On Thursday, September 12, 2024, the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies in partnership with NPR Illinois presents the Mary and James Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series featuring Steve Inskeep and Sarah E. Anderson speaking on the topic of Abraham Lincoln and Political Conflict.

Steve Inskeep is a cohost of NPR’s Morning Edition, the most widely heard radio program in the United States, and of NPR’s Up First, one of the nation’s most popular podcasts. His search for the full story behind the news has led him to history. In his new book, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America, Inskeep explores how Lincoln navigated political conflict and repeatedly engaged with those who disagreed with him.

Sarah E. Anderson is a Professor and Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She studies how the public and politics influences policy. Her recent book, Rejecting Compromise: Legislators’ Fear of Primary Voters, focuses on why legislators reject compromise. Her research is shaped by her experience in Washington, D.C., where she worked as a U.S. congressman's legislative assistant.