- The Norman Miller Center
- Miller Lecture Series
- Past Miller Lectures
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Our curricular and co-curricular programs provide resources and opportunities that help the St. Norbert community and others become informed about, and committed to, transformative action in the world.
Past Miller Lectures
| 2023-24 | |
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| Oct. 17, 2023 |
“A Conversation with Sherrilyn Ifill” Sherrilyn Ifill is the Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights at Howard University Law School, where she also heads the multi-disciplinary 14thAmendment Center for Law & Democracy. She served as the seventh President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) from 2013 to 2022, and currently serves as President and Director-Counsel Emeritus. Ifill, the second woman to ever lead LDF, provided visionary and transformational leadership during one of the most consequential and intense moments in our nation’s history. |
| 2022-23 | |
| Oct. 25, 2022 |
"Global Challenges to Human Rights Today" Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein of Jordan is the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Known for his outspoken criticism of fascism, religious radicalism, and threats to civil liberties growing in countries around the world, Zeid was a powerful advocate for human rights and open societies. After his lecture, Zeid was joined by Micheline Ishay, Ph.D., Professor of Human Rights and International Studies at the University of Denver's Korbel School for International Studies, for conversation and questions. |
| 2021-22 | |
| Oct. 5, 2021 |
“How Should We Resist Hate? Free Speech vs. Censorship” |
| April 12, 2022 |
“Mighty Be Our Powers:Investing in the Next Generation of Peacebuilders” |
| 2020-21 | |
| April 8, 2021 |
“Norbert of Xanten: The Enduring Relevance of a 950-Year-Old Peacemaker” |
| 2019-20 | |
| Oct. 29, 2019 |
"Resisting Hate Through Public Understanding: A 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Miller Lecture |
| 2018-19 | |
| Oct. 30, 2018 |
"Breaking white Supremacy: The Social Gospel in Black and White, Then and Now" |
| April 4, 2019 |
"'Fake News' and the Coming Information Apocalypse" |
| 2017-18 | |
| Oct. 17, 2017 | “Which Common Good? Rethinking Religion, Self-Interest and Agency” Joerg Rieger, Ph.D. Cal Turner Chancellor's Chair of Wesleyan Studies Distinguished Professor of Theology Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion Vanderbilt University . |
| March 22, 2018 | “Disturbing Aesthetics of Race” M. Shawn Copeland, Ph.D. Professor of Systematic Theology, Boston College . |
| 2016-17 | |
| Sept. 22, 2016 | “The Word Peace and the Word Justice, and Why Sometimes the Peacemakers are Blessed (but only sometimes)” William Miller Thomas G. Long Professor of Law, University of Michigan |
| March 2, 2017 | “Growing up Palestinian in Israel: One Man’s Journey from Revenge to Reconciliation” Aziz Abu Sarah Co-Founder and Co-CEO of MEJDI Tours . |
| 2015-16 | |
| March 1, 2016 | “The Faces of Modern-Day Slavery” Lisa Kristine Humanitarian Photographer |
| Sept. 24, 2015 | “Imagining Heschel: Catholicism and Other Religions” Readings from the play “Imagining Heschel,” by Colin Greer Discussion followed with Rev. John Pawlikowski Former president of the International Council of Christians and Jews |
| 2014-15 | |
| March 9, 2015 | “The Moral Imagination: Conflict Transformation in the Contemporary World” John Paul Lederach Professor of International Peacebuilding Director of Peace Accords Matrix Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame |
| Oct. 28, 2014 | “The Recruitment of Human Race Activists” James Forbes The Harry Emerson Fosdick Distinguished Professor at Union Theological Seminary Senior Minister Emeritus of The Riverside Church President of the Healing of the Nations Foundation |
| 2013-14 | |
| Feb. 27, 2014 | “Interfaith Leadership on America’s Sacred Ground” Eboo Patel Founder and President, |
| Oct. 16, 2013 | “Changing Seasons in the Middle East: The Impact on Human Rights” Micheline Ishay Distinguished Professor of International Studies and Human Rights Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver |
| 2012-13 | |
| March 7, 2013 | Musical Performance: “Treasures of World Song” Singer/Guitarist |
| Oct. 2, 2012 | “Seeing Through Different Lenses: How Jews and Christians Read Scripture” University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies Vanderbilt University |
| 2011-12 | |
| April 11, 2012 | “Unlearning Racism: Confronting Apartheid in our Hearts” Lead Consultant at Strategic Impact |
| Oct. 11, 2011 | “Beyond Tolerance” Associate Professor in Religion & the Media Syracuse University |
| 2010-11 | |
| Feb. 17, 2011 | “The Water in the Glass” Pulitzer Prize Winning Columnist |
| Oct. 5, 2010 | “Diversity, Community, and the Margins of American Society” Rick Nahmias Photographer |
More Past Miller Lecturers
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- Kevin Phillips, 2007
- David Halberstam, 2006
- Garry Wills, 2005
- Reuven Firestone, 2004
- Michael Beschloss, 2003
- Benjamin Barber, 2002
- Stephen Carter, 2001
- Martin Marty, 2000
- Elie Wiesel, 1999
- William Sloane Coffin, 1998
- Haynes Johnson, 1997
- Morris Dees, 1996
- Jean Bethke Elshtain, 1995
- Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., 1994
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