From Left: CNN Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor; comedian, TV host and producer W. Kamau Bell; pioneering actor and social justice activist George Takei; and entrepreneur, investor and Shark Tank panelist Kevin O'Leary

The Bucknell Forum

World in Transition

Since 2007, the Bucknell Forum has brought national leaders, scholars and commentators to Bucknell to examine important issues from multidisciplinary and diverse viewpoints. Past Forum speakers have included former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, actor and activist Jane Fonda, Washington Post columnist George F. Will, and CNN broadcast journalists Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper, among others.

The 2024-25 Bucknell Forum theme, "World in Transition," reflected upon the dynamic and rapidly changing global landscape we are experiencing today. 2024-25 speakers included NBC News Washington correspondent Yamiche Alcindor; comedian, TV host and producer W. Kamau Bell; pioneering actor and social justice activist George Takei (presented in partnership with MLK Week); entrepreneur, investor and Shark Tank panelist Kevin O'Leary (presented in partnership with the Perricelli-Gegnas Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation); and former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez, Wonder Group founder Marc Lore '93 and Bucknell Trustee Jordy Leiser '06, who appeared together at a special Forum event.

All Bucknell Forum events are free and open to the public.

Ticketing Information

Tickets are required for Bucknell Forum events. Current Bucknell students and employees may request free tickets at any Campus Box Office location, or online, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., beginning one day prior to the event. A valid Bucknell University ID is required to receive advance tickets. Use of multiple Bucknell IDs to pick up additional sets of tickets is prohibited.

ASL Interpretation

An ASL interpreter will be signing at Bucknell Forum events. Attendees who need this service should contact sebright@bucknell.edu for seating arrangements.