Daniel Hungerman, PhD (Image provided)
Daniel Hungerman, professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame, will deliver the 2025 Phi Beta Kappa Lecture on Monday, April 7.
The lecture, “Every Day Is Earth Day: Understanding the Long-term Impacts of April 22, 1970,” will be held in Milne Library’s Multipurpose Room A from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The talk is free and open to the public.
Hungerman’s talk will focus on the power of regular people to change their environment, using the history of Earth Day as an example. Regular people, Hungerman says, acting in small and disorganized groups, can come together to make a real and lasting difference.
Hungerman is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His current research includes work on religion in America and on the determinants of philanthropic activity. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, The Economist, Reader’s Digest, CNN, Fox News, and many other outlets. He is the former executive director of the Association for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture and is the president of the Association for the Study of Generosity in Economics.
Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors society, with chapters at 290+ colleges and universities nationwide. Geneseo is the only SUNY comprehensive with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.