Episodes 74
Avg. Duration 1h 10m
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Since Oct 2007
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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Every 2 Months
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Videos and lectures related to the E.N. Thompson Forum lecture series at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Belonging is a Practice, Not a Place

Nov 19, 2025

Communication strategist, creator of The Listening Table, and VP of Warmline.org, teaching communication skills to foster authentic human connection.

About the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues

Nov 14, 2025

The E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues is a cooperative project of the Cooper Foundation, Lied Center for Performing Arts, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It was established in 1988 with the…

Back Home: Returning Human Rights to Housing

Apr 10, 2024

Leilani Farha is the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing and Global Director of The Shift. Farha has helped develop global human rights standards on the right to housing, including…

Displacement and Reimagining the American Dream

Nov 15, 2023

This interactive event will feature local students and young professionals sharing their lived experiences as immigrants and refugees. Each panelist will tell their story, presenting a…

The Urban Landscape and The Future of Cities

Jan 24, 2023

Martha Schwartz is a landscape architect, urbanist, and climate activist. Her work and teaching focuses on the urban public realm landscape and its importance in making cities “climate ready”. For…

The Craziest Thing We Can Do is Nothing

Nov 08, 2022

Tyler Riewer is Creative Director at charity: water, a $100M nonprofit organization that uses data and storytelling to connect donors to their impact and dream up new ways to think about…

Putting the Public Back in Public Health: A Global Perspective

Oct 13, 2022

Dr. Ali S. Khan is Dean and Tenured Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, and a Retired Assistant Surgeon General. He served at the Centers…

Reckoning and Reconciliation on the Great Plains: Healing Historical Harm Caused by Conquest and Colonialism

Apr 08, 2022

Echo-Hawk is President of the Pawnee Nation Business Council. He is an author, attorney, and and well-renowned legal scholar. A Pawnee Indian with a BA, Political Science, Oklahoma St. Univ. (1970)…

Forum Youth Panel

Mar 24, 2022

At this Cooper Conversation, young activists from UNL and Lincoln come together to discuss their activism, what motivates them, and how to move forward. Panelists will address the intersection of…

A Conversation on Race and the Arts, Moderated by Sändra Washington

Feb 10, 2022

Anna Deavere Smith is an actress, playwright, teacher, and author, credited with creating a new form of theater. Smith received the National Endowment for the Humanities Medal and the prestigious…

E.N. Thompson Forum - Facing Immigrant Exclusion: Then and Now

Nov 04, 2021

Wadhia is Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar and Clinical Professor of Law at Penn State Law in University Park. Her research focuses on the role of…

Moments of Reckoning with Margaret D. Jacobs

Sep 14, 2021

Listen to Margaret D. Jacobs' moments of reckoning.

UNL Faculty Discussion - Global and Historical Moments of Reckoning with UNL Faculty

Sep 09, 2021

This kickoff event will include faculty from the departments of History and English, the Humanities in Medicine Program, and the Center for Great Plains Studies to focus on different groups and…

Picturing Disaster Panel

Apr 02, 2021

Pre-talk discussion for E.N. Thompson forum discussion by Ann Bancroft.

No Horizon is So Far

Apr 02, 2021

Bancroft is one of the world’s preeminent polar explorers and an internationally recognized educator who is dedicated to inspiring women and girls around the world. Through her various roles as…

E.N. Thompson Ann Bancroft pre-talk video

Mar 30, 2021

Pre-talk video for the Ann Bancroft talk "No Horizon is So Far."

Naming the Beast: Climate Change and our Youth Taking Action

Feb 24, 2021

Focused on solutions and action, today’s youth are not afraid to face problems that threaten their future. Join us for a Cooper Conversation featuring and hosted by youth activists as they seek to…

Forum Youth Panel Pre-Talk

Feb 05, 2021

Pre-talk video for the discussion "Naming the Beast: Climate Change and our Youth Taking Action."

Roots of Revolution

Nov 05, 2020

Martinez is a powerful voice in the global youth- led environmental movement. From the age of six, Martinez has spoken around the world, from the Rio+20 United Nations Summit, to the General Assembly…

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Pre-Talk Video

Oct 19, 2020

Margaret Huettl, Assistant Professor of History and Ethnic Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, introduces the November E.N. Thompson Forum speaker Xiuhtezcatl Martinez.

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