'Why Should I Read This?' Lecture Series

Throughout 2026, the five professors from the Why Should I Read This? series will be at KMUW to give you a deep dive into some of their favorite works.

Want to read literature with a professor with no final paper? We have just the thing. Throughout 2026, KMUW is sponsoring a lecture series with the five professors from the "Why Should I Read This?" on-air series. They'll be at the station to give you a deep dive into some of their favorite works.

Friday, September 18, at 7 p.m., Dr. Adam Scheffler from Wichita State University's English Department will lecture on the poetry of James Wright, winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

No need to RSVP. And no required reading! Just come to the station at 121 N. Mead, Ste. 200, for an hour of learning. We'll have some refreshments on hand.

Five professors. Five lectures. Zero papers.

Each lecture begins at 7 pm and will be held in the KMUW lobby.

March 4 - Dr. Katie Lanning presents Gulliver's Travels. Click here to download the lecture guide.
~~April 14 - Kerry Jones presents~~ ~~A Prayer for the Dying~~ ~~by Stewart O'Nan.~~ This event will be rescheduled to a later date.
June 30 - Dr. Rebeccah Bechtold presents The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
September 18 - Dr. Adam Scheffler on the poetry of James Wright, winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
November 5 - Dr. Fran Connor presents "The Duchess of Malfi" by John Webster.