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Last Lecture
2025 UMMC Last Lecture
Please nominate a UMMC affiliate who you think would give an inspiring, thought-provoking lecture to all UMMC staff, students and alumni. This will be an interdisciplinary message that imparts wisdom as though this was the last opportunity for the nominee to do so.
Previous speakers have included:
- 2024 - Dr. Stephen Stray
- 2023 - Dr. Praise Matemavi (SOM)
- 2022 - Dr. John E. Hall (SGSHS)
- 2021 - Dr. Kenneth R. Bennett (SOM)
- 2019 - Dr. Loretta Jackson-Williams (SOM)
- 2018 - Dr. Charles Ramsey (SOD)
- 2017 - Dr. Brad Ingram (SOM)
- 2016 - Dr. Dan Jones (SOM)
History of Last Lecture
A “last lecture” is when top academics in their field are asked to give a “final talk” considering what advice they would give if they knew it was their last opportunity. Last lectures became more widely known in
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Last Lecture Videos
- Last Lecture 2024 - April 17, 2024
- Last Lecture 2023 - April 19, 2023
- Last Lecture 2022 - April 26, 2022
- Last Lecture 2021 - April 21, 2021