Lecture Packages   

The Alfred Gourdji Distinguished Lecture Series features prominent, engaging speakers from “town and gown.” It consists of eight lectures, four in the Fall session and four in the Winter/Spring session. Learn from well-known experts about an array of fascinating topics. Each lecture is just the beginning; a stimulating question-and-answer period follows each session.

◆2nd Tuesday of every month (EXCEPT NOVEMBER)

◆10:00–11:30 am

◆$15/day pass (members)

◆$25/day pass (non-members)

◆$55 for the Fall 2026 series

All programs will take place at: Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building 4800 E Huron River Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48105 All lectures will also be live streamed through Zoom. We welcome walk-ins at Washtenaw Community College’s Morris Lawrence Building day of the lecture.

The Alfred Gourdji Distinguished Lecture Series was planned by Bernard Banet, Ron Bogdasarian, Ron Frisch, Judy Gourdji, Frances Schultz, Katherine Woo and co-chairs Gerald Gardner and Marie Vitale.

Join us in the search for the nature, meaning and consequences of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections across the nation and in Michigan. Learn about the historical patterns of midterm election results and how 2026 may or may not fit with them. Discover insights into the role consumption of information on social media impacts the perceptions and behaviors of voters in U.S. elections. Assess how the public perceptions of the policies adopted in the previous two years of a presidency impacts election outcomes. In turn, consider how to think about the consequences for Congress and the President in public policymaking after the 2026 midterms.

A 2026 Midterm Elections Contest will be held this fall.

This lecture series was planned by Richard Barron, Ron Bogdasarian, Donna Clack, Jeff Gaynor, Larry Imerman, Jerry Newman and Craig Ramsay, Chair.