McDowell Institute Lecture Series

The McDowell Institute Lecture Series hosts speakers who examine and discuss the problems and prospects of leadership, constitutionalism, political economy, politics, and ethical reasoning.

2023–24 Events

Jason Riley

Sept. 28 • 5 p.m. • Queally Center for Admission and Career Services
Why Thomas Sowell Matters
Jason L. Riley
Senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and columnist for The Wall Street Journal
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Angel Parham

Nov. 9 • 5 p.m. 
Don't Cancel the Classics, Broaden and Diversify Them
Angel Parham
Associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia

Zena Hitz

March 21
Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life 
Zena Hitz 
Tutor at St. John’s College and the author of Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life