Begun in 2003, ULM's Lyceum Series promoted intellectual exchange among ULM students, faculty, staff and the community. Since that time, authors, political pundits, journalists, captains of industry, movie and TV celebrities, as well as other notable personalities have participated in ULM's Lyceum Series.
Nicholas Sparks: February 2, 2012
Dan Rather: April 9, 2011
Thomas Friedman: December 8, 2009
Lisa Ling: April 7, 2009
Mary Matalin and James Carville: April 3, 2008
Steve Forbes: March 20, 2007
Ben Stein: December 6, 2006
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: March 9, 2006
Doris Kearns Goodwin: March 14, 2005
Bill Cosby: November 9, 2004
Previous speakers at the Lyceum Series include: