{"id":669,"date":"2019-05-02T20:31:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T20:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/nebraskalectures\/?page_id=669"},"modified":"2019-05-06T14:49:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T14:49:47","slug":"expanded-nebraska-lectures-series-illustrates-history-of-university-state","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/nebraskalectures\/expanded-nebraska-lectures-series-illustrates-history-of-university-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanded Nebraska Lectures series illustrates history of university, state"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the university\u2019s 150th anniversary celebration, the Nebraska Lectures: Chancellor\u2019s Distinguished Speakers Series features 12 presentations in 2019. The extended format<\/a> is made possible with support from Humanities Nebraska and the National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman\u2019s Statehood Grants Initiative. Many of the 2019 talks focus on the origins and history of the state and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.<\/p>\n

Summaries and videos of the spring lectures are available below. Lecture podcasts are available via Mediahub<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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January: Nebraska\u2019s Unicameral: Still Progressive after All These Years?<\/h2>\n

Charlyne Berens, professor emeritus and former associate dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, examined how a single-house system<\/a> has allowed Nebraska to historically avoid partisan gridlock that exists in other legislative bodies. She also delved deeper into the history behind the Unicameral\u2019s formation and assessed whether the system continues to meet the goals of its founders.<\/p>\n