{"id":226,"date":"2024-07-29T15:11:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/?page_id=226"},"modified":"2025-05-14T13:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T17:36:46","slug":"bell-lecture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/events\/bell-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bell Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        The Bell Lecture\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dick, Ruth, and Judy Bell Lecture is an annual lecture that honours the contributions of individuals to the political and public life of Canada. It was established by Ruth Bell, a political science alumna who was an educator and champion for women\u2019s and children\u2019s rights in honour of her husband Dick Bell and her step-daughter Judy Bell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers may include individuals who have been active in politics or public service or distinguished scholars in political science. The lectures themselves are generally devoted to discussions of political subjects, either in a present-day or historical context. Scholars and graduate students are encouraged to attend and use the lectures as a basis for further work in Canadian studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bell Lecture is hosted by the Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"bell-lecture-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bell Lecture News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn about our Bell Lectures<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white cu-section--cards ml-offset-center  md:px-8 lg:px-14\" 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