Fall 2026 Printable Schedule (not complete list)
Thursday, September 10, 2026 – 7 p.m. + *
The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism
Cynthia Miller-Idriss, American University
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
Monday, September 14, 2026 – 7 p.m. ♦
Winfield C. Cook Constitution Day Program
Jane E. Calvert, The John Dickinson Writings Project
Jeffrey Rosen, George Washington University Law School
Rubendall Recital Hall
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 – 7 p.m. + *
From the Kafala to Human Trafficking: Migrant Domestic Work Across the Globe
Rhacel S. Parreñas, Princeton University
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – 7 p.m. ♦
Can a Computer Program Think Like a Human?
John MacCormick, Dickinson College
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
Monday, October 5, 2026 – 7 p.m. ♦
When Trees Testify: Learning From and With Trees
Beronda L. Montgomery, Grinnell College
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
Thursday, October 8, 2026 – 7 p.m.
The Archive
Neta Pulvermacher, Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance (JAMD)
Mathers Theater
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 – 7 p.m.
The First Amendment and This Moment: Journalism and Law
Scott MacFarlane, MeidasTouch Network
John E. Jones III ’77, P’11, Dickinson College
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
Thursday, November 5, 2026 – 7 p.m. *
Tree Obsessions: Celebrating the Ephemeral in Long-Lived Plants
William (Ned) Friedman, Harvard University
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 – 7 p.m.
Joseph Priestley Award Celebration Lecture
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Hadley Wickham, Posit, University of Auckland
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
* Denotes programs that are part of the Clarke Forum’s Leadership in an Age of Uncertainty series
+ Denotes a student-initiated program
♦ Denotes a program that is part of our annual theme, Revolutions