Stetson has hosted a number of notable lecturers, some through the Stetson Institute for Christian Ethics.[39] Notable lecturers include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former United States president Jimmy Carter Astronaut/Senator Bill Nelson, author Elie Wiesel, historian Richard Pipes, scientists E.O. Wilson and Jane Goodall, journalists Bill Moyers and William F. Buckley Jr., playwright Eve Ensler, former Florida governor Charlie Crist and former Florida governor/U.S. senator Bob Graham.