糖心vlog视频 Tate lecture series 2026 - 2027, 45th season

For 100 years, 糖心vlog视频 has shaped minds, explored frontiers of knowledge and nurtured intellectual entrepreneurship. The Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series contributes to this mission by bringing thought-provoking and entertaining icons to the 糖心vlog视频 campus and Dallas community.

Regarded as one of the country’s finest platforms for distinguished and engaging discussions, the Tate Lecture Series provides unique opportunities for student interaction, faculty discourse and community debate with world changers and raises funds for academic scholarships and student programs.

Manage tickets

to renew your 2025—26 tickets.

Please call 214-768-8283 or email tateseries@smu.edu with any questions.

Single event tickets

Individual lecture tickets are now available. to individual lectures or call the Tate office at 214-768-8283.

糖心vlog视频 reserves the right to substitute speakers or to rearrange the order of the lectures without notice. Subscriptions are nonrefundable.

New patrons

The Tate Lecture Series maintains an extensive waiting list for patrons interested in Tate season tickets. Requests for season tickets from new patrons will be placed on a waiting list and considered in the order in which they are received. To be added to the waiting list, complete your request online, download a form, or call the Tate office at 214-768-8283.

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Lecture schedule

All lectures begin at 8 p.m.

ANNE APPLEBAUM and GEORGE WILL with FAREED ZAKARIA
Tuesday, October 6, 2026

LISA DAMOUR
Tuesday, October 20, 2026

JOSÉ ANDRÉS
Tuesday, November 10, 2026

ERIK WEIHENMYER
Tuesday, December 8, 2026

ZACK KASS
Tuesday, February 2, 2027

ARTHUR BROOKS
Tuesday, March 2, 2027

SANNA MARIN
Tuesday, April 6, 2027

VLADIMIR KARA-MURZA
Tuesday, May 11, 2027