Lecture Series

The Gulen Institute invites distinguished academics and social activists from around the world to speak at the University of Houston.  The lecture series provides a platform for diverse analyses of contemporary issues.  All lecture events are free and open to the public.



Lecture Series: Charles Kimball from the University of Oklahoma

"Lethal Religion: Negotiating the Volatile Mix of Religion and Politics in the 21st Century"

Hilton Hotel at the University of Houston
Waldorf Ballroom, Section E

February 27, 2013

 

Joshua M. Landis - University of Oklahoma

“The Syrian revolution: where is it headed?”

University of Houston - Honors College
April 30, 2012

 

Robert Pape - University of Chicago Political Science

 Cutting the Fuse

University of Houston
January 27, 2011

 

Michael Emerson - Rice University Sociology

 How Race Works in the U.S.

Turquoise Center
May 25, 2011

 

Robert Evans - Plowshares Institute

"Peace through Youth: Plowshares Equipping Youth Leaders from Egypt to China "

March 21, 2013

Turquoise Center

 

James C. Harrington - University of Texas Law School

"Turkey's Struggle for Greater Democracy: The Role of Its Legal System, the 2010 Constitutional Referendum, and Individual Rights"

University of Houston
November 1, 2011

 

Martin Marty - University of Chicago Divinity School

 Religious Peace-building

University of Houston
February 24, 2011