UPCOMING SHINE THE LIGHT EVENTS

Academic Freedom: PRINCIPLES, PROTECTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

2-5 p.m. May 14, 2026, in Gore Recital Hall. The featured speaker will be Jeffrey Rosen, a noted constitutional scholar and currently an SNF Ithaca Initiative Visiting Fellow. The event will include a panel discussion, followed by a reception. This event is being planned by the Office of the Provost, AAUP, Faculty Senate, the Chairs’ Caucus, and SNF Ithaca Initiative.

EVENTS IN DEVELOPMENT

(Details to come)

A showcase of UDARI scholarship

An evening featuring climate change research sponsored by the Presidential Committee on Sustainability

PAST EVENTS

Ida B. Wells Lecture: Beyond Survival: Voices of Resilience and Transformation — March 10, 2026 — This event connected to the integrated curriculum offered by Women & Gender Studies focused on survival, trauma recovery, victim advocacy, and gender-based violence. Hosted by the Department of Women & Gender Studies and supported by the College of Arts and Sciences, UD’s Committee on Cultural Activities and Public Events (CAPE) and a grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Affirming Multivocal Humanities program.

Debating Sex: Is Biological Sex Binary? — March 6, 2026 — This question was explored in an academic debate between Tomás Bogardus from Pepperdine University and Agustín Fuentes from Princeton University. Hosted by the Philosophy, Women & Gender Studies, and Anthropology departments with financial support from the Class of 1955 Ethics Endowment Fund. 

Delaware: Indigenous Land and Reparative Futures — Feb. 26, 2026 — Part of the Cochran Scholar Lecture Series featuring awardee Pascha Bueno-Hansen, associate professor of women & gender studies and political science & international relations.