2009 Lectures

Videos of the 2009 lectures are available.
View Dean Gilligan’s Lecture
View Dean Woodruff’s Lecture

In 2009, the Lecture Series presents two large lectures (at Bass Concert Hall) and a series of linked events. On September 21, Dean Thomas Gilligan talked about the factors that contribute to economic growth, and revealed our role in the miraculous process of Emerging Global Economic Growth.
View the events linked to Dean Gilligan’s lecture

On September 22, Dean Paul Woodruff discussed tyranny, freedom, and democracy in How to Spot a Tyrant When You See One: Models of Tyranny and Leadership from Classical Drama. Masters students from the Department of Theater and Dance also performed short scenes from Sophocles’ Antigone, Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, and Ibsen’s A Doll’s House.
View the events linked to Dr. Woodruff’s lecture