Spring 2025 Lecture Series

Lectures are held at 4:30pm in the Butterfield Room of the Wasch Center unless otherwise listed.

February 5 - Oleksandra Volakova, “Resilience and Hope: How the Ukrainians are Surviving and Supporting the War.”

With the support of a summer research grant, Sasha Volakova spent the summer visiting several towns and cities in Ukraine and conducting interviews with residents about how they are experiencing their country’s war with Russia. In her talk, Sasha will use transcripts and photos from three of these interviews, conducted in three different cities, to portray how three individuals are adapting to wartime conditions and doing what they can to keep hope alive.

Monday, March 3Stephen Bank, “Rediscovering the Art of Listening and Conversation in a Polarized World”

April 2 - Valeria Lopez Fadul, “The Cradle of Worlds: Language and Knowledge in the Spanish Empire”

April 23 - Matt Lesser, “Governing and Legislating in Connecticut During Trump’s First Term”