Event Time:
Friday, June 6, 2025 - 11:45am to Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - 5:00pm
Event Description:
2025 DeVane Lectures– America at 250: A History
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:35 AM–12:25 PM
Fall 2025 semester, from August 27 to December 5, 2025
Notifications of enrollment will be released in early June.
The DeVane Lecture, established in 1969, is an annual lecture series that is open to the public at no charge.
This one-time-only course examines U.S. history from 1776 to the present, in advance of the nation’s 250th birthday in 2026. Taught jointly by Professors Joanne Freeman, David Blight, and Beverly Gage, the course emphasizes the history of the nation-state and the contested nature of American national identity. Register to join the course and explore the nature of American identity along side community members, and three eminent scholars of U.S. history.
For Additional Information:
https://president.yale.edu/committees-programs/devane-lectures/america-at-250-a-history