Donald Bouma Lecture Series

Attend the Donald Bouma lectures

The Donald Bouma Lecture Series is regularly offered by Calvin College's sociology department to provide a context for discussion of contemporary social issues.

Donald H. Bouma was a graduate of the college and taught at Calvin from 1946 to 1960. He was instrumental in establishing the Calvin sociology department and also served as the new department's chair.

Today Calvin continues to honor his contributions to the college with the Donald Bouma Lecture Series, sponsored by the sociology and social work department. The lecture series honors the memory of a man who made a mark at Calvin during his 14-year tenure and who made a mark in his work apart from his alma mater.

Upcoming 2010 lecture

Dr. Pierette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Southern California, will speak at Calvin College on Thursday evening, April 22, 2010, in the Commons Board Room (Commons Annex). Her research has focused on gender and immigration, gender and informal sector work, trans-national families, and most recently, on the ways religion is used in social movement activism for immigrant rights. Admission is free. For more information, call 616-526-6229.

Donald Bouma bio

Learn more about Donald Bouma.

Past series speakers

Watch a video from the 2008 Donald Bouma Lecture, and see past lecturers.