The University of California, Berkeley, sponsors a variety of public lectures. The lectureships present eminent scholars, Nobel laureates, and prominent figures to the University and San Francisco Bay Area community.

Join us for the Fall 2011 Graduate Council & Graduate Division Lectures at UC Berkeley.

Rogers M. Smith lecture posterJefferson Memorial Lectures
The American Experiment: A 21st Century Assessment
Rogers M. Smith — Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
September 22, 2011 — 4:10 PM
International House Auditorium, 2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley

Marie D. Price lecture posterCarl O. Sauer Memorial Lectures
Diffusion, Deflection and Diversity: A Geographic Perspective on Contemporary Immigration
Marie D. Price — Professor of Geography and International Affairs, George Washington University
October 06, 2011 — 4:10 PM
Archaeological Research Facility, 2251 College Avenue

Sylvia Earle lecture posterThe Charles M. and Martha Hitchcock Lectures
Mission Blue: Protecting the Blue Heart of the Planet
Sylvia Earle — President, The SEA Alliance
October 12, 2011 — 4:10 PM
International House Auditorium, 2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley

Sylvia Earle lecture posterThe Charles M. and Martha Hitchcock Lectures
Exploring the Deep Frontier
Sylvia Earle — President, The SEA Alliance
October 13, 2011 — 4:10 PM
International House Auditorium, 2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley

Jean Lave lecture posterBernard Moses Memorial Lectures
Everyday Life and Learning
Jean Lave — Professor Emerita, Department of Geography, and Affiliate Professor, Departments of Geography, Anthropology, and the Energy Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley
November 03, 2011 — 4:10 PM
Toll Room, Alumni House, UC Berkeley Campus

Wieseltier lecture posterFoerster Lectures on the Immortality of the Soul
The Misadventures of Materialism
Leon Wieseltier — Literary Editor, The New Republic
November 16, 2011 — 4:10 PM
International House Auditorium, 2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley