Program
Fall 2026
September 9 - December 9, 2026
If a time and date are underscored below, click to read the minutes.
Fall 2026
September 9 - December 9, 2026
If a time and date are underscored below, click to read the minutes.
Sept. 9 Location: Nassau Club Social: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Program: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Introducer: George Bustin Minutes: Michael Leopold |
John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life Under American Racial Law Beth Lew-Williams Professor of History and the Director of the Program in Asian American Studies at Princeton |
Sept. 16 Location: 701 Carnegie Center Social: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Program: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Introducer: George Bustin Minutes: Julie Elward-Berry |
Bunker, Ballroom, Barricades: What Should Democracies Build? Jan Werner Müller Professor of Politics at Princeton, author of numerous papers and books on Populism and Contesting Democracy |
Sept. 23 Location: Nassau Club Social: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Program: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Introducer: Ferris Olin Minutes: Marlaine Lockheed |
Curating, Collaborating, Commemorating: Culture Change in the Visual Arts Judith Brodsky American artist, curator, author, and Professor Emerita in the Department of Visual Arts at Rutgers |
Sept. 30 Location: Nassau Club Social: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Program: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Introducer: Micky Weyeneth Minutes: Linda Sernoff |
Elite Families Shamus Khan Professor of Sociology and American Studies at Princeton; writing on culture, inequality, gender, and elites |
Oct 7 Location: Jewish Center Social: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Program: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Introducer: Greg Dobbs Minutes: Marsha Levin-Rojer |
Michelangelo’s Uncanny Valley Maria Loh Internationally recognized expert in the field of early modern Italian art and theory, best known for her work on Venetian art of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries |
Oct 14 Location: Nassau Club Social: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Program: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Introducer: Scott McVay Minutes: Tim Burman |
Interspecies Communication: Sonic Adventures with Humans, Whales and Birds Gavin Steingo Professor in the Department of Music at Princeton University, affiliated with the programs in Media and Modernity, African Studies, and Jazz Studies |
October 21 Location: Jewish Center Social: 9:30-1015 a.m. Program: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Introducer: George Bustin Minutes: Julie Elward-Berry |
From Glasgow to Los Angeles to Princeton to Stockholm: Why Education is a Passport to the World David MacMillan Nobel Laureate (2021), McDonnell Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, founder of Princeton Catalysis Initiative |
Oct 28 Location: Jewish Center Social: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Program: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Introducer: Ed Stier Minutes: Julie Denny |
Catching Spies; Living With the Consequences Christo Grozen Former Chief Investigator for Bellingcat, a resourceful investigative journalism organization and one of the principal subjects of the documentary film “Navalny” |
Nov 4 Location: Jewish Center Social: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Program: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Introducer: George Bustin Minutes: Russ White |
A Time of Energy Transition at Princeton University Ted Borer Energy Plant Director for Princeton University and actively involved in campus energy and carbon emissions reduction efforts and strategic planning |
Nov 11 Location: Jewish Center Social: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Program: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Introducer: Len Berlik Minutes: William Rue |
The Birth of the New Jersey School District and a Peek into Princeton in 2026 Mike LaSusa Superintendent of Princeton Public Schools |
Nov 18 Location: Jewish Center Social: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Program: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Introducer: BF Graham Minutes: Peter Bogucki |
A Science and Engineering Career in Drilling in the Upstream Oil Industry Julianne Elward-Berry Drilling Engineer, colloid chemist with the ExxonMobil Development Company |
Nov 25 |
No Meeting, Thanksgiving Week |
Dec 2 Location: Jewish Center Social: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Program: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Introducer: Greg Dobbs Minutes: Sarah Ringer |
Why We Ask ‘Why: The Science of Explanation and the Human Drive to Understand' Tania Lombrozo Professor of Psychology at Princeton University, Director of the Program in Cognitive Science and co-director of the Natural Artificial Minds (NAM) research initiative within the Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence |
Dec 9 Location: Jewish Center Social: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Program: 10:15-11:30 a.m. Introducer: Richard Trenner Minutes: Ed Price |
The War on Peace Pamela Aall Former Senior Advisor for Conflict Prevention and Management at the U.S. Institute of Peace; a Senior Associate at Facilitating Peace; and a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation |