Rockhurst University Visiting Scholar Lecture Series

five to seven lectures annually, we have welcomed over 300 speakers to campus. Among these, some of the more recognizable names include Robert Frost, Rev. John Courtney Murray, SJ, Henry Kissinger (while still on the Harvard faculty), Barbara Ward, Edward Albee, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Etienne Gilson, Monika Hellwig, Rev. Robert Drinan, SJ, David Broder, Gertrude Himmelfarb, R. Buckminster Fuller, Rev. Hans Kung, Diana Hayes, Rigoberto Menchu Tum, Rev. Walter Ong, SJ (and graduate of Rockhurst), John Hope Franklin, Gary Wills, R. Buckminster Fuller, Clarence Page, Stanley Fish, Jacob Neusner, Dava Sobel, Ralph McInerny, Diana Butler Bass, Sen. George Mitchell, Jon Lee Anderson, Melissa Harris-Perry, Helen Fisher, Ramesh Ponnuru, and Reza Aslan. The public lecture is offered gratis to Rockhurst students and faculty, neighboring collegians, and the Kansas City community at large. Register your attendance for any of our talks by calling: 816-501-4828