Memorial Union, Oceti Sakowin Ballroom, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

October 8

Greg Lukianoff | Attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)

Topic: Free Speech in Free Fall: The Academic Freedom Crisis on Campus

November 19 

Doug Duncan | Senior Vice President and Cheif Economist of Fannie Mae, NDSU Alumni and NDSU Trustee

Topic: The U.S. Economy and the Future with Implications for North Dakota

   ^{*Special Event Location: Innovation Space at North Dakota's Gateway to Science in Bismarck, ND}

Seminars on Fridays from 10-11 a.m. in Beckwith Recital Hall
 

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

September 6

Leah Kral | Senior Director of Strategy and Innovation, Author and Nonprofit Consultant

Topic: Innovation for Social Change: Entrepreneurial Thinking for Nonprofits

September 27

Daniel Bennett | Assistant Professor, Director of Entrepreneurship PhD program, and Assistant Director of the Center for Free Enterprise, University of Louisville

Topic: Democracy and Entrepreneurship: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

K-12 Education

October 18

Daniel Buck | Editorial and Policy Associate at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Topic: Innovate Forward by Looking Back - The Effectiveness of Old School Education

November 1

Patrick Wolf | Head of the Department of Education Reform and Distinguished Professor of Education Policy, University of Arkansas

Topic: School Choice in North Dakota

Artificial Intelligence and Technology

November 15 

Neil Chilson | Head of AI Policy, Abundance Institute

Topic: A Smarter, Better World: The Present and Future Role of AI in Human Flourishing

   ^{*Special event location: Louise Auditorium, Barry Hall}

December 6

Jeremy Straub | Associate Professor of Computer Science, North Dakota State University

Topic: AI Policy

You can find videos of our past events and speakers here.