The Louise Doherty Wyant 63 Lecture Series
The Wyant Lecture Series features speakers in the humanities, history, and the arts selected in consultation with the Wyant Professor. The Wyant Endowed Professorship was established by the late Louise Doherty Wyant 63 and her husband, Dr. James Wyant, in honor of Sister Anne Cyril Delaney, SNDdeN. Sister Anne Cyril was a professor of English at Emmanuel for 26 years. Through her teaching and her intellectual breadth, Sister Anne Cyril exemplified the values and relevance of the humanities and had a profound influence on generations of students.
Past speakers include:
2018 Titus Kaphar
Making Space for Black History: Amending the Landscape of American Art
2017 Dr. Raymond J. Devettere
Post Truth and Alternative Facts: The Challenge for Higher Education
2016 Dr. Amy Boesky
"Narrative as Change Agent: Writing Advocacy and Medical Humanities"
2014 Dr. Robert Green
Ethical Questions in the Genomic Era
2013 Dr. James C. Wyant
Professor to Inventor to Entrepreneur: The Excitement of High-Tech Innovation
2013 Dr. Dan Ariely
The (Honest) Truth 51 Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone-Especially Ourselves
2012 Nirupama Rao
"India's Role in the Changing Global Landscape in the 21st Century"
2011 The 51 Study Group for the Middle East
Panel Discussion Focusing on Issues Relating to the Ongoing Conflict Between Israel and Palestine
2011 Laurence H. Tribe
What Will the Constitution Mean in 2037?
2010 James Carroll
War, Peace, and the American Conscience
2009 Kate Burton
From Hedda Gabler to Dr. Ellis Grey: A Life in the Theater and Beyond
2008 James Roosevelt, Jr.
The Opportunity to Fulfill a National Goal of Universal Health Care