The Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy is the home to a number of endowed lectures that bring prominent public servants, policy makers, and thought leaders to Brown to speak about U.S. public policy.
Thomas J. Anton/Frederick Lippitt Conference on Urban Affairs was funded by a gift from Frederick Lippitt in honor of the Taubman Center's founding director, Thomas J. Anton. This series focuses on issues affecting cities, and commemorates nearly two decades of cooperative work by Lippitt and Anton on citywide issues in Providence.
The John Hazen White, Sr., Lecture was endowed in 1993 in memory of John Hazen White, Sr., a prominent Rhode Island business leader whose family company, Taco, is currently run by his son, John Hazen White, Jr. The White lecture addresses timely political and policy issues facing the nation.
Governor Frank Licht ’38 Lecture was established in 1987 by friends and family in memory of Rhode Island Governor Frank Licht, a 1938 Brown graduate. Past speakers include then-Senator Barack Obama, Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.
The Noah Krieger ’93 Memorial Lecture was named for Noah Krieger, a Brown undergraduate who was interested in political science, public policy, and economics, who died shortly after graduating from Brown. The series, established by his parents, brings distinguished public servants to campus.
Alexander Meiklejohn Lecture was named for civil libertarian, Brown alumnus, and former Brown dean Alexander Meiklejohn, and focuses on the theme of freedom and the U.S. Constitution. Meiklejohn graduated from Brown in 1893, and served as its dean from 1901 to 1912.