Event Highlights | Ford Institute for Human Security

The Ford Institute hosts a range of events that bring together scholars, practitioners, and students to explore global issues through the lens of human security. This page highlights Institute programming — including guest lectures, faculty presentations, international conferences and the Reading for Human Security series — that foster dialogue, collaboration, and critical engagement across disciplines. Stay connected to learn, reflect, and act on the most pressing challenges facing our global community.

Guest Lectures

The Ford Institute regularly welcomes distinguished guest speakers whose work advances innovative thinking in human security, global governance, and social justice. These lectures provide students and the broader community with opportunities to engage directly with leading voices in policy, academia, and advocacy.

Lecture Series Highlights

Conferences and Presentations

The Ford Institute highlights our research at conferences and presentations that foster interdisciplinary dialogue on global human security challenges. From working group showcases to expert panels and international symposia, these events provide platforms for scholars, students, and practitioners to share insights and drive policy-relevant discussions.

Conference & Presentation Highlights

Reading for Human Security Series

The Reading for Human Security series invites students, researchers, and practitioners to engage critically with foundational and emerging texts that shape the field of human security. Through interactive discussions, this series fosters interdisciplinary dialogue on pressing global challenges. By grounding inquiry in diverse readings, the series aims to expand understandings of security beyond state-centric paradigms and toward people-centered, justice-oriented frameworks.

Discussion Series Highlights

Take a look at readings we have engaged with over the academic year!

Summer Reading Highlights

Stay engaged with our summer reading series.

Travel Challenge

The Ford Institute created a Travel Challenge as a way to showcase where around the world you can find our SPIA community.

Travel Highlights

Ford's 20th Anniversary

The Ford Institute for Human Security celebrated its 20th anniversary and the launch of its new research program, “Online Violence Against Women in Politics” on October 23rd, 2023.

Click here for information highlights from the event.