Upcoming Events
60-Second Lecture
How the Welfare State Made America Healthy
Benjamin Franklin Statue, College Green
Julia Lynch, Professor of Political Science, will rise to the challenge next and talk about How the Welfare State Made America Healthy in 60 Seconds.
SAS Commons: Democracy and Knowledge
A Conversation between Dean Mark Trodden and Sophia Rosenfeld
Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge
In this kickoff event, SAS Dean and physicist Mark Trodden, along with current director of the SAS Commons and historian Sophia Rosenfeld, will introduce and discuss the 2026–28 theme, Democracy and Knowledge.
60-Second Lecture
Epochal Transformation: Insights from Russian History
Benjamin Franklin Statue, College Green
Kevin M.F. Platt, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Russian and East European Studies, will step up to the podium next at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23. And as per tradition, there will be cookies!
60-Second Lecture
Benjamin Franklin Statue, College Green
Andrew M. Rappe, Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, will step up to the podium as our final speaker for the fall semester.