The Honors Lecture Series brings distinguished speakers to address the Honors themes for each academic year. Speakers from previous years are listed according to theme.
| 2008-2009: "The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences" | |
| Sep 17, 2008 | Brian Fagan "Then and Now: The Tale of the Silent Elephant in the Room" |
| Oct 15, 2008 | Sonia Nazario "Enrique’s Journey and America’s Immigration Dilemma" |
| Nov 19, 2008 | David Cay Johnston "Faux Markets and Inflated Prices" |
| Feb 18, 2009 | Kathleen Kennedy Townsend "To Those Who Have Been Given Much: Service, Volunteerism and Changing the World" |
| Mar 11, 2009 | Alfred Lubrano "Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White Collar Dreams" |
| Apr 15, 2009 | John Steele Gordon "The Origins of American Affluence" |
| 2007-2008: "Gods and Power in the Middle East" | |
| Sep 19, 2007 | Robin Wright "Gods and Power in the Middle East" |
| Oct 17, 2007 | Farooka Gauhari "Searching for Saleem: An Afghan Woman’s Odyssey" |
| Nov 14, 2007 | Jeffrey Birnbaum "The Power of Money in Washington" |
| Feb 20, 2008 | Bobby Seale "Seize the Time: The Story of The Black Panther Party" |
| Mar 19, 2008 | Ira Rifkin "Joined at the Hip: The Interaction Between Religion and Globalization" |
| Apr 16, 2008 | Wilma Mankiller "What It Means to Be an Indigenous Person in the 21st Century" |
| 2006-2007: "Gods and Power in the Middle East" | |
| Sep 20, 2006 | Arun Gandhi "Lessons I Learned From My Grandfather" |
| Oct 18, 2006 | Reza Aslan "The Future of Islam: Toward the Islamic Reformation" |
| Nov 15, 2006 | Barbara Trent "The Economics of Censorship in a Global World" |
| Feb 21, 2007 | William Schulz "Terror, Torment, and Tyranny: The State of Human Rights Today" |
| Mar 21, 2007 | Anuradha Mittal "Economic Human Rights: The Time Has Come" |
| Apr 18, 2007 | Orville Schell "China & Iraq: America's Two Great Challenges" |
| 2005-2006: "Popular Culture: Shaping and Reflecting Who We Are" | |
| Sep 21, 2005 | Ray Suarez "The Old Subdivision: American Life and American Culture in the First Suburban Century" |
| Oct 19, 2005 | Bill Goodykoontz "Birth, School, Work, Death: Television as Ubiquitous Popular Culture" |
| Nov 16, 2005 | Camille Cooper "Discover the Truth About "Beauty" in Popular Culture" |
| Feb 15, 2006 | Steve Bell "Media Influence on Politics: Campaign 2004" |
| Mar 22, 2006 | Dan Moldea "Beyond 'The Sopranos': Investigating the Real Mafia" |
| Apr 19, 2006 | Tim Riley "Find the Cost of Freedom: Censorship in the Arts" |
| 2004-2005: "Popular Culture: Shaping and Reflecting Who We Are" | |
| Sept. 22, 2004 | Mike Reiss "Simpsons Mania: Behind the Scenes with America's Favorite Family" |
| Oct. 20, 2004 | Steven Benson "Benson's View on Pop Culture and Politics" |
| Nov 17, 2004 | Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez "Exploding Stereotypes: Beyond the Myths" |
| Feb. 16, 2005 | Robert Moody "Bach to the Future" |
| Mar. 23, 2005 | Stephanie Coontz "What's Love Got to Do with It? Marriage and Family Life in Popular Culture through the Ages" |
| Apr. 20, 2005 | Marcyliena Morgan "Can Hiphop Survive Popular Culture?" |
| 2003-2004: "Dimensions and Directions of Health: Choices in the Maze" | |
| Sep 17, 2003 | Lori Andrews "The Clone Age and Beyond" |
| Oct. 15, 2003 | Jeffrey Trent "Integrating Genetics, Genomics and Biology to Gain Clinical Insights into Cancer" |
| Nov 19, 2003 | Laurie Garrett "The Coming Plague: the State of Global Health Care" |
| Feb. 18, 2004 | Greg Pence & Nigel Cameron "The Ethics of Reproductive Technologies" |
| Mar 24, 2004 | Vincent DeMarco "The Politics of Achieving Health Care for All at the State Level" |
| Apr 21, 2004 | Glen Hiemstra "Health Care and Our Long-Term Future" |
| 2002-2003: "Dimensions and Directions of Health: Choices in the Maze" | |
| Sep 18, 2002 | Carl Hammerschlag "The Science and Spirit of Healing" |
| Oct. 16, 2002 | Peter Kelly "Emerging Infectious Diseases" |
| Nov 20, 2002 | Sue Borra "Lifestyle Choices" |
| Feb 19, 2003 | Barbara Coombs Lee "Aging and End of Life Concerns" |
| Mar 5, 2003 | Kimberly Young "Mental Health Issues for the 21st Century" |
| Apr 23, 2002 | John Molina "Mind-Body Connections" |
| 2001-2002: "Customs, Traditions, and Celebrations: the Human Drive for Community" | |
| Sep 19, 2001 | Paul Loeb "Citizenship: the Individual in Community" |
| Oct. 17, 2001 | Terry Goddard "The Livable Urban Community" |
| Nov 14, 2001 | Pat Mora "Building Community Through Literature and Literacy" |
| Feb 20, 2002 | William Schulz "Human Rights: The Moral Conscience of the Community" |
| Mar 28, 2002 | Chris Eyre "Indian Country: Realistic Portrayals of Home" |
| Apr 17, 2002 | Kimberly Young "Tangled in the Web: The Impact of the Internet on Individuals, Families and Communities" |
| 2000-2001: "Water: Origin and Destiny for Life" | |
| Sep 20, 2000 | Dr. George D. Nelson "Beyond Imagination: Life in Space" |
| Oct 25, 2000 | Dr. Sylvia A. Earle "Sustainable Seas: The Vision, The Reality" |
| Nov 15, 2000 | Dr. Jack August "The American Southwest: Hydraulic Society At the Crossroads of History" |
| Feb 28, 2001 | Dr. Donald C. Johanson "In Search of Human Origins" |
| Mar 21, 2001 | Dr. Carl Safina "A Song for the Blue Ocean" |
| Apr 18, 2001 | Dr. Sandra Steingraber "Living Downstream: an Ecologist Looks At Cancer and the Environment" |
| 1999-2000: "The New Millennium: The Past as Prologue" | |
| Sep 29, 1999 | Robin Wright "Promise and Peril in the 21st Century" |
| Oct 20, 1999 | Richard Landes "Dating the End of the World: An Undying Tradition" |
| Nov 17, 1999 | Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "Turning Point: Preserving the Earth for Future Generations" |
| Feb 16, 2000 | Anthony Cohen "Work and Freedom in the Next Millennium: Seeing the Future Through the Past" |
| Mar 22, 2000 | Alberto Rios "The Old Language of the New Century" |
| Apr 26, 2000 | Rushworth Kidder "Global Ethics for the New Millennium" |
| 1998-1999: "The Pursuit of Happiness: Conflicting Visions and Values" | |
| Sep 30, 1998 | Alan Thein Durning "Less Stuff, More Fun" |
| Oct 28, 1998 | Stephanie Coontz "Forming Families/Pursuing Happiness? A Contradiction?" |
| Nov 18, 1998 | Arthur Sikes "Elements of Life" |
| Feb 24, 1999 | Carol Lloyd "Creating a Life Worth Living" |
| Mar 24, 1999 | Dr. Mark Plotkin "Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice" |
| Apr 22, 1999 | Kaylynn Two Trees "Seven Directions: Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples for 'Modern' Problems" |
- 2001-2002: Mr. Paul Loeb
- 2001-2002: Mr. Terry Goddard
- 2002-2003: Barbara Coombs Lee
- 2002-2003: Dr. Carl Hammerschlag
- 2002-2003: Dr. Kimberly S. Young
- 2002-2003: John Molina
- 2002-2003: Peter Kelly
- 2002-2003: Sue Borra
- 2003-2004: Glen Hiemstra
- 2003-2004: Greg Pence & Nigel Cameron
- 2003-2004: Jeffrey Trent
- 2003-2004: Laurie Garrett
- 2003-2004: Lori Andrews
- 2003-2004: Vincent DeMarco
- 2004-2005: Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
- 2004-2005: Marcyliena Morgan
- 2004-2005: Mike Reiss
- 2004-2005: Robert Moody
- 2004-2005: Stephanie Coontz
- 2004-2005: Steve Benson
- 2005-2006: Bill Goodykoontz
- 2005-2006: Camille Cooper
- 2005-2006: Dan Moldea
- 2005-2006: Ray Suarez
- 2005-2006: Steve Bell
- 2005-2006: Tim Riley
- 2006-2007: Anuradha Mittal
- 2006-2007: Arun Gandhi
- 2006-2007: Barbara Trent
- 2006-2007: Orville Schell
- 2006-2007: Reza Aslan
- 2006-2007: William Schulz
- 2007-2008 Honors Forum: Bobby Seale
- 2007-2008 Honors Forum: Farooka Gauhari
- 2007-2008 Honors Forum: Ira Rifkin
- 2007-2008 Honors Forum: Jeffrey Birnbaum
- 2007-2008 Honors Forum: Robin Wright
- 2007-2008 Honors Forum: Wilma Mankiller
- 2008-2009 Honors Forum: Alfred Lubrano
- 2008-2009 Honors Forum: Brian Fagan
- 2008-2009 Honors Forum: David Cay Johnston
- 2008-2009 Honors Forum: John Steele Gordon
- 2008-2009 Honors Forum: Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
- 2008-2009 Honors Forum: Sonia Nazario

