Cultural Programs

Tayo Sanders — a scientist, investor and co-founder of Arrowpoint Labs — will deliver “Reimagining Drug Discovery and Manufacturing: Engineering a Path Towards Affordability” on Monday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. in McCrary Theatre.

Among those visiting will be environmentalist and author Leah Thomas, columnist Arthur C. Brooks, retired U.S. Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, historian and author Jonathan Eig, decorated combat pilot Vernice Armour and Phi Beta Kappa leader Frederick M. Lawrence.

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Biomedical engineer Scott Arthur Banks detailed the challenges and opportunities ahead in joint replacement and medical technology during the final 2023-24 Voices of Discovery Lecture.

Invited to deliver the James P. Elder Lecture, Jonathan Reckford shared about his professional path to leading the global affordable housing initiative and how it has impacted lives around the world.

Jonathan Reckford has been CEO of the global Christian housing organization since 2005 and has overseen its expansive global growth.

Former presidential adviser David Gergen and his son, Christopher, visited Elon University for a public conversation on deep political polarization and the role of leadership in bringing American communities together again.

Alexi Pappas visited Elon University on Monday, March 11, as part of the Liberal Arts Forum lecture series. 

Daniel Griffin, associate professor of geography at the University of Minnesota, will deliver “Tree Rings and the Promise of Environmental Change” as part of the Voices of Discovery speaker series on Tuesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. in McCrary Theatre.

Authors Herb Frazier, Marjory Wentworth and Bernard Powers shared their perspectives in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Monday, Feb. 26, in McCrary Theatre.