University Lecture Committee

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Previously presented by the University Lecture Committee:

May 5, 2022

Iowa Literary Legends: T.C. Boyle

T.C. Boyle

Location: Englert Theatre and online

Hear Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate and PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author T.C. Boyle (74MFA) read from his acclaimed works during this rescheduled ev…

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Posted April 8, 2022

Interested in bringing world-class thinkers to the University of Iowa? Submit your application by April 10, 2022 using the following link: Application Form Email us at lecture-committee@uiowa.

More Lectures on Campus: A Look Into The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

Posted March 22, 2022

Join the Ul One Health Student Group via Zoom on April 12th at 6:00 PM CST to hear from the curators of the Smithsonian's exhibit "Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World" Zoom Meeting…

More Lectures on Campus: John A. List

Posted March 2, 2022

The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale

Thursday, March 24th 7:00 pm at the Iowa Theater, Iowa Memorial Union

About the University Lecture Committee

For more than 30 years, The University of Iowa Lecture Committee has brought some of the world's great thinkers to the University of Iowa campus. Speakers have included an impressive roster of national and international figures in science, politics, business, human rights, law, and the arts. Each year the University hosts from 6 to 10 thought-provoking lectures. These events help enrich Iowa's academic environment and enhance its reputation as a prestigious Big Ten university.

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Notable Donor: Cassandra Foens, M.D., F.A.C.R

More Than 10 Years of Bringing the World's Greatest Thinkers to the University of Iowa

On August 27, 2008, at the Englert Theater in downtown Iowa City, author Chuck Klosterman was ushered to the stage marking the inaugural event of the Cassandra S. Foens, M.D., Lecture Series. Before a standing room only audience, the University of Iowa Lecture Committee students proudly introduced the new series and the remarkable individual who made it possible.

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Our Mission

To stimulate thought, discussion, and engagement, the University Lecture Committee presents an intellectually diverse program that brings the broader University of Iowa communities face-to-face with the world's notable thinkers throughout each academic year.