New York Historical has announced the launch of its spring and summer semester of “Breakfast University,” a monthly public lecture series featuring acclaimed scholars from across the nation. The program, which runs from May 4 through Aug. 3, 2026, is part of the celebration surrounding the 250th anniversary of the United States.
The series consists of four sessions held in the Robert H. Smith Auditorium, pairing breakfast with one-hour talks on debated topics including extreme wealth, political power, and cultural influence. Jeremi Suri, a professor from The University of Texas at Austin, is scheduled to open the semester on May 4 with a lecture examining the legacy of industrial titans and wealth in America from Vanderbilt to Bezos.
Subsequent lectures include an exploration of the Founding Fathers by Brown University Professor Wendy Schiller on June 1 and a presentation on musical masterpieces by Professor Anna Celenza of Johns Hopkins University on July 13. The semester concludes on Aug. 3 with a discussion on baseball’s greatest players and their cultural significance led by Professor Vincent Cannato of the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Tickets for the full semester are priced at $250 for in-person attendance and $160 for livestream access. Each session begins with breakfast at 8:15 a.m., followed by the 9 a.m. lecture and a Q&A session. Registered attendees will receive livestream instructions prior to each event, and further information is available through the organization’s website.
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