Moral Courage: How to Stand Your Ground and Create Common Ground

Genesis Be, global ambassador for Moral Courage College, will present the Fall 2026 Michael Lester Wendt Character Lecture at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center.

Designed for students, the lecture is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

A poet and storyteller, Genesis Be's work explores identity, healing, dialogue, and relationship-building across differences. Through personal stories and lived experience, she encourages audiences to engage in difficult conversations with empathy, curiosity, and courage.

The lecture is presented by UD's Wendt Center for Character and Leadership as part of its vision to cultivate good character and lives of purpose for the common good in an ever-changing world. Guest lecturers in the fall and spring draw on their own lives of purpose to illuminate the pressing issues of our time and the diverse virtues - such as integrity, courage, justice, compassion, and practical wisdom - that guide us in meeting them.