Humanities & Sciences

Distinguished Speaker in the Humanities Lecture

Ithaca College
Join us as we welcome Pulitzer Prize winning historian, Jefferson Cowie, to deliver a lecture on his book Freedom's Dominion as this year's Distinguished Speaker in the Humanities. Cowie's work in social and political history focuses on how class, inequality, and labor shape American politics and culture. The Nation magazine described him as “one of our most commanding interpreters of recent American experience."

Lithium Batteries: Ultimate Limits and How We Get There

Textor Hall
Stanley Whittingham was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work pioneering lithium ion batteries. Professor Whittingham will give a talk entitled "50 Years Old: What are the Ultimate Limits of Lithium Batteries and How Do We Get There?". Brought to you by the Ithaca College Chemistry Department and the Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions Program. Free and open to the public.

Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, and Global Climate Change

Stanley Whittingham was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work pioneering lithium ion batteries. Professor Whittingham will give a talk entitled "Renewable Energy, Energy Storage and Global Climate Change ". Brought to you by the Ithaca College Chemistry Department and the Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions Program. Free and open to the public.

Bee Fest

South Hill Apiaries (follow the signs past the mail center)
South Hill Apiaries presents: Bee Fest 2023! Come join us at our on campus apiary for hive tours, honey tasting, and a fun opportunity to learn about honey bees, led by Ithaca College students! 🐝

A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other (Constitution Day 2023 Lecture)

Williams Hall
Compared to past Courts, today’s Supreme Court is constructed in a fashion far less consistent with the democratic principle of majority rule. In this free public lecture, Prof. Kevin McMahon will discuss the distinctive nature of the current Supreme Court and the challenges this presents for We the People. Prof. McMahon is the John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political Science at Trinity College (Connecticut). He is the author of two award-winning books, Reconsidering Roosevelt on Race, and Nixon’s Court.