Lectures that Last
November 9, 2026
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Harvard Business School, Klarman Hall
Soldiers Field Road
Boston, MA 02163
A signature Harvard Graduate Council event featuring distinguished Harvard professors sharing timely insights and perspectives across disciplines.
Lectures That Lasts features one professor from each of Harvard’s 12 graduate schools, with each speaker delivering a seven-minute talk on what they would teach if it were their last chance to teach something.
The evening will celebrate the lasting impact of teaching, learning, and ideas across the University. Students from all schools and fields are warmly invited to attend.
Speakers:
- Derek van Bever – Harvard Business School
- Annette Yoshiko Reed – Harvard Divinity School
- Boaz Barak – Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Justin Cook – Graduate School of Design
- Jaein Lee – Graduate School of Education
- Patrick Slade – School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Kathy Pham – Harvard Kennedy School
- Michael Stein – Harvard Law School
- TBA – Harvard Medical School
- Lisa Simon – School of Dental Medicine
- James Potter – T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Sergio Imparato – Harvard Extension School