Current Season

Think Forum is looking forward to hosting the following renowned speakers for its 2024-2025 season. Think Forum events are free and open to the public.


Billy Collins in sweater and scarf around his neck

Ford Lecture for the Humanities

Presented in partnership with the Baker-Nord Center for Humanities
Billy Collins
December 3, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Maltz Performing Arts Center

Featured book: "Water, Water: Poems" by Billy Collins.

                                                      Click here for the Billy Collins Digital Program

Valerie Jarrett seated in glasses with short hair and long sleeve sweater

Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation

Valerie Jarrett
January 24, 2025
12:45 p.m.
Tinkham Veale University Center

Featured book: "Finding My Voice: When the Perfect Plan Crumbles, the Adventure Begins."

Thanks to the support of our generous donors, this event is free and open to the general public, but registration is required. Register today!

Headshot of Kevin Roose

The Lee Millis Lecture

Kevin Roose
Preparing you for a world dominated by technology and AI
March 20, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Maltz Performing Arts Center

Featured book: "Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of AI" by Kevin Roose.


Hua Hsu headshot in suit and tie and glasses

The F. Joseph Callahan Distinguished Lecture

Hua Hsu
A State of Becoming: What It Means to Tell Asian American Stories
May 22, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Maltz Performing Arts Center

Featured book: "Stay True" by Hua Hsa.

 

Lists of previous Think Forum speakers can be found on the Past Speakers page