The Institute for the Arts and Humanities and Department of Communication will host an evening of conversation and shared learning in advance of the upcoming 2024 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship. Participants in this interactive workshop will gain critical communication … Read more

Judy Woodruff will deliver the Weil Lecture on American Citizenship, hosted by the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, on March 25, 2024.

Judy Woodruff will deliver the Weil Lecture on American Citizenship, hosted by the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, on March 25, 2024 in Hill Hall’s Moeser Auditorium. The lecture, titled “America at a Crossroads,” shares a title with Woodruff’s … Read more

Ahead of the Weil Lecture on American Citizenship, Director Patricia Parker talks with Senator Claire McCaskill about her political career, important figures in her life, and more.

In her remarks, titled “Finding Common Ground: Bipartisanship Within Political Turmoil,” she examined three possible reasons for the lack of compromise in politics. She pointed to the impacts of redistricting on elections, the segmentation of modern media and the normalization of disinformation, and growing cynicism and apathy towards government.

Claire McCaskill will deliver the Fall 2021 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship on October 25, 2021, in a public livestream from Hill Hall. The lecture will be free and open to the public via Zoom. Registration required; register for the Weil … Read more

The Institute for Arts and Humanities announces that former Attorney General Eric Holder will deliver the 2021 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship, available online, on Friday, February 19, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. (EDT). Mr. Holder was the first African-American to … Read more

The Institute for the Arts and Humanities announces Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senator 20017-2018, will deliver the 2020 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship on Monday, March 23, 2020, at the Carolina Union Auditorium in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union at … Read more

Due to precautions regarding the spread of the coronavirus, the 2020 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship has been canceled. We hope to reschedule this event in the future and will announce a new date once determined. The Institute for the … Read more