In addition to taking Great Works courses, students who participate in the Voluntary Core program will also have access to a guest lecture series featuring distinguished outside experts and writers as well as Emory faculty. The Emory Williams Lectures will address authors and themes being discussed in the Voluntary Core courses. Lectures are held in the late afternoons (usually on Wednesdays) and are followed a small dinner in the early evening at which students, faculty and guest speakers will have opportunities for informal conversation on the topics being addressed in the lectures.

The Emory Williams Lectures in the Liberal Arts have been made possible by a generous gift from Mr. Emory Williams (Emory College ’32 and Emory Board of Trustees, Trustee Emeritus).