Stafford Little Lectures
The Stafford Little Lecture Series was founded in 1899 with a gift of $10,000 from Stafford Little of the Class of 1844 for the purpose of supporting public lectures at the University to be given by former President Grover Cleveland. Following President Cleveland’s death in 1908, funding has been used to bring other eminent public intellectuals to the Princeton campus.
Notable Lecturers
Albert Einstein, Thurgood Marshall
2017-2018 | Jill Lepore | American History From Beginning to End
2019-2020 | Anita Hill | Race, Gender and the Law: Anita Hill in Conversation with Imani Perry
Past Lectures
The Political Lives of Angela Davis, in Conversation with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Daron Acemoglu
From the Archive
Albert Einstein 1921
In May of 1921, Albert Einstein was invited to Princeton University by the Stafford Little lecture series to deliver his paper, "The Meaning of Relativity". This 4-part lecture lasting over 4 days then went on to be published by Princeton University Press in 1922 and remains in publication to this day.
