January 9, 2023

UC Berkeley Jefferson Memorial Lecture with Michael W. McConnell on “Constructing a Republican Executive”

Join the Director of the Constitutional Law Center, Michael W. McConnell for a Jefferson Memorial Lecture on the topic of “Constructing a Republican Executive”. This lecture will show how the delegates, and especially the Committee of Detail, went about constructing such an executive, and what it means for separation-of-powers law…

October 14, 2022

UC Berkeley Moses Memorial Lecture: Hilary Hoynes on The Social Safety Net as an Investment in Children

Join Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Hilary Hoynes for a Bernard Moses Memorial Lecture on the topic of “The Social Safety Net as an Investment in Children”. A hallmark of every developed nation is the provision of a social safety net – a collection of public programs that deliver…

February 13, 2020

A Fine Crop of Spring Lectures

Thought-provoking lectures presented by a diverse line up of distinguished speakers.

September 12, 2019

Announcing the Fall 2019 Berkeley Graduate Lectures

We are excited to announce the Fall 2019 Berkeley Graduate Lectures! Eight lectureships comprise the Graduate Council and Graduate Division Lectures, each with a distinct endowment history. These unique lectureship programs have brought distinguished visitors to Berkeley since 1904 to speak on a wide range of topics, from philosophy to…

January 15, 2019

A Fine Crop of Spring Lectures

Thought-provoking lectures presented by a diverse line up of distinguished speakers.

August 9, 2018

Exciting Fall Offerings from Berkeley Graduate Lectures

Thought-provoking lectures presented by a diverse line-up of distinguished speakers.

September 7, 2017

Berkeley Graduate Lectures Fall 2017

Check out this Fall's lectures — free and open to the public — with exciting and distinguished speakers.

January 9, 2017

CSHE Spring Colloquium Series and a Visiting Scholar Seminar

The Center for Studies in Higher Education presents a visiting scholar seminar and the 2017 Spring Colloquium Series, a program of stimulating lectures and discussions on national and international issues shaping higher education today. All lectures take place on the UC Berkeley campus and are free of charge.

October 23, 2016

Berkeley Graduate Lectures Fall 2016

Check out this Fall's lectures — free and open to the public — with exciting and distinguished speakers.

October 21, 2015

Origins Project Postdoctoral Award Lectureship — 11/1/2015

Arizona State University is now accepting nominations to the annual Origins Project Postdoctoral Award Lectureship through November 1, 2015. This award, the largest of its kind in the world, is given annually to an outstanding junior scholar chosen from all countries, from any field of study relevant to The Origins Project,…

September 7, 2015

Don’t Miss the Fall Berkeley Graduate Lectures Series

Aldous Huxley, Noam Chomsky and Stephen Hawking. These are just some of the speakers who have lectured at the university as part of UC Berkeley's Graduate Lectures Series.

February 9, 2015

A Bevy of Thought-Provoking Spring Lectures Awaits You!

The Graduate Division proudly manages the Berkeley Graduate Lectures and UC Berkeley’s Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Here is a brief description of what we’ll be featuring this spring. The HarvEst Distinguished Women…

January 20, 2014

Faculty Research Lectures Celebrate Excellence in Research

The Faculty Research Lectures are a campus tradition that celebrates research excellence at UC Berkeley. Every year since 1912, the Academic Senate has selected faculty members who are exceptionally distinguished for their scholarly research to serve as the Faculty Research Lecturers. These public events provide a unique opportunity for the…

September 11, 2013

Don’t Miss this Season’s Berkeley Graduate Lectures

UC 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.

December 14, 2012

See and hear great lectures you might have missed (bonus: no homework)

If you missed the recent fall lectures in the Graduate Council and Graduate Division Lectures series, you're in luck!

September 12, 2012

Coming this fall: a season of great lectures

Distinguished speakers present lectures on the future of American politics, intelligence and the brain, religion and history, and global income inequality. Admission is free.

February 17, 2012

The Spring 2012 menu of Tanner and Graduate Council Lectures

Samuel Scheffler, Kathryn Mickle Werdegar, Jonathan Barnes and Peter Singer

September 15, 2011

This fall: a season of great (and free) Graduate Lectures

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. Jefferson Memorial Lectures…

August 16, 2011

Fall 2011: a season of great (and free) Graduate Lectures

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. Jefferson Memorial Lectures…

January 24, 2011

Spring Lectures: Reich, Botstein, Witte, Jr., and Squyers

Presenting this spring’s offerings from the Graduate Council Lectures and the Tanner Lectures on Human Values. These lectures (and the Tanner seminar) are free and open to the public.