Things to do at Persson Hall
Thursday, September 4
Lampert Speaker: Tom Standage
Thu, Sep 4, 2025 4:30pm to 6pm
Tom Standage is deputy editor of The Economist and editor of its future-gazing annual, The World Ahead. He joined The Economist as science correspondent in 1998 and was subsequently appointed...
Tuesday, September 23
After the War: Reconstruction and Stability in Syria
Tue, Sep 23, 2025 4:30pm to 6pm
Sefa Secen is an assistant professor of political science at Nazareth University in Rochester, NY. Prior to joining Nazareth, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Mershon Center for International...
Thursday, October 16
Living Writers: Marie-Helene Bertino
Thu, Oct 16, 2025 4:30pm to 6pm
Marie-Helene Bertino is the author of the novels Beautyland, Parakeet, and 2 a.m. at the Cat's Pajamas, and the short story collections Safe as Houses and Exit Zero. Beautyland was a National Book...
Thursday, October 23
Living Writers: Emily Strasser
Thu, Oct 23, 2025 4:30pm to 6pm
Emily Strasser is the author of Half-Life of a Secret, a deeply researched memoir which was awarded the 2024 Reed Environmental Writing Award, the 2024 Minnesota Book Award, and was a finalist for...
Thursday, November 6
Living Writers: Jennifer Brice
Thu, Nov 6, 2025 4:30pm to 6pm
Jennifer Brice is the author most recently of Another North, a collection of autobiographical essays. Her previous books include The Last Settlers, a work of documentary journalism, and Unlearning...
Thursday, November 20
Living Writers: Jon Hickey
Thu, Nov 20, 2025 4:30pm to 6pm
Jon Hickey is the author of the novel Big Chief (Simon & Schuster, 2025). He was born in Mankato, Minnesota and grew up in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He is an enrolled citizen of the Lac du Flambeau...