov, Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Science
Matthijs Bouw, Professor of Practice and McHarg Center Fellow for Risk and Resilience, Weitzman School of Design