Call for Proposals
The College seeks nominations for the 42nd Flexner Lecturer. We seek a leading humanist or humanistic social scientist working on a major piece of scholarship who can make three to four visits to campus during the 2026-27 academic year to offer lectures, visit classes, engage in faculty seminars, and otherwise enrich intellectual life on campus. We seek a scholar whose work demonstrates the public value of the humanities and who successfully speaks to audiences inside and beyond the academy. The Flexner Lectureship includes a generous honorarium. The nomination form will close at 5:00 p.m. on October 10, 2025.
Timeline
- September 9, 2025: Call for proposals released to faculty, staff, students, and alumnae/i communities
- October 10, 2025: Nomination period ends at 5:00 p.m, and all nominations go to the Committee on Endowed Lectures and President Cadge
- October 31, 2025: The committee gives 3-5 unranked names to the president
- Early November 2025: President Cadge meets with the committee to finalize the selection
- Late November 2025: President Cadge formally invites the chosen lecturer to participate
- December 2025: President Cadge announces the 42nd Flexner Lecturer and forms a programming committee to plan their residency activities
- Summer 2026: Projected start of 42nd Flexner Lecturership