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Welcome to Festival of Ideas
Today, 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 IdeasFALL 2018 Series
September 11, 2018
HSC Okey Patteson Auditorium
4:00 p.m.
Co-Sponsored by the Tanner Lecture
This event will be webcast if you are unable to attend in person.
Lincoln and West Virginia Statehood: The "Other" Big News of January 1, 1863
September 24, 2018
Mountainlair Ballrooms
7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the West Virginia Mason-Dixon Civil War Round Table
Movie screening and discussion with Academy Award Nominee
Scott Hamilton Kennedy
September 27, 2018
Gluck Theatre
7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
Lessons Learned
October 3, 2018
Mountainlair Ballrooms
7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by:
October 10, 2018
Mountainlair Ballrooms
7:30 p.m.
Book signing to follow.
Patriotism, Politics, and the
Playing Field
November 13, 2018
Playing Field
Kevin Blackistone,
Etan Thomas and Kimberley Martin.
November 13, 2018
Mountainlair Ballrooms
7:30 p.m.
This event will be webcast if you are unable to attend in person.
WVU Presidents Panel
December 6, 2018
The Future of Higher Education
Moderated by Dr. Robert E. DiClerico
December 6, 2018
Mountainlair Ballrooms
3:00 p.m.
