The observance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday has been a tradition at University of Puget Sound since before it was established as a national holiday in 1986. Please join us as we continue this tradition for the 40th year.

Originating in 1953, the Brown & Haley Lecture Series became the first fully endowed lectureship in the history of Puget Sound in 1981. The lectures are intended to make significant contributions to the understanding of urgent problems confronting society, emphasizing perspectives in the social sciences or humanities. In recent years, the Brown & Haley Lecture Series has invited an emerging scholar to offer two lectures speaking to two or more fields during their two-day residency.

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Dr. Jamilia Sherls ’05 is a proud Puget Sound alumna and currently serves as Director of the Office of Immunization for the Washington State Department of Health.

Not every career follows a straight line—and that’s okay. Paths to Purpose is an alumni speaker series that explores the concept of planned happenstance—the idea that being open to new experiences, taking risks, and saying “yes” to opportunities (even unexpected ones) can shape your future in powerful ways.

Dr. Ruth Wilson Gilmore will discuss her new book Abolition Geographies, what abolition means, talk about how students can be involved in abolition work, and to discuss why we need human-centered approaches to rethinking our carceral systems. 

The Daedalus Lecture Series carves out a space for academic discussion, offering both a platform for sharing innovative work and the opportunity to come together as a diverse scholarly community. Rather than a teaching lecture, the presentations are conceived as a way to converse with and learn from one another in ways that enrich our community and broaden our interdisciplinary knowledge. Daedalus Lectures are intended to facilitate the sharing of research among colleagues.

Come hear what professionals in science are currently researching!

A presentation by Christopher Burtner, Associate Professor at Roger Williams University. 

Alex Guerrero (Rutgers) visits the Departments of Philosophy and Politics & Government to give a talk, "Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections".

The Department of Philosophy invites Dr. Kelly Weirich (Pierce College) to give a talk on the philosophy of language.

Giving and Withholding Uptake

Join CHWS and Dr. Jason Kilmer for a presentation about the effects of alcohol and cannabis on academics, mental health, and athletic performance. This talk is presented as part of substance misuse prevention month programming and is supported by the Division of Student Affairs. All students who attend will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for prizes such as a Bluetooth speaker, a digital camera, Lego kit, or noise-cancelling head phones.