Apr
09
A Conversation with Melissa Kirsch
Online
Join us for a virtual conversation with New York Times writer Melissa Kirsch.
Apr
13
The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
Gleacher Center
What makes for a happy, fulfilling life? Dr. Robert Waldinger of Harvard Medical School has been searching for the answer longer than almost anyone — as director of the longest scientific study of happiness ever conducted.
Apr
16
2026 Graham Circle Annual Gathering
University Club of Chicago
This event is open to members of the Graham Circle.
Apr
17
2026 Basic Program Weekend:Â Moby-Dick
Hyde Park Campus
Join us from April 17-19 for a full weekend of panels and discussions led by Basic Program instructors discussing Herman Melville’s classic 1851 novel Moby-Dick.
Apr
21
Second Act Advantage: A Conversation with Jay Samit
Online
What if the second half of your life isn’t about winding down, but finally scaling up?
Apr
27
Relevance, Purpose, and Meaning After a Major Life Transition
Gleacher Center
What happens when the drive that built your career becomes the thing that prevents you from ever truly knowing yourself? Geoff Curtis spent nearly 30 years in healthcare communications before an acquisition erased his role — and forced him to confront what it really means to find purpose after a major life transition.
Apr
30
Sewell Chan on The Past, Present, and Future of Journalism
David Rubenstein Forum
From the collapse of local news to rising threats to press freedom, journalist Sewell Chan draws on two decades at America’s leading newsrooms to explore the past, present, and future of journalism and its essential role in democracy.
May
01
Historians Made Elsewhere Than at Rome:Â Polybius and Josephus on the Roman Empire
Online
This First Friday Lecture is supported by the Anastaplo Lecture Series Fund in memory of Basic Program Instructor George Anastaplo.
May
05
Wild Fictions: A Conversation with Amitav Ghosh
David Rubenstein Forum or via livestream
Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with novelist and essayist Amitav Ghosh on the present ‘catastrophic convergence’ of social, historical, and natural forces—and how new (and old) narratives might allow us to repair our relationships with our environment and one another.
May
07
Enduring Excellence: A Conversation with Steven R. Swartz
Gleacher Center or via livestream
Join us for our Enduring Excellence conversation with Steven R. Swartz, President and CEO of Hearst, one of the world’s largest and most diversified global information, services, and media companies.
May
07
May
08
The Future of Work Is Grey: A Conversation with Dan Pontefract
Online
What if the greatest untapped resource in today’s workforce has been there all along? And what does it take to lead through the most significant demographic shift of our time?
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A conversation with John J. Mearsheimer and Jennifer A. Lind on the history and founding ideas that shape U.S. relations beyond its borders.
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In this conversation with Dawn M. Carpenter, distinguished ethicist, financial advisor, and author of The Longevity Equation, we explored how healthspan and wealthspan are deeply intertwined across the life course. Carpenter introduced her framework for understanding longevity as an outcome shaped not only by medical care, but by financial security, institutional design, and the responsible……
Camus, Sisyphus, and the Defiance of Nihilism
This lecture examines Albert Camus’s philosophy of absurdism and suggests that, in works such as The Myth of Sisyphus, he defends a life of courage and solidarity as a defiance of nihilism.