The DeWitt Higgs Lecture is an annual lecture series featuring a public intellectual speaking on a topic related to the endowment’s namesake. DeWitt Higgs was a pillar of the San Diego legal community, and a founding member of the firm Higgs, Fletcher, and Mack. He served as a UC Regent for 16 years. To honor his contributions, the topic of each Higgs Lecture is related to the field of law and society and is produced in consultation with Warren College’s Law and Society minor and California Western School of Law.





George Takei’s performance will address his experience in the Japanese American internment camps from World War II, his perspective on LGBT rights in today’s political climate, the importance of social media activism and his life as a Star Trek icon and multimedia entertainer.



DOORS WILL OPEN AT 4:30PM, PLEASE CHECK IN BY 4:50PM TO ALLOW AMPLE TIME AS THE EVENT WILL START PROMPTLY AT 5:00PM.



UCSD Students

Please select your college affiliation for your ticket. If your college affiliation is sold out then you may select the "General Admission" ticket group. The UC San Diego undergraduate colleges have sponsored this event, so as a current student your ticket is free!







UCSD Alumni, Staff, Faculty, and Graduate Students

Tickets will be $20. Please leave your UCSD email if you are UCSD Staff, Faculty or a Graduate Student. If you are a UCSD alumnus you may leave your degree and graduate year instead. Please note that refunds will be given up to 1 day prior.



California Western School of Law Affiliate

Tickets will be $20. Please leave your Callifornia Western email if you are affiliated with Cal Western. Please note that refunds will be given up to 1 day prior.



*Tickets will be emailed to either your UCSD, Cal-Western or Billing email. You may print your ticket prior to the event or pull the ticket up on your electronic device the day of for check in. Please bring a form of Identification. If you are a UCSD Student you may use your UCSD ID. For all other attendees, a Staff/Faculty ID or a Drivers License will suffice.