Tenneco Lecture Series
Inaugurated in 1986, the Tenneco Lecture Series provides an opportunity for Houston professionals, community leaders, and others to consider historical and social perspectives directly related to the decisions they make. Administered by the Center for Public History, the series is made possible by grants from Tenneco, Inc. and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Tenneco Lecture Series has sponsored several symposia, drawing international participants, on issues as wide-ranging as NAFTA and North American Urban Development; American Energy Policy in the 1970s; and Dumps, Landfills and the Neighborhood. The CPH also supported national meetings hosted by the CPH, such as those for the American Society for Environmental History (1993; 2005), Urban History Association (2008), and other professional associations. The Tenneco Series has sponsored more than 200 events across the UH campus.
Past speakers in the Tenneco Lecture Series include Robert Caro, Henry Cisneros, Norman Cousins, David McCullough, Elie Wiesel, Cornel West, Daniel Yergin, Lynton Caldwell, and Alfred Kahn, among others.
Requests must be made by UH faculty and sent to Professor Martin Melosi at mmelosi@uh.edu
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