60-Second Lectures
Time and Location
Lectures are held at noon on their scheduled dates, in front of the Benjamin Franklin statue outside of College Hall. In the case of inclement weather, lectures will be held at the Bistro at Houston Hall.
Featured Lectures
Quayshawn Spencer, Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy
Emily Steiner, Professor of English, Aylin Malcolm, Ph.D Student, English
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.
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Courtney Boen, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Sarah Barringer Gordon, Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law and Professor of History
Michael Levy, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine
