All are invited to a ceremonial blessing followed by an opening reception for Gateway to Himalayan Art and Tashi Delek, Minnesota! At 5 p.m., Minneapolis Tibetan dance group Gyashae Rukag will lead a procession into the Center for Art and Dance and monks from the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery in Minneapolis will offer ritual blessings. […]
Saikrishana Prakash is the James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia Law School and is author of The Living Presidency: An Originalist Argument Against Its Ever-Expanding Powers. Prakash will use this lens to reflect on the state of the American presidency and the separation of powers. This discussion is hosted by […]
The Institute for Freedom and Community welcomes Matt Nelsen, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami and a 2012 graduate of St. Olaf College. His work is focused on building a thriving multi-racial democracy in the United States. Nelson recently published The Color of Civics: Civic Education for a Multi-Racial Democracy […]
All are invited to a lecture with Tenzin Namdul, TMD, PhD, on the topic of Tibetan Medicine: Intersection of Ethics, Philosophy, and Healing. The lecture will take place in Regents Hall of Natural Science 150. Dr. Namdul is a University of Minnesota Assistant Professor and Director of the Tibetan Healing Initiative. This lecture is presented […]
Corey Robin is a Professor of Political Science at CUNY Brooklyn College and author of books such as The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump and Fear: The History of a Political Idea. Robin will be discussing his new research which evaluates contemporary politics through an analysis of capitalism and American democracy.
Hahrie Han is the Inaugural Director of the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and the faculty director of the P3 (“Possible, Probable, and Powerful”) Research Lab. Han’s lecture, “Revitalizing Democracy,” will draw on her pathbreaking research on social movements and collective action. Her book will be available for purchase following the lecture.
The Ninth Annual James M. May Lecture in Classics will be delivered by His Grace the Right Reverend Irenei (Matthew Steenberg ’01), Bishop of London and Western Europe in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR), on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in Viking Theater. The lecture is free and open to […]
Steven Levitsky is the David Rockerfeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government and Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard and author of How Democracies Die and Tyranny of the Minority. Levitsky’s work draws on evidence from democracies around the world to evaluate the state of American […]