The Lecture Series
The Odyssey Lecture Series launched in 2009 as a way to bring speakers with unique political perspectives to campus. The inaugural lecture featured Amity Shlaes, whose book The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression offered an alternative view to the costs and consequences of the Great Depression and the New Deal.
Past Odyssey lecturers include:
- Heather Ann Thompson
- Bill Kristol
- Dambisa Moyo
- Deirdre McCloskey
- Jerry Greenfield
- Michael Sandel
- Randy Barnett
- Rick Ross
- Jonathan Rauch