Upcoming Lectures

2009-10
Marva Collins
Oct. 29, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Marva Collins, the founder of Westside Preparatory School and the National Teacher Training Institute, has successfully educated thousands of inner city students. Her faith in their abilities strengthens their belief in themselves and expands their capacity for education. Collins recognizes that all children are bright. Through her work, she demonstrates that each child possesses the potential to exceed all previously established expectations. To realize each student’s potential, Collins maintains that educators must set the bar as high as possible and sweep aside predetermined beliefs that success is beyond their reach.

Past Lectures

2008-09
Stephen Prothero
Arun Gandhi

2007-08
Lost Boys

2006-07
Helen Thomas

2005-06
Mark Zupan
Eugene Jarecki
Delia and Mark Owens

2004-05
Martha Nussbaum
Barbara Erenreich

2003-04
Morris Dees (SRC 2800)
Moises Kaufman

2002-2003
Timothy Ferris
Scott Ritter (SRC 2800)

2001-2002
Sr. Helen Prejean
Riane Eisler

2000-2001
Stephen Jay Gould
John Conroy
Michael York

1999-2000
Sen. Paul Simon
Susan Faludi
John Frohnmayer

1998-1999
Carl Bernstein
Sarah Paretsky
Oliver Sacks, M.D.

1997-1998
Fr. Andrew Greeley
Sally Helgesen
George McGovern

1996-1997
Richard Leakey
Neal Postman
Phyllis Schlafly vs. Sarah Washington

1994-1995
Richard Rodriguez
Nicole Hollander

1993-1994
Leon Lederman
Robin Cook, M.D.
Paul Sereno

1992-1993
John Frohnmayer
Richard Majors

1991-1992
Eleanor Clift and Fred Barnes
Gentry Lee
Anna Quindlen

1990-1991
Jaime Escalante
Alvin Pouissant
Georgie Ann Geyer

1989-1990
Dick Gregory
Stewart Udall

1988-1989
Mortimer Adler
Admiral Zumwalt
Jonathan Demme

1987-1988
Jeff Greenfield
Jules Feiffer
Betty Williams