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, entitled "‘Cicero Speaks Norwegian’: Reconsidering […]
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.
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.
When we disagree, we should try to work out the truth. For that we have debate. But the meaning of debate is also debatable, and this lecture arranges just such a clash of minds across time and space, between the 19th century English philosopher John Stuart Mill and the classical Buddhist scholar Nāgārjuna.
From vaccines to climate change, skeptics ask: why does some intellectual elite get to tell us what to think? We can best understand the frustrating dilemma of scientific authority by looking back to a time when modern science emerged alongside modern views on political authority.
The St. Olaf community and public are welcome to attend the fourth annual Grose LGBTQIA+ Lecture, hosted by the Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion. Featuring a multi-religious panel, this series strives to highlight the religious diversity present in the lives of LGBTQIA+ people on campus and in the world, building on St. Olaf's "rooted […]
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 […]
The St. Olaf Office of Admissions will be hosting the 3 College Counselor Tour alongside Carleton and Macalester College. Admissions will have morning programming available for Counselor Participants in Viking Theater, with a lunch to follow in Valhalla on Monday, October 6.
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 St. Olaf community is welcome to attend a screening of Moana (2016), an animated film directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, in celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month. This event is hosted by the Asian Conversations program. The film follows Moana, a brave and determined teenager who sets sail on a bold journey to […]