Established in 2021 through the vision and generosity of artist and activist Barbra Streisand, the Streisand Center at UCLA/CSW convenes public conversations that explore truth, justice, and the policy choices shaping our shared future. Our annual public lecture series invites leading scholars, advocates, and public intellectuals to speak on urgent social issues.
Past Lectures
The Truth About Freedom: How Lies Oppress and How Facts Liberate
On October 23, 2025, the third annual UCLA Barbra Streisand Lecture hosted a public lecture and panel discussion featuring renowned historian Timothy Snyder, Chair in Modern European History at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, and bestselling author of On Tyranny and On Freedom. Read more.
A Requiem for Roe: Streisand Public Lecture Explores the Post-Dobbs Landscape
UCLA’s Barbra Streisand Center’s 2024 public lecture hosted a timely lecture exploring the implications of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. The event featured a keynote address by renowned legal scholar Michele Goodwin (Georgetown University). Read more.
Inaugural UCLA Barbra Streisand Center lecture examines truth in the public sphere
The focus of the inaugural lecture was a panel discussion about Truth in the Public Sphere, moderated by Safiya Noble, an internet studies scholar and UCLA professor of gender studies and African American studies who co-founded the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry and founded the UCLA Center on Race and Digital Justice. Read more.
