2026 Spriggs Family Lecture Series
- Deirdre Nansen McCloskey – “The Bourgeois Deal: Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich”
- 6:30 p.m. Monday, February 23rd, 2025
About Deirdre Nansen McCloskey
Deirdre Nansen McCloskey is a Distinguished Senior Scholar and Isaiah Berlin Chair in Liberal Thought at the Cato Institute. She’s also Distinguished Emerita Professor of Economics and History and Emerita Professor of English and Communication, University of Illinois – Chicago.
McCloskey is the author of many works, including:
- Why Liberalism Works: How True Liberal Values Produce a Freer, More Equal, Prosperous World for All
- The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce
- The Rhetoric of Economics
- The Vices of Economists; The Virtues of the Bourgeoisie
Learn more on McCloskey’s website
Spriggs Family Lecture Series for Free Market Studies
Hosted by the College of Business and Economics, and generously supported through private support, the Spriggs Family Lecture Series is an annual lecture which builds on current curriculum and offerings in support of the ideas of free market economics. The purpose of this event is to provide a forum for our students and community members that encourages and values discussion, research and hands-on learning. The inaugural lecture took place in February 2022. The lectures are free and open to the public. Parking for Spriggs Family Lecture Series is free in the Lincoln Garage.