Each summer, the Summer Institute hosts a speaker series, attracting speakers from a variety of areas, including politics, economics, science, and the arts. Featured speakers have included Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors and journalists, and political leaders.
Three films are also presented each summer.
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Below is the schedule for 2023.
Watch this space to see what’s in store for 2024!
2023 Speaker Series
July 6: Congressman Jamie Raskin – “Democracy, Gun Violence and the American Social Contract: Defending the Constitution against Insurrectionism and Authoritarianism”
July 13: Susan Eisenhower – “The Second Cold War: Was it avoidable? What will it mean?”
July 20: Beth Macy – “Hope and Help: America’s Overdose Crisis”
July 27: Rabbi David Saperstein – “Battles over Religious Freedom: Abortion, LGBTQ Rights, and Public Prayer”
August 3: Deborah Borda – “The Best Seat in the House”
August 10: Lawrence Bacow – “A Conversation with Larry Bacow”
