Events

The Levitt Center invites you to attend:Germs as ... Public Nuisance? Enemies? Entrepreneurs? RSVP for lunch here While most of us have a common-sense understanding of what germs are and how they work, the way we narrate their existence -- what they are, what they aren’t, and how we try to keep them at bay -- may reveal more about us than about them. This interactive session opens up the everyday language, fears, and habits surrounding germs to anthropological inquiry. Come be part of this two-part ethnographic lunch series led by Julie Starr, ...

The Levitt Center invites you to a lunchtime community conversation on Democracy in the United States: Under Threat/Failing?  Catering by Lafa. Please RSVP for food here. Many government scholars are concerned that democracy is in decline globally. According to the Global State of Democracy report, 2025 marks the 9th year in which there has been a net decline in democracy globally (DWB). Do you think that the same trend can be applied to the US? Is democracy in the US currently stable, under threat, or has it already failed? If it’s failed or f...

Public Philosophy Discussion: Civil Capacity in the Age of Burnout

Erica DeBruin talk.  More information to follow..

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The Levitt Center invites you to a lunchtime Community Conversation.  Please RSVP for food here.  More details to follow.