Street view of the Normal Theater.

Illinois State University Speaker Series

Series Schedule

The Illinois State University Speaker Series seeks to bring innovative and enlightening speakers to the campus with the aim of providing the community with a platform to foster dialogue, cultivate enriching ideas, and continue an appreciation of learning as an active and lifelong process.

Fall 2019

  • Portrait of Schuyler Bailar. Schuyler Bailar
    American swimmer, transgender activist
    University Housing Services Cultural Dinner
    5 p.m. September 20
    Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Uptown Normal
  • Portrait of Bonnie S. Glaser. Bonnie S. Glaser
    “US-China Relations: From Cooperative Partners to Strategic Competitors”
    2019 Hibbert R. Roberts Lecture
    7 p.m. October 1
    Circus Room of the Bone Student Center
  • Portrait of Dwayne Estes Dwayne Estes
    Botanist and conservationist
    6 p.m. October 17
    Annex 133 Auditorium, Felmley Hall of Science
  • Portrait of Jason Schmitt. Jason Schmitt
    "Paywall: The Business of Scholarship"
    Talk and film showing
    5:30 p.m. October 21
    Normal Theatre in Uptown Normal
  • Portrait of Soledad O'Brien. Soledad O’Brien
    Emmy-winning journalist, activist
    University Housing Services Cultural Dinner
    5 p.m. November 4
    Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center
  • Portrait of Fitzhugh Brundage. W. Fitzhugh Brundage
    U.S. historian and author of Civilizing Torture: An American Tradition
    “The Third Degree: Policing and the American Tradition of Torture”
    7 p.m. November 14
    Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center
    Robert G. Bone Distinguished Lecture