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Distinguished Lecturers to Headline April Speaker Series at Lehman College
Louis Brus at the Sweeny Lecture
April 9, 2025
Lecture 1: 2025 Basile Memorial Lecture
Date & Time: April 11 at 11 a.m.
More: The 2025 Basile Memorial Lecture “Phytochemicals, Food & Health” will explore the past, present, and future of botanical research. With over 25 years of academic research experience in plant biology, phytochemistry, and pharmacology, Ilya Raskin, distinguished professor of Plant Biology at Rutgers, will deliver this year’s lecture.
Lecture 2: “The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well, A conversation with Dr. Amy Edmondson”
Date & Time: April 24 at 3 p.m.
More: Amy C. Edmondson stops by our campus for a special conversation on her groundbreaking book The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well. Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, Edmondson will share her insights on leadership and organizational learning.
Lecture 3: 2025 Arthur Sweeny Jr. Memorial Lecture
Date & Time: April 25 at 3 p.m.
More: Nobel Prize winner and faculty member at Columbia University, Louis Brus will deliver this year’s Arthur Sweeny Jr. Lecture. The lecture pays tribute to the memory of Professor Arthur Sweeny and his contributions to science and education. Following the lecture, guests will gather for a reception honoring Sweeny’s legacy.
Media will have the opportunity to interview lecturers as well as guests in attendance.
About Lehman College
A perennial national leader in promoting social mobility, Lehman College of The City University of New York serves as an intellectual, economic, and cultural center for the Bronx, New York City, and beyond. The college - which sits on a tree-lined 37-acre campus – supports more than 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students, another 14,000 students in continuing and professional programs, and over 90,000 alumni. As a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution in the Bronx, Lehman College educates a diverse population of students. The college offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees as well as certificate programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and professions.