hanway lecture 2026

Raj Patel an award-winning author, filmmaker and research professor at the University of Texas, Austin will deliver Loyola University Maryland’s Hanway Lecture in Global Studies on Wednesday, October 21 at 7 p.m. in McGuire Hall. The event is free and open to the public but advance registration is encouraged for in-person and virtual attendance. 

Registration

The event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required for in-person and virtual attendance. Please consider submitting a question for the moderated discussion.

Any faculty member who is interested in bringing their class to the lecture should email academicevents@loyola.edu to confirm the number of students in each class.

About the Speaker

Raj Patel is an award-winning author, film-maker and academic. He is a Research Professor in the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin.

Raj Patel

About the Hanway Lecture

Through the Hanway Lecture in Global Studies at Loyola University Maryland, the University brings noteworthy leaders to campus to share timely, relevant insight into today’s global society. In addition to fostering global awareness on campus, the Hanway Lecture engages a broader conversation throughout the region. The Hanway Lecture is an endowed series made possible by a gift from Ellen and Ed Hanway, a member of the University's Class of 1974 and former chair of Loyola’s Board of Trustees.

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