The Fordyce W. Mitchel Memorial Lecture Series, sponsored by the Department of History, provides lectures every two years from a well-known international scholar on original aspects of Ancient history and society.   

Professor Mitchel (1922-1986) was a professor at the University of Missouri, from 1978 until his death in 1986. For more information about the Mitchel lecture series visit https://history.missouri.edu/mitchel-lecture-series