7–8:30 p.m. except for November 20 (4–5:30 p.m.)
The University Forum Lecture Series returns from September to November, 2025. Between Thursday, September 4 and Thursday, November 20, the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art auditorium will host five free lectures on a variety of powerful themes, including the birth of American global power, China’s One-Child Policy, the Declaration of Independence and the Rule of Law, the legendary Doctor Faustus, and the colonization of Filipina fashion. A sixth talk, Dueling Narratives on the Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Discussion of Concepts and Misconceptions, will take place at the Beverley Rogers Literature and Law Building on October 23.
University Forum is sponsored and funded by the UNLV College of Liberal Arts and the Dean’s Associates. To subscribe to their e-newsletter or give feedback on a lecture, visit the University Forum webpage at https://www.unlv.edu/liberalarts/universityforum Further questions? Contact the College of Liberal Arts Dean’s office: 702-895-3401 or liberalarts@unlv.edu. Follow the links below for more information about each talk.
All of the talks will begin at 7 p.m., aside from Dueling Narratives and Discernment and the Devil in Doctor Faustus. Faustus will run from 4–5:30 p.m. All are welcome. No RSVP is necessary.
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Austin Dean, Associate Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Genevieve Clutario, Associate Professor, Wellesley College
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Tammy Proctor, Distinguished Professor of History, Utah State University
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Charlotte Korchak, Founder and Senior Lecturer of the Jerusalem Education Institute
Co-hosted by Student Diversity Programs, Real Talk Dialogue Series
Dueling Narratives will begin at 1 p.m. in Room 101 of UNLV’s Beverly Rogers Literature and Law Building (RLL). Don’t come to the Marjorie Barrick Museum for this one.
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Michael Zuckert, Nancy R. Dreux Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Mary Floyd-Wilson, Professor of English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Remember that Doctor Faustus starts at 4 p.m.
All of the museum’s galleries are accessible to wheelchair users and other visitors who cannot use stairs. Services such as sign language interpretation can be arranged. Please contact the museum to discuss your needs:
barrick.museum@unlv.edu, 702-895-3381.
About the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art believes everyone deserves access to art that challenges our understanding of the present and inspires us to create a future that holds space for us all. Located on the campus of one of the most racially diverse universities in the U.S., we strive to create a nourishing environment for those who continue to be neglected by contemporary art museums. As the only art museum in the city of Las Vegas, we commit ourselves to leveling barriers that limit access to the arts. Our collection of artworks offers an opportunity for everyone to develop a deeper knowledge of contemporary art in Southern Nevada. The Barrick Museum is part of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Find Us
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is located in the heart of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. The museum is easily accessed from the west side of campus at the intersection of Harmon Avenue and University Center Drive. Drive east on East Harmon Ave until the road enters the campus and terminates in a parking lot. The Museum will be on your right, next to a desert landscape garden.
Directions here.
Parking
Visitors may park in metered, staff, and student spots free of charge after 7 pm on weekdays, 1 pm on Fridays, and all day Saturday.
Metered parking spaces for visitors can be found in the parking lot outside the Barrick’s entrance, along East Harmon Ave, and in the lot behind the Lied Library. Other metered green zones are available in the
Cottage Grove Avenue Parking Garage and parking areas throughout campus. Download the “PayByPhone Parking” app from Google Play or the iTunes app store.
Contact
702-895-3381