Christian theologian and Grove City College Professor Carl Trueman will give a presentation titled, “All That is Sacred Must Be Profaned.”
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Speaker Series
Throughout the academic year, the Buckley Institute produces a lecture series, free and open to the public, that brings to the Yale campus notable intellectual leaders, politicians, and professionals from across the disciplines.
Upcoming Speakers
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Past Speakers
On November 5, 2025, the Buckley Institute will welcome author and journalist Douglas Murray for a conversation titled "Why We Must Save the West."
On Tuesday, October 21, at 4:30pm, the Buckley Institute is hosting our annual Supreme Court Review with William and Mary Law School’s Jonathan Adler and the Hoover Institution’s Eugene...
On Thursday, October 9, at 7pm, the Buckley Institute is excited to welcome former U.K. Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson to speak at Yale.
The Buckley Institute hosted the 2025 Lux et Veritas Faculty Prize Reception honoring this year's winner, Daniel Schillinger.
Yale alumni returning for reunion weekend on May 31 are invited to join us for a panel titled on administrative bloat, DEI, and more!
On May 24, the Buckley Institute is hosting a reunion weekend panel focusing on President Trump's efforts to reform higher ed and whether they go too far.
On April 22, 2025, the Buckley Institute welcomed climate policy expert Bjorn Lomborg.
On April 16, 2025, prominent journalist Megyn Kelly will be speaking at Yale on "The New Media Revolution."
On April 10, WSJ editor and national contributor Adam Kirsch will discuss the dangerous ideology of "settler colonialism" that fuels anti-Israeli activism.
The Buckley Institute welcomed author, podcaster, and columnist Coleman Hughes for a talk titled, “The End of Race Politics.”
Join us on Wednesday, February 5 as Notre Dame's Rick Garnett dispels myth and clarifies truth around the U.S. Constitution and separation of church and state.
Join the Buckley Institute on Wednesday, November 20, at 4:30pm, for a discussion with American Enterprise Institute’s Yuval Levin about his new book, American Covenant.
On November 18, 2024, the Buckley Institute will host our annual K-12 education panel featuring AEI's Ian Rowe and Houston Superintendent Mike Miles.
On November 12, AEI's Dr. Carole Hooven will talk about the sex binary and how it became dangerous to talk about the facts.
On October 23, 2024, at 4:30pm, the Buckley Institute hosted an expert panel on the most recent Supreme Court term.
The Buckley Institute is pleased to welcome renowned author, journalist, and commentator Ben Shapiro to speak at Yale on October 7, 2024 on How October 7 Broke America's College Campuse...
On September 19, 2024, the Buckley Institute will be hosting Hillsdale College's Paul Rahe for the 2024 Donald Kagan Memorial Lecture.
Join the Buckley Institute for our third annual Lux et Veritas Faculty Prize reception, featuring Dr. Gregory Collins.
On Saturday, June 1, 2024, the Buckley Institute is hosting a panel on “Campus Intolerance: From Attacks on Free Speech to Antisemitism."
The Buckley Institute is excited to invite alumni for an all-star faculty panel during reunion weekend on “Free Speech at Yale and Beyond"
On Tuesday, April 16, former New York Times editor James Bennet to discuss Why Journalism is Falling Apart and Taking Liberalism With It.
On April 11, join Rob Henderson '18 for a discussion of "luxury beliefs," his path from foster care to Yale, and his new book, "Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Cla...
On Monday, February 26, the Buckley Institute is pleased to welcome Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush ’68.
Princeton Professor and Director of the school's James Madison Program Robert P. George will be speaking at Yale.
Elliott Abrams, senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), will speak on Israel and American interests in the Middle East.
John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School Amy Chua receives the 2023 Lux et Veritas Faculty Prize and delivers her lecture.