Princeton University Public Lectures

04/30/2026

That is a wrap on a wonderful 2025-26 season of Princeton University Public Lectures! Here are some of the year's most memorable moments.

04/30/2026

That is a wrap on a wonderful 2025-26 season of Princeton University Public Lectures!

Thank you to our incredible speakers for sharing their expertise on the McCosh 50 stage, and to our audiences for the thoughtful engagement that makes PUPL so special.

Scroll through the photos below for a look back at some of this season’s memorable moments.

04/28/2026

"It's going to be a pretty fierce battle … but it's a good battle, a productive battle, because it is the opportunity to invent new institutions and policies that help regulate wealth and power, and allow democracy to flourish in the 21st century."

Check out economist Gabriel Zucman's full lecture on "Wealth, Power, and Democracy" from Princeton University Public Lectures, now available to stream on Princeton's Media Central at the link below!

https://tinyurl.com/464vh8br

04/24/2026

We were honored to have Gabriel Zucman bring his world-renowned insights on economic inequality and global tax policy to the Princeton University Public Lectures stage as the inaugural speaker for the Uwe Reinhardt Distinguished Lectures series.

Thank you to those who came out to McCosh 50 for our final lecture of the 2025-26 season, and to our co-sponsors at the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies and Labyrinth Books Princeton for their support.

Missed the event? Keep an eye out — we will be sharing the full lecture recording soon!

04/10/2026

We look forward to welcoming economist Gabriel Zucman next week to discuss "Wealth, Power, and Democracy" at our inaugural Uwe Reinhardt Distinguished Lecture, co-sponsored by the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies. Please join us at 5 p.m. in McCosh 50, Princeton University!

More details: https://lectures.princeton.edu/lectures/2026/gabriel-zucman

04/01/2026

“I want a world, a culture … that embraces the acceptance that we don’t know, and that embraces the idea that it’s okay to not win. I don’t know how literature can help do that, but I can try.”

Check out Pulitzer Prize-winning author Percival Everett's full lecture from Princeton University Public Lectures, now available to stream on Princeton's Media Central at the link below!

https://tinyurl.com/msdb9wes

03/27/2026

03/26/2026

An extraordinary crowd for an extraordinary speaker! Last night’s Princeton University Public Lecture with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Percival Everett drew one of the largest audiences we have ever welcomed to McCosh 50.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for a conversation about the power of language and the human mind. Our gratitude to Books Princeton for supplying copies of Percival’s books.

04/10/2023

Join us this Wednesday at 6pm! Dr. Horowitz will be at Princeton to discuss her latest research and year-long observations from a puppy's point of view. Visit lectures.princeton.edu for more details.
Can't join us in-person? Watch via live-stream-feed @ mediacentrallive.princeton.edu