• Follow Us

Free online lectures: Explore a world of ideas

  • Lectures
  • Speakers
  • Events
  • Partners
  • About
    • Follow Us

Boston, MA
http://www.fordhallforum.org/

Ford Hall Forum

The Ford Hall Forum is the nation’s oldest continuously operating free public lecture series. Its mission is to foster an informed and effective citizenry and to promote freedom of speech through the public presentation of lectures, debates, and discussions. Forum events illuminate the key issues facing our society by bringing to its podium knowledgeable and thought-provoking speakers. These speakers are presented in person, for free, and in settings, which facilitate frank and open debate.

The Ford Hall Forum is the nation’s oldest continuously operating free public lecture series. Its mission is to foster an informed and effective citizenry and to promote freedom of speech through the public presentation of lectures, debates, and discussions. Forum events illuminate the key issues facing our society by bringing to its podium knowledgeable and thought-provoking speakers. These speakers are presented in person, for free, and in settings, which facilitate frank and open debate.

Lectures
1 of 7

3.21.2023

Calling BS: Navigating the New Norms of Media and Democracy

3.8.2023

From Politics to Policy: What Can Stop Gun Violence in America

1.4.2023 (19:53)

Framing The Issues

1.4.2023 (49:59)

The Midterms

1.4.2023 (55:10)

Preserving the Democratic Process: Elections Security

11.28.2022 (1:11:56)

Tea Leaves: What does the present tell us about the future of youth voting?

11.1.2022 (1:11:16)

Skin in the game: Turning Engagement into Votes

10.27.2022 (43:53)

Misogyny at the Times of the Salem Witch Trials: Lessons Learned and Forgotten

10.19.2022 (1:20:07)

Lighting the fire: What motivates young activists?

10.4.2022 (1:08:17)

Youth Civic Participation: More Than Just Voting

9.29.2022 (1:37:30)

The Decline of Local News and the Rise of Polarization

6.9.2022 (1:12:15)

Creating Success Through Building a Diverse Arts Community

5.12.2022 (1:14:33)

Deliberate and Unafraid: Examining the Plight of the Black Woman Cultural Critic

5.5.2022 (1:07:23)

Catherine Filloux and Claudia Bernardi: Under The Skin

3.1.2022 (1:14:31)

The Great Divide: Policy Making in Polarized Times

2.16.2022 (1:05:54)

Challenges to Safeguarding our Democracy


1 of 7

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy |

© 2023 WGBH Educational Foundation