Flagler College has announced its 2024 public lecture series lineup. This series includes nationally recognized journalists and commentators through the Forum on Government and Public Policy and renowned religious scholars as part of the Cecil and Gene Usdin Judeo-Christian lecture series.
The Forum on Government and Public Policy has invited journalists and commentators of diverse ideologies to speak on politics, government affairs, public policy, and international relations since 1988. These lectures deal with issues of regional, state and national importance.
Funded by college donors Cecil and Gene Usdin, the Judeo-Christian lecture series features lectures with a religious lens. In the past, the Usdin lecture series has hosted speakers like Father Columba, an American Benedictine monk, and Dr. Raymond Scheindlin, a scholar, author and translator of Hebrew poetry.
The sponsors for this academic year's public lecture series include Casa Monica Hotel and Leonard's photography.
All lectures are free and open to the public.
Bishop Stowe, OFM Conv.
7 p.m. Feb. 6, Virginia Room, Ringhaver Student Center
Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., was ordained as the third Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington on May 5, 2015, succeeding Bishop Ronald Gainer who was appointed as Bishop of Harrisburg, Pa., in 2014.
Hilke Schellman, author of "The Algorithm"
7 p.m. March 7, Virginia Room, Ringhaver Student Center
Hilke Schellman is an Emmy-winning investigative reporter and journalism professor at NYU. She has reported for HBO, NPR, The New York Times, The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal, where she has led a team investigating how artificial intelligence is changing our lives. Her documentary for PBS, "Outlawed in Pakistan" won an Emmy.
Lee Rainie, Pew Research Center's Internet & Technology Research Group
7 p.m. April 11, Virginia Room, Ringhaver Student Center
Lee Rainie is the founder and former director of the Pew Research Center's Internet & Technology Research Group, which has studied the social impact of digital technologies since 2000. He is an expert source on technology trends for major news organizations.
Prior to launching the Pew Internet Project, he was managing editor of U.S. News & World Report.
Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist
7 p.m. April 23 Lewis Auditorium
Ross Douthat joined The New York Times as an opinion columnist in April 2009. His column appears every Tuesday and Sunday. He is also a host on the weekly podcast, "Matter of Opinion." Previously, he was a senior editor at The Atlantic and a blogger on its website.
