McDaniel hosts series of fall lectures

McDaniel's Delta of Maryland chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa national honor society, Global Fellows, the Departments of English and History and Art History, and the Lumen Scholars Program host a series of lectures this fall that are free and open to the public. Each lecture takes place in Coley Rice Lounge in McDaniel Hall.

Lumen Lecture 2025 — Ultra-endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox delivers the inaugural Lumen Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Other lectures this fall include the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 7, with Johns Hopkins University professor Mary Favret, Global Issues Colloquium on Wednesday, Oct. 22, with Adjunct Lecturer of History Erin Crowley-Champoux, Holloway Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 29, with writing and rhetoric specialist Kelly Bradbury of Colorado State University, and Ridington Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 18, with retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Ty Seidule, professor emeritus at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

McDaniel College hosts a series of lectures this fall presented by McDaniel's Delta of Maryland chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa national honor society, Global Fellows, the Departments of English and History and Art History, and the Lumen Scholars Program. The lectures, which are free and open to the public, take place in McDaniel Hall's Coley Rice Lounge.

Visit the Public Events Calendar for a full listing of fall events and download a copy of McLive!

Additional information:

Requests for ASL interpreters are welcome and should be made as soon as possible (two weeks prior to the event preferred) by contacting the specific event organizer.
Other accommodation requests and questions can be directed to Conference Services at 410-857-2407. Visitors are asked to adhere to all health and safety policies and regulations in effect at the time of the event.

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lecture

“Silent Reading and the Invention of Intimacy”

Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m., in Coley Rice Lounge, McDaniel Hall

The annual Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lecture features Mary Favret, professor of English at The Johns Hopkins University, whose research looks at late 18th- and early 19th-century literature.

For more information, email Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Jessica Ford.

Phi Beta Kappa Illustration Key — Phi Beta Kappa

The prestigious Phi Beta Kappa national honor society, founded in 1776, is the nation’s oldest academic honor society. McDaniel's Delta of Maryland chapter was established in 1980 and is one of over 290 chapters at colleges and universities in the United States.

Global Issues Colloquium

Erin Crowley-Champoux crop — Erin Crowley-Champoux

“Buried Truths, Contested Claims: Protecting the Past in a Global Age"

Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m., in Coley Rice Lounge, McDaniel Hall

Adjunct Lecturer of History Erin Crowley-Champoux explores the ethical, political, and legal complexities surrounding the protection and repatriation of cultural heritage by drawing on case studies from sites and museums around the world. All attendees are invited to participate in a conversation regarding “who gets to own the past?”

For more information, email World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Professor Amy McNichols, director of Global Fellows.

Global Fellows 2025 — Class of 2025 Global Fellows

McDaniel’s Global Fellows program is designed to enhance the understanding of global issues, develop heightened intercultural competency and cultivate the skills and attitudes important to leading successful lives in a global context. Students create a global portfolio and earn a Global Fellow designation on their transcript upon completion of the program.

Holloway Lecture

Writing and rhetoric specialist Kelly Bradbury

Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Coley Rice Lounge, McDaniel Hall

A presentation by writing and rhetoric specialist Kelly Bradbury, associate professor of English and director of the gtPathways Writing Integration Initiative at Colorado State University.

Call 410-857-2530 for more information.

The Holloway Lecture is named for Fred G. Holloway, the college’s fourth president. A graduate of the class of 1919, he went on to earn a divinity degree from Drew University and was ordained by the Methodist Protestant church in 1921. He served in Delaware, Virginia, and Maryland, before he became a professor at Westminster Theological Seminary in 1927. He became an administrator at the Seminary, and, after a short time, president of the college.

Lumen Lecture

Inaugural lecture for McDaniel's Lumen Scholars Program

Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. in Coley Rice Lounge, McDaniel Hall

Guinness World Record-holding ultra-endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox delivers the inaugural lecture for McDaniel’s Lumen Scholars Program.

For more information, email Director of the Lumen Scholars Program Chloe Irla, assistant dean of faculty development, or call 410-857-2597.

McDaniel’s Lumen Scholars Program is an honors program that incorporates experiential learning and civic engagement, along with interdisciplinary courses.

Ridington Lecture

Ridington Ty Seidule crop — Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Ty Seidule

"American Heroes: The Battle to Rename America’s Military Bases”

Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Coley Rice Lounge, McDaniel Hall

Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Ty Seidule, professor emeritus at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and author of “A Promise Delivered: Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation’s Military Bases” and “Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause,” speaks.

Call 410-857-2410 for more information.

Edith Farr and William Robbins Ridington — Edith Farr Ridington and William Robbins Ridington

The Ridington lecture honors two long-time teachers at McDaniel, William Robbins Ridington and Edith Farr Ridington. After the Ridingtons’ deaths, their family endowed this biennial lectureship, which began in 1991.

Oct 2, 2025