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Fall 2025 Lectures

Evolution and Animal Minds

Peter Godfrey-Smith, Professor, School of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney

Howison Lectures in Philosophy

September 24, 2025 — 4:10 pm
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall — UC Berkeley Campus

Bringing Public Health to Light: Reimagining Impact Through Visibility, Voice, and New Pathways

Katelyn Jetelina, Epidemiologist and Scientific Communicator

Charles M. and Martha Hitchcock Lectures

October 7, 2025 — 4:10 pm
Chevron Auditorium, International House — UC Berkeley Campus

The Soul – Spirit is My Altar

Marta Moreno Vega, PhD, Scholar, Lucumi Priestess, Founder, Creative Justice Initiative, Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, Co-Founder Corredor Afro

Foerster Lectures on the Immortality of the Soul

October 29, 2025 — 4:10 pm
Alumni House, Toll Room — UC Berkeley Campus

Three ages and three intelligences: Exploit, Explore, Empower

Alison Gopnik, Professor of the Graduate School, Department of Psychology, UC Berkeley

Berkeley Distinguished Faculty Lectures in the Social Sciences

November 5, 2025 — 4:10 pm
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall — UC Berkeley Campus

Can a Liberal Polity Survive the Politics of Grievance?

Mark Blyth, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University

Jefferson Memorial Lectures

December 11, 2025 — 4:10 pm
Alumni House, Toll Room — UC Berkeley Campus

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Eight lectureships comprise the Berkeley Graduate Lectures, each with a distinct endowment history. These unique lectureship programs have brought distinguished visitors to Berkeley since 1904 to speak on a wide range of topics, from philosophy to the sciences. The Berkeley Graduate Lectures are open to the public and admission is free. No tickets are required.

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