Kenner Lecture

Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” and a Washington Post columnist, will deliver the 30th annual Kenner Lecture on Cultural Understanding Tuesday, March 2, 2027 at 8 p.m. in Zoellner Arts Center’s Baker Hall. A question-and-answer session with Zakaria will follow. The lecture is free and open to the public, but tickets are required and can be reserved at a future date through Zoellner Arts Center.

The former U.S. Secretary of Transportation delivered an optimistic speech and urged attendees to imagine ‘what’s next’ as the speaker of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Premiere Lecture

The former Secretary of Transportation will present ‘Civility in Public Discourse: Navigating Polarization and Uncertainty.’

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist presented the 2025 Kenner Lecture where he discussed The Big Trends Shaping the World Today: Economics, Technology and Geopolitics

Thomas Friedman, the internationally renowned and award-winning author, reporter, and columnist will deliver the annual Kenner Lecture on Cultural Understanding, Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 8:00 p.m. in Zoellner Arts Center’s Baker Hall.