The 14th annual Iowa Lyceum will be held virtually July 13-17, 2026. Our theme this year will be Democracy and Deliberation!

 

If you have any questions about our program, please contact us at: philosophy-lyceum@uiowa.edu!

2026 Iowa Lyceum Schedule

 Monday (13th)Tuesday (14th)Wednesday (15th)Thursday (16th)Friday (17th)
10:00amIntroductionsIntersectional Liberalism (Dr. Asha Bhandary)Plato's Critique of Democracy (Dr. Carrie Swanson)On Deliberation (Dr. Cassie Finley)Student Presentations
10:15am     
10:30amTBD (Dr. Richard Fumerton)    
10:45am     
11:00am Discussion with organizersDiscussion with organizersDiscussion with organizers  
11:15am BreakBreakBreak 
11:30amDiscussion with organizersIntroduction to Logic (Maile Huffman)Moments in American Deliberation (Maile Huffman)Deliberation in the Age of Social Media (Hyunchae Kim) 
11:45amLunch Break    
12:00pm     
12:15pm Lunch BreakLunch BreakLunch BreakLunch Break
12:30pmIntroduction to Philosophy (Colin Troeskin)    
12:45pm     
1:00pm Epistemic Responsibility of Citizens (Colin Troesken)Can a Nation Speak? (Chaeyeon Lee)Student Presentation PreparationStudent Presentations
1:15pmBreak    
1:30pmStudent Presentation Preparation    
1:45pm BreakBreak  
2:00pm Student Presentation PreparationStudent Presentation Preparation  
2:15pmBreak  Break 
2:30pmDaily ReflectionsDaily ReflectionsDaily ReflectionsDaily ReflectionsReflections on the theme and program
2:45pm