Presidential Lecture Series

Through the Presidential Lecture Series, Creighton University welcomes to campus and the Creighton community esteemed national speakers who foster insight into, and discussion about, issues of national and global import.

Visit the Presidential Lecture Series website for coverage of previous speakers.

The 2022 series focused on race, in line with the University’s commitment to becoming an antiracist institution. Check out each speaker's page for a recap of their lecture published in Creighton Today.

The lecture series was presented in partnership with the Kingfisher Institute for the Liberal Arts and Professions, the Division of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and the Creighton Intercultural Center.

Two of the speakers from the 2022 Presidential Lecture Series were interviewed on the Threads of Equality: Conversations on Diversity and Inclusion podcast, produced by Creighton University. Listen and subscribe below to hear more from Edwidge Danticat and Damon Tweedy in conversation with co-hosts Sarah Walker, PhD, vice president of the Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Todd Darnold, PhD, Heider College of Business professor.