Presidential Symposium Series
About the Series
Baylor University is pleased to announce the Presidential Symposium Series in honor of Judge Ken Starr's first year as president of the University.
The series features scholars from around the nation speaking on topics relevant to the Baylor mission in the context of national and global perspectives. All events are open to the public without charge.
September 17, 2010
The Role of the Supreme Court in American Society
The initial symposium and related break out sessions for the series was held on September 17, 2010. For more information on please visit Presidential Inaugural Symposium and Break-Out Sessions.
October 29, 2010
Kenneth G. Elzinga (Read More)
Robert C. Taylor Professor of Economics, University of Virginia
Speaking on the distinction between Christian higher education and Christians in higher education
December 1, 2010
Jean Bethke Elshtain (Read More)
3:00pm-5:00pm
Kayser Auditorium
Hankamer School of Business
Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics in the Divinity School, Department of Political Science and the Committee on International Relations, University of Chicago.
Speaking on the value of liberal education
December 7, 2010
Nancy Cantor (Read More)
3:00pm-5:00pm
Blume Banquet Hall, Fifth floor, Cashion Academic Center
Hankamer School of Business
Chancellor and President, Syracuse University
Speaking on engagement of the university with the community
January 19, 2011
Baruch A. Brody (read more)
Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics, Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine
Andrew Mellon Professor of Humanities, Department of Philosophy, Rice University
Speaking on ethics in the twenty-first century
March 31, 2011
Lee S. Shulman (Read More)
3:00pm-5:00pm
Kayser Auditorium, Hankamer School of Business
Former President, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Former faculty member, Stanford University and Michigan State University
Speaking on Learning to Profess: Challenges and Opportunities for Liberal Education in Faith-based Universities
April 9, 2011
Mark A. Noll (Read More)
4:00pm-6:00pm
Paul Powell Chapel, George W. Truett Theological Seminary
Baugh-Reynolds Campus
Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, Notre Dame University
Speaking on The Place of the Bible in the Modern Christian University