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Welcome to Hardesty Festival of Ideas
The lecture series spans the academic year and brings a diverse group of news-makers, public figures and thought leaders—along with WVU’s own academic superstars—to engage the campus community in important issues of the day.
Learn more about Festival of Ideas2020-2021 Series
Peter C. Harvey
Creating A New Relationship Between Communities and Police Departments: Establishing Mutual Trust and Shared Responsibility For Safer Neighborhoods.
W. Kamau Bell
Sociopolitical comedian, host and executive producer of United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
7:00 PM
Co-sponsored by the WVU Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Chris Herren
Former NBA player and advocate for prevention of substance abuse
7:00 PM
Author of the Campus Read book The Girl Who Smiled Beads
October 28, 2020
7:00 PM
Co-sponsored by the WVU Humanities Center
Photo credit: Julia Zave
Mary Marantz
WVU grad and author of the debut book
Dirt, a story about growing up in West Virginia and her journey after.
March 3, 2021
7:00 p.m.