The 46th Pullias Lecture: Higher Education: Engine of Democracy, Security & Upward Mobility

SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. is the featured speaker at the 46th Pullias Lecture set for Monday, April 7, 2025 at 11:15 a.m.

“Higher Education: Engine of Democracy, Security & Upward Mobility” the topic for lunchtime event at the USC Hotel ballroom in Los Angeles.

John B. King, Jr., chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, is the featured speaker for this year’s 46th Pullias Lecture, produced annually by the USC Pullias Center for Higher Education. His talk, titled “Higher Education: Engine of Democracy, Security and Upward Mobility,” and will focus on the role that higher education plays in our society. Registration is now open for the free, lunchtime event. In conversation with USC Rossier School of Education Dean Pedro Noguera and Pullias Center Director Adrianna Kezar, Chancellor King, who previously served as the United States Secretary of Education under President Barack Obama, will share his views on the ways that higher education can uphold democracy, ensure security and lead to upward mobility.