6:30 p.m.
Join this lecture on reviving MLK’s vision of the beloved community—where inclusion, cultural goodwill, and nonviolence expand democracy beyond voting. Discover how these values can bridge today’s deep divides and strengthen the soul of American civic life.
5 p.m.
Join us in discussion with visiting speakers Edward Alden, Ambassador (ret.) John Koenig, and Jacqueline Miller (moderator), as part of our winter quarter lecture series examining how different regions and global issues are affected by the policies of the Trump administration. Co-sponsored by UW Global.
6:30 p.m.
Discover how inclusive communication can transform healthcare for older LGBTQ adults. This inspiring talk explores ways to foster trust, reduce disparities, and create a system where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued.
Registration opens September 10, 2025.
5 p.m.
Discover a faster, lower-risk route to business ownership — learn key entrepreneurship through acquisition strategies and start building your roadmap in this expert-led webinar.
3 p.m.
Sacred Breath features Indigenous writers and storytellers sharing their craft. Storytelling offers a spiritual connection, a sharing of sacred breath.
4 p.m.
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes the architects of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). We will introduce MOFs and discuss their importance, then host an audience Q&A.
6 p.m.
Lively conversation among UW Honors faculty from different areas of knowledge on what happens when scientific research and scholarship are misunderstood, mistrusted or misused.
6:30 p.m.
Discover how birding became Ed Yong’s path to healing and wonder. In this talk, he explores nature’s power to restore, revealing how paying attention to birds can reconnect us to joy, presence, and the truest reality.
Registration opens September 10, 2025.
6:30 p.m.
In this lecture, Peter Sellars explores how the arts foster civic imagination, emotional connection, and moral renewal—sharing global examples of art as a transformative force across institutions, crises, and communities in times of division and deep societal change.
Registration opens September 10, 2025.
7 p.m.
This year’s lecturer, Dr. Carolyn Pinedo-Turnovsky, invites us to explore undocumented immigration status, identity and the human experience.