Our schedule for the upcoming academic year is below. If you are interested in receiving reminders about our events, please use the link in the sidebar to sign up for our PPE Newsletter.
Michael Bishop, Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University
“The Pursuit of Happiness”
Date/Time: Thursday, September 3 at 6pm
Location: Bellamy 180
Lauren Hall, Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
“Deep Pluralism: Beyond the Diversity Wars”
Date/Time: Thursday, September 17 at 6pm
Location: Bellamy 180
Laurence Iannaccone, Professor of Economics, Chapman University
Economics of Religion, Title TBD
Date/Time: Thursday, October 8 at 6pm
Location: Bellamy 180
Bob Forsythe, Dean of the Mike Ilitch School of Business, Wayne State University
Prediction Markets, Title TBD
Date/Time: Thursday, October 15 at 6pm
Location: Bellamy 180
Wayne Norman, Professor of Philosophy, Duke University
Patriotism and Nationalism, Title TBD
Date/Time: Thursday, October 22 at 6pm
Location: Bellamy 180
Mark LeBar, Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University
“Just People”
Date/Time: Thursday, December 3 at 6pm
Location: Bellamy 180
Previous Speakers
Spring 2026 – Peter Boettke (Economics, George Mason University), Elizabeth Anderson (Philosophy, University of Michigan), James Otteson (Philosophy, University of Notre Dame), Bart Wilson (Economics, Chapman University)
Fall 2025 – Dan Layman (Philosophy, Davidson College), Catherine Pakaluk (Economics, Catholic University of America), Leah Boustan (Econoimcs, Yale University)
Spring 2025 – Anthony Gill (Political Science, University of Washington), Tom Palfrey (Economics and Political Science, Caltech), Jenna Bednar (Political Science, University of Michigan)
Fall 2024 -John Wallis (Economics, University of Maryland), Erik Gartzke (Political Science, University of California San Diego), Abigail Hall (Economics, University of Tampa), Harry Brighouse (Philosophy, University of Wisconsin Madison)
Spring 2024 – James Johnson (Political Science, University of Rochester)
Fall 2023 – Mike Munger (Political Science, Duke University), Melissa Kearney (University of Maryland), Geoff Sayre-McCord (Philosophy, UNC Chapel Hill)