Arts, Lectures and Gatherings

Lectures and Discussions Events

Ragtime: The First American Form of Popular Music
FABulous Spring Lecture Series

Lundring Events Center & Online via Zoom

In addition to learning about the lives of ragtime greats like Scott Joplin, we’ll hear examples of rags and their effect on popular music in the early 20th century.

Studies in the Declaration of Independence (Two Parts)
FABulous Spring Lecture Series

Lundring Events Center & Online via Zoom

This series of lectures will delve into the text and will discuss, in the context of the late 1700s, what the document meant to its signers and what it means to American citizens today.

Community Investment in our Students’ Experience
Peak Performance – The Xs and Os of Holistic Wellness for Student-Athletes

Lundring Events Center

Kevin Nickerson, chaplain for the Los Angeles Rams, will speak about his holistic approach to guiding student-athletes to their peak performance.

Vacation Homes, Enchanted Family Memories and Inequalities
Michelle Janning, PhD

Swenson Center for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Room 101

Sociologist Michelle Janning, PhD, will present research findings from her new book and discuss how family vacation homes are a compelling site to examine social roles, relationships and social inequalities.

Buildings That Define American Cities: San Francisco & NYC (Two Parts)
FABulous Spring Lecture Series

Oxnard Campus & Online via Zoom

From historical to contemporary structures, these lectures will explore the iconic structures that identify various American cities and how they came to be.

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions
DEIJB Lecture Series

Swenson 101/102

Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza, PhD, will present "Deep Roots, Strong Branches: The Foundation and Future of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions."

Dorothea Lange: “That Such Things Could Be”
FABulous Spring Lecture Series

Online Via Zoom

Dorothea Lange produced an astonishing body of photographic work in a career that lasted from the 1920s, when she ran the most successful portrait studio in San Francisco.

Perspectives in Political Science
Festival of Scholars

Soiland Humanities Center, Room 116

Join us for a panel showcasing political science student projects. Explore how students apply their knowledge to real-world issues — analyzing policy, addressing social challenges and fostering civic engagement.

In Community: Unpacking Research for Change
Festival of Scholars

Kwan Fong Gallery

The Center for Equity and Justice presents "In Community: Unpacking Research for Change," an engaging session that highlights equity and justice research themes.

Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine: Hope for Neurodegenerative Diseases
FABulous Spring Lecture Series

Online Via Zoom

This lecture will provide a clear understanding of how stem cell technology is shaping the future of brain health and aging.

U.S. European Relations in the Age of the AmericanCentury
FABulous Spring Lecture Series

Lundring Events Center and Zoom

This lecture will explore the core diplomatic, military and political events that shaped over a century of United States foreign policy and offers insights on how to think about and understand the current crisis in U.S.-European relations.

Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and the Classic Blues (Two Parts)
FABulous Spring Lecture Series

Online Via Zoom

This two-part lecture explores the life and times of several extraordinary blues divas and will feature a dozen or more video and film clips.

The Other U.K.: The Glasgow Boys & Girls
FABulous Spring Lecture Series

Online via Zoom

Discover the Glasgow Boys and Girls who pushed through and became the catalysts for a barrage of contemporary artistic movements in the 20th century, whose sphere of influence remains with us today.

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