The Herbert Family University Lecture Series

Designed to create a campus-wide conversation, the Helen and Jeff Herbert Family University Lecture Series gives first-year students an opportunity to interact with leading members of our faculty—scholars, scientists, and civic leaders who are nationally and internationally renowned. All students, faculty, alumni, staff, and community guests are invited, but the events will be aimed at entering first-year students. The Helen and Jeff Herbert Family University Lecture Series is made possible by a generous gift from the Herbert Family.

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Spring 2024 Herbert Family Lecture Series

Breaking Barriers, Eliminating Limits: How Cross Identity Mentorship Can Change Your World (Watch the video)
Dr. Richard Reddick
Thursday, Feb. 22, 7-8 p.m., WCP Student Activity Center, 1.402 Auditorium
On our journeys in college and life, it is essential to stand on the shoulders of others who help us see further than what we imagine. In this lecture, Dr. Reddick will share insights from his research on mentoring and developmental relationships on ways that differences between mentors and mentees can actually be advantageous as both strive toward their goals.

Follow Your Own Lead: How Philosophy Can Help (Watch the video)
Dr. Anat Schechtman
Wednesday, March 6, 7-8 p.m., WCP Student Activity Center, 1.402 Auditorium

Young people are often told: “Follow your own lead!” or “Think for yourself!”. But what does this amount to, and how does one do it well? Further, how do these injunctions square with reliance on teachers, role models, and experienced leaders—are young people supposed to ignore their counsel? Drawing on lessons from the discipline of philosophy and my experience teaching it to students, I explore some theoretical and practical solutions to these questions.

Who Makes News? (Watch the video)
Dr. Kathleen McElroy
Tuesday, March 26, 7-8 p.m., WCP Student Activity Center, 1.402 Auditorium

Leadership practices determine not only what is news but who thrives in newsroom and stays in the news industry.

Running For Their Lives
A Conversation About Red-S with Athletes & Medical Experts
Monday, March 25, 6:30-8 p.m., Texas Union Movie Theatre

Join us as we peel away the misleading myths about overtraining, under-fueling, and supporting societal pressures, and sheds light on an imminent threat silently plaguing female athletes – the disease few know the name: RED-S.

Featured Video

Hear from Senior Vice Provost for Curriculum & Enrollment and Dean of Undergraduate College Richard Reddick on the importance of the lecture series.