Lecture Series & Campus Activities
Miami Hamilton is home to the Michael J. Colligan History Project which offers a wide variety of programs, lecture series, projects, and symposia that present a broad and diverse perspective on the people and events of America's past. Colligan Project events are funded in partnership with the Hamilton Community Foundation. In recent years, speakers have included historians Douglas Brinkley, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington.
Other Miami Hamilton lecture series have brought speakers from the worlds of politics, science and journalism to the academic and wider community, including Lee H. Hamilton, Mario Cuomo, Stephen Jay Gould, E. O. Wilson, and Leonard Pitts.
Miami Hamilton's Artist Series provides an eclectic blend of musical entertainment throughout the academic year in Parrish Auditorium, a cozy 455-seat campus venue. Past performers include Ben Harper, Ralph Stanley, Alison Krauss, Los Lobos, Keb Mo, Jerry Douglas, Rhonda Vincent, and Cherryholmes. Tickets to the Artist Series may be purchased via the Miami University Ticket Office..
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