Hesburgh Lecture Series
About the ​​Hesburgh Lecture Series
In partnership with the the Public Policy Institute hosts the Hesburgh Lecture Series, bringing experts from Notre Dame University to speak on areas of public policy matters, including energy, economy, and climate change​. All Hesburgh Lectures are free and open to the public.​​​
2023
Speaker
Daniel B. Kelly
Professor of Law, Faculty Director, Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate, Director, Law and Economics Program, Universtiy of Notre Dame
Lecture
"The Promises and Perils of Housing, the KELO Case, and the World's Largest Asset Class"
October 18, 2023
2022
Speaker
Emilia Justyna Powell
Professor of Law and Political Science, University of Notre Dame
Lecture
Islamic Law: What is it, What it is Not, and What it Means to the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy
October 27, 2022
2019 91³ÉÈËAV
Speaker
Dr. Kwan S. Kim
Emeritus Professor of Economics; Fellow, Liu Institute for Asian Studies, University of Notre Dame
Lecture
American Chess Game v. Chinese Go Game: Geopolitical Rivalry
November 7, 2019 91³ÉÈËAV
2018
Speaker
Dr. George A. Lopez
Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Chair Emeritus in Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame.
Lecture
Dealing with North Korea and Iran in a Complex World: Diplomacy, Sanctions, or War?
2017
Speaker
Dr. Michael Desch
Professor of Political Science; Fellow at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International
Peace Studies; Fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies; and Director
of the Notre Dame International Security Center
Lecture
Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump
- DateNovember 30, 2017
2016
Speaker
Amy Barrett, JD
Diane and M.O. Miller, II, Research Chair in Law
Lecture
Impacts of the Presidential Election on the Supreme Court
- DatNovember 3, 2016
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2015
Speaker
Richard A. Jensen, PhD
Gilbert F. Schaefer Professor, Economics
Lecture
The Costs and Ben​​efits of Reducing Carbon Emissions
- DateOctober 14, 2015
- Video link
2014
Speaker
Thomas Gresik, PhD
Professor, Economics; Fellow, Kellogg Institute for International Studieseconomist
Lecture
Outrageous Energy Prices
- DateOctober 30, 2014
- Video link
2013
Speaker
Michael Pries, PhD
Associate Professor, Economics
Lecture
Our Growing National Debt and What it Means for our Economic Future
- DateNovember 21, 2013
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