Speakers Series

Leading scholars in the social sciences present new insights on identity, ideology and their intersection, sometimes as part of a panel discussion.

Most presentations take place Mondays from 12:30 to 1:50 pm during the academic year.

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2025-2026 Series

September 23: Panel on Immigration and Right Wing Populist Voting

Patrick Egan, Rahsaan Maxwell, Maria Abscal
October 23: Panel on "Multiple Identities"

Delia Baldassari, Kwame Anthony Appiah, and Tessa West
Thursday, October 30

Marc Helbling
University of Mannheim
Monday, December 9

Seth Goldman
University of Massachusetts
Monday, February 12

Mario Small
Columbia University

2024-2025 Series

Monday, October 7

Eugen Dimant
University of Pennsylvania
Thursday, November 14

Byungkyu Lee
New York University
Monday, December 2

Ashwini Ashokkumar
New York University
Monday, February 10

Morgan C. Williams, Jr.
Barnard College, Columbia University
Monday, March 3

Jean Beaman
The City University of New York (CUNY)
Monday, April 7

Yalidy Matos
Rutgers University
Monday, April 21

Friedolin Merhout
University of Copenhagen
Monday, April 28

Tanushree Goyal
Princeton University

2023-2024 Series

Monday, October 16

Stephanie Ternullo
Harvard University
Monday, November 13

Derek Brown
Columbia University
Monday, December 4

Andrew Thompson
George Washington University
Monday, January 29

Janeria Easley
Emory University
Monday, February 26

Drew Englehardt
Stony Brook University
Monday, March 25

Adriana Germano
Yale University
Monday, April 15

katrina quisumbing king
Northwestern University

2022-2023 Series

Monday, October 3

Calvin Lai
Washington University, St. Louis
Monday, November 7

Amber Spry
Brandeis University
Monday, December 12

Rebecca Littman
University of Illinois, Chicago
Monday, January 30

Julian Rucker
University of North Carolina
Monday, February 27

Princess Williams
Amherst College
Monday, March 27

Tarik Abou-Chadi
Oxford University
Monday, April 17

Jason Ferguson
University of California, Los Angeles
Monday, May 8

Hajar Yazdiha
University of Southern California

2021-2022 Series

Monday, Sept 20

Julian Wamble
George Washington University
Monday, October 18

Joel Martinez
Harvard University
Monday, November 22

Andrea Headley
Georgetown University
Monday, December 6

Ben Ruisch
Leiden University
Monday, Jan 31 (Postponed)

Shea Streeter
University of Michigan
Monday, Jan 31

Yamil Velez Columbia University (virtual)
Monday, February 28 (Postponed)

Princess Williams
University of Michigan
Monday, March 28

Pavi Suryanarayan
Johns Hopkins University/LSE
Monday, April 11

René Flores
University of Chicago (virtual)
Monday, May 9

Kareem Haggag
UCLA