Last Lecture Series
"What if this was the last lecture you could ever give?"
The Last Lecture Series, a decades-long tradition at the University, invites UVA's finest faculty to present as if it were the last lecture they could ever give.
The lectures are open to all, with no ticket required and first-come, first-served seating, and refreshments provided after each lecture.
This moving and longstanding event is not to be missed!
Last Lecture Series details for 2027 are will be announced in the Spring 2027 semester.
- Past Last Lecture Series faculty presenters
1993 – EDWARD AYERS, DR. RICHARD EDLICH, PAULA MCCLAIN
1994 – RAYMOND C. BICE, BERNARD D. MAYES
1995 – RONALD DIMBERG, WILLIAM HARMON, SAUL LEVMORE
1996 – JULIAN BOND, ANGELA DAVIS
1997 – HERBERT BRAUN, WILLIAM MCDONALD, ABDULAZIZ SACHEDINA
1998 – HENRY ABRAHAM, PETER ONUF
1999 – BRAD BROWN, GERALD FOGARTY, GEORGE MENTORE
2000 – JOHN WHEELER, ANN LANE, MICHAEL SMITH
2001 – RICHARD H. DRAYTON, MITCHELL S. GREEN, RICHARD GUY WILSON
2002 – BOB COVERT, JAMES R. SOFKA, KATHRYN C. THORNTON
2003 – JAMES T. CARGILE, ANN B. HAMRIC, WENDE E. MARSHALL
2004 – MARCIA DAY CHILDRESS. JONATHAN D. HAIDT
2005 – J. TAYLOR BEARD, DAVID T. GIES, CHARLES L. PERDUE, NANCY J. MARTIN-PERDUE
2006 – HEATHER ANNE WARREN, MARK EDUMNDSON
2007 – EDWARD L. AYERS
2008 – PETER D. NORTON, R. JAHAN RAMAZANI
2008 – CHARLES MARSH, VALENTINA BRASHERS, M.D.
2009 – CLAUDRENA HAROLD, JOHN QUALE
2011 – ROBERT FATTON, RICHARD HANDLER
2012 – SHARON HOSTLER, MICHAEL SUAREZ
2013 – GERALD WARBURG, ROSALYN BERNE
2014 – SHERRI MOORE, GAVIN GARNER
2015 – GRACE HALE, ALLAN STAM
2016 – JAMES CHILDRESS, MELVIN WILSON
2017 – CARMENITA HIGGINBOTHAM, PETER MAILLET
2018 – SHERRI MOORE
2019 – MICHAEL LEVENSON, ED MURPHY
2023 – LOU BLOOMFIELD, MAMADOU DIA, TERESA SULLIVAN
2024 – ELIZABETH BARNES, CEDRIC RUCKER
2025 – BARRY CONDRON, BRIAN FOSTER
2026 – BRAD WILCOX, PRINCE AFRIYIE