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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 Ideas2020-2021 Series
Peter C. Harvey
A central player in civil and criminal trials,
government investigations and consumer fraud matters.
7:00 PM
Livestream link will be available here 30 minutes before start of event. It will not be archived for viewing later.
Livestream link will be available here 30 minutes before start of event. It will not be archived for viewing later.
Questions for the speaker can be emailed in advance of the event to:
festivalofideas@mail.wvu.edu. Please list the speaker name in the subject line.
W. Kamau Bell
Sociopolitical comedian, host and executive producer of United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
7:00 PM
Livestream link will be available here 30 minutes before start of event. It will not be archived for viewing later.
Questions for the speaker can be emailed in advance of the event to:
festivalofideas@mail.wvu.edu. Please list the speaker name in the subject line.
Livestream link will be available here 30 minutes before start of event. It will not be archived for viewing later.
Questions for the speaker can be emailed in advance of the event to:
festivalofideas@mail.wvu.edu. Please list the speaker name in the subject line.
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
Questions for the speaker can be emailed in advance of the event to:
festivalofideas@mail.wvu.edu. Please list the speaker name in the subject line.
Livestream link will be available here 30 minutes before start of event. It will not be archived for viewing later.
Questions for the speaker can be emailed in advance of the event to:
festivalofideas@mail.wvu.edu. Please list the speaker name in the subject line.
Clemantine Wamariya
Author of the Campus Read book The Girl Who Smiled Beads
October 28, 2020
7:00 PM
Livestream link will be available here 30 minutes before start of event. It will not be archived for viewing later.
Questions for the speaker can be emailed in advance of the event to:
festivalofideas@mail.wvu.edu. Please list the speaker name in the subject line.
festivalofideas@mail.wvu.edu. Please list the speaker name in the subject line.
Co-sponsored by the WVU Humanities Center
Photo credit: Julia Zave