With so many great lecturers coming to Drake University’s campus this fall, we understand it may be hard to keep everything straight. Here’s a quick rundown of just a few of the many prominent speakers visiting Drake’s campus this fall. All of these events are free and open to the public:
Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m. Ambassador Johnnie Carson, “Africa: The Changing Face of the Continent”
Sheslow Auditorium
Oct. 9, 7 p.m. William P. Dougherty delivers the 29th Luther W. Stalnaker lecture
Sheslow Auditorium
October 16, 6:30 p.m. President of Iceland Olafu Ragnar Grimmsson lectures on climate change and global warming
Sheslow Auditorium
Oct. 29, 7 p.m. Bucksbaum Lecture Series presents pop-culture astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson
Knapp Center
Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. NPR’s Michele Norris discusses “The Race Card Project” as part of the Wonder of Words Festival
Sheslow Auditorium
Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. Bucksbaum Lecture Series presents biographer Walter Isaacson
Knapp Center
Visit www.drake.edu/newsevents to keep up-to-date on all the exciting events happening at Drake University.