# CEGU

**Source**: https://cegu.uchicago.edu/undergraduate-studies/frizzell-series/
**Parent**: https://cegu.uchicago.edu/undergraduate-studies/

### Frizzell Family Learning & Speaker Series

Established in 2013 thanks to a generous gift to The College in commemoration of the life, accomplishments, and aspirations of Alexandra Frizzell, the Frizzell Family Speaker and Learning Series is a student-organized program of events in agriculture, environment, and health from the perspective of the social sciences.

A young woman whose boundless curiosity about the world fueled audacious learning and strong ties to friends and family alike, Alex exemplified the undergraduate for whom wisdom builds upon intelligence. For her, life knowledge, the inspiration of community, and enhancing the chances of others fueled commitment to learning, as well as joy in life. The goal of the series is therefore to better enable students to interact with thought leaders, relevant alumni, faculty, and locally based advocates to build skills, knowledge, and confidence in relation to the above topics.

For the most up to date information on Frizzell Series and other CEGU Events, please visit our [events page](https://cegu.uchicago.edu/events/).

#### Frizzell Events, 2022–present

Thursday, April 9, 2026

#### [An Environmental Justice Game Changer](https://events.uchicago.edu/event/260878-an-environmental-justice-game-changer)

Charles Lee, Visiting Scholar, Howard University Law School; Former Director, Office of Environmental Justice, US EPA; Author, *Toxic Wastes and Race* (1987)

Thursday, May 1, 2025

#### [Treaty Art: Examining Settlement and Citizenship through the Visual](https://cegu.uchicago.edu/events/#2025-05-01)

Mishuana Goeman, Professor and Chair of Indigenous Studies, University of Buffalo

Thursday, May 9, 2024

#### [Whose Land Is It To Lose? Climate Change, Managed Retreat, and the Commons](https://youtu.be/n5M_6FmdV6I)

Jake Bittle, Staff Writer, Grist

Winter/Spring 2024

#### Weather Report

organized by Alexander Arroyo and Mary Beth Pudup

Monday, May 1, 2023

#### [Stormy Weather: The Future of Cities and the Challenge of Participatory Democracy](https://youtu.be/n5M_6FmdV6I)

Michael Kimmelman, Architecture Critic, New York Times

Thursday, March 3, 2022

#### [Property, Personhood, and Police: Racial Banishment in Postcolonial Los Angeles](https://youtu.be/J5hsDL_Vj9c)

Ananya Roy, Professor of Urban Planning, Social Welfare, and Geography, UCLA