Liberal Arts Colloquium

celebrating the pursuit of knowledge, artistic innovation, intercultural understanding, and moral inquiry

Talk environmental politics with Winona LaDuke

Question Ward Connerly on affirmative action

See Aphra Behn’s The Rover and then hear from one of the world’s foremost Behn scholars

Discuss building proteins from scratch with Dr. William DeGrado

Poems with Galway Kinnell

[Current Quarter Schedule]

Kalamazoo College prepares students to better understand a complex world. That means developing a habit of listening to and questioning experts in a wide variety of fields. The Liberal Arts Colloquia (LAC) at Kalamazoo College strengthen the habit of engaging with the world’s finest minds.

Faculty, staff, and students propose events to be considered for LAC credit. 60 public events result each year: lectures by prominent scholars, performances and presentations by significant artists, talks and panel discussions that address pressing contemporary issues, selected student presentations, and programs connected to a larger campus theme or event. Participation in twenty-five LAC events is a requirement for graduation.

serving the wider community by inviting ongoing dialogue and collaboration between the college and the community.
The LAC forum reinforces the idea that public deliberation and aesthetic appreciation are essential for a lifelong commitment to civic responsibility and vocational readiness.


More information
See the LAC program website