Name: Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture with Robert P. George and Dr. Cornel West
Start: 2026-01-31T15:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-01-31T16:00:00-06:00
Location: Clinton Presidential Center

Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture with Robert P. George and Dr. Cornel West

Although they come from different ideologies, they have developed a bond that transcends their differences.
About this Event

Join us on Saturday, January 31, at 3 p.m., for the next installment of the Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series, "Truth Matters: What Unites Us Despite Our Differences," a conversation with Professor Robert P. George and Dr. Cornel West.

George, a Roman Catholic, is a conservative legal scholar, and West is a democratic socialist philosopher in the progressive Christian tradition. Although they come from different ideologies, they have developed a bond that transcends their differences. Together, they stress the importance of civil dialogue.

They will share personal stories of civil disagreement and political discourse, discuss what they have learned from each other, and explore what it means to be “determined truth-seekers and courageous truth-speakers” in America today.

This event will kick off the Clinton Center’s programming aligned with America 250, a bipartisan initiative working to engage every American in the 250th anniversary of the United States.

The program will be available on our YouTube channel the following day.

ASL interpretation is available during our events.

The Frank & Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series is presented by the Clinton Foundation, Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas, Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, and AT&T.

Robert P. George is the sixth McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and Director of Princeton’s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, which was founded under his leadership in 2000. He is a Fellow of the Witherspoon Institute and the American Enterprise Institute.

Dr. Cornel West, also warmly regarded as Brother West, is the current holder of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary. He is dedicated to engaging diverse audiences and advancing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a focus on truth-telling and the pursuit of love and justice.