One Day University is an

adult education Adult education, distinct from child education, is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self-educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values. Merriam, Sharan B. & Brockett, Ralp ...

program founded by Steven Schragis and John Galvin in 2006. The program's one-day sessions feature four or five lectures by leading American university professors. Originally based in the

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area, the program has spread to

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and

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. It hosts events at leading colleges including Villanova, Georgetown University, Notre Dame, Babson and the College of Saint Elizabeth. The school's faculty include

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winners

Jack Rakove Jack Norman Rakove (born June 4, 1947) is an American historian, author and professor at Stanford University. He is a Pulitzer Prize winner. Biography Rakove was born in Chicago to Political Science Professor Milton L. Rakove (1918–1983) ...

and Gordon Wood,

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president

Leon Botstein Leon Botstein (born December 14, 1946 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss-American conducting, conductor, educator, and scholar serving as the President of Bard College. Biography 1946–1975: Early life, education, and career Botstein was ...

, social critic

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, Clinton

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advisor Christine Heenan,

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historian

Jonathan Steinberg Jonathan Steinberg (8 March 1934 – 4 March 2021) was the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of European History Emeritus and Chair of the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania. Career Steinberg received his undergraduate degree ...

, philosopher

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, psychologist Paul Bloom, and legal scholar

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. In 2009, One Day University was acquired by Bill Zanker and

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to bring the live One Day University experience online for students around the world. One Day University held its largest event to date on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at the Hilton Hotel in

. 5,000 students from around the country attended One Day U to learn from 17 professors from notable universities, along with keynote speaker and

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professor

Alan Dershowitz Alan Morton Dershowitz ( ; born September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer and former law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional law and American criminal law. From 1964 to 2013, he taught at Harvard Law School, where he was appoin ...

. One year later, on October 3, 2010, 4,000 students returned to the Hilton in New York for another event. Faculty on that day included former New York State Governor

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and award-winning writer and

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professor

Joyce Carol Oates Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938) is an American writer. Oates published her first book in 1963, and has since published 58 novels, a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and non-fiction. Her novels '' Bla ...

. Hollywood legend and UCLA professor

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taught at the March 13, 2011 event in New York City. In 2011, One Day University was reacquired by original founder Steven Schragis and a group of investors. In May 2021, the company was acquired by

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, a subscription streaming video service focused on factual content. One Day University will continue to operate separately.

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External links

* {{Official website, http://www.onedayu.com United States educational programs Adult education in the United States 2006 establishments in New York (state)