Programs · The Student Lecture Series

Past Speakers

	2024 America Ferrera, Award-Winning Actor, Director and Producer
	2024 Misty Copeland, Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theater; New York Times Bestselling Author
	2024 Jonah Goldberg, Syndicated Political Columnist; Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Dispatch; Former National Review Senior Editor; Author
	2024 Ezra Klein, New York Times Columnist; “Ezra Klein Show” Podcast Host; Bestselling Author
	2023 Laura Linney, Award-Winning Theatre, Film and Television Actress; Cancer Advocate
	2023 Dr. Arthur Laffer, Economist, Medal of Freedom Recipient, Reagan Advisor
	2023 Robert Reich, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Economist and Bestselling Author
	2023 Bret Baier, Fox News Chief Political Anchor and Author
	2023 Maria Ressa, Nobel Prize Winner, 2021
	2022 Deepak Chopra, MD, Pioneer in Integrative Medicine and Personal Transformation, Bestselling Author
	2022 Paul Begala, Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Political Strategist and Bestselling Author
	2022 Karl Rove, Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Political Strategist and Bestselling Author
	2022 H.R. McMaster, National Security Advisor, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, Retired and Bestselling Author
	2022 Abby Wambach, World Cup Champion, Bestselling Author and Advocate
	2021 Margaret Trudeau, Bestselling Author and Mental Health Advocate
	2021 Michael Phelps, Most Decorated Swimmer in History and Mental Health Advocate
	2021 Dan Buettner, Explorer and Writer for National Geographic
	2021 Chris Christie, 55th Governor of the State of New Jersey
	2021 David Axelrod, Director, University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN Senior Political Commentator
	2020 Eddie S. Gaude Jr., Distinguished University Professor; Chair, Department of African American Studies, Princeton University
	2020 Ibram X. Kendi, Award-Winning Historian and Leading Antiracist Voice
	2020 Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
	2020 Valerie Jarrett, Former Senior Advisor to President Obama
	2019 Noah Feldman, Harvard Law Professor and Bloomberg Columnist
	2019 Glenn Close, Actress and Mental Health Advocate
	2018 Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Emmy Award-winning Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN and Neurosurgeon
	2018 Elizabeth Vargas, Award-winning journalist and author
	2018 Chris Matthews, New York Times bestselling author and MSNBC host
	2017 Charles Osgood, Emmy Award-winning news anchor and author
	2017 David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army, Retired and former director of the CIA
	2017 Patrick J. Kennedy, Former U.S. Representative and Founder, The Kennedy Forum
	2016 Peggy Noonan, Columnist and best-selling author
	2016 Michael Sandel, Political philosopher and professor, Harvard University
	2015 Mariel Hemingway, Actress, author, mental health advocate
	2015 Michael Pollan, Best-selling author, journalist
	2014 Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author & historian
	2012 Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, Medical anthropologist and global health advocate
	2012 Michele Norris, Radio journalist and former host of the National Public Radio (NPR) evening news program All Things Considered
	2011 Condoleezza Rice, Former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor
	2011 Clarence B. Jones, Former political advisor, counsel and draft speechwriter for the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
	2010 James Bradley, New York Times Bestselling Author
	2009 Michael Beschloss, Author & Presidential Historian
	2008 Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute & Biographer
	2007 John Irving, Academy Award 7 National Book Award-winning novelist
	2006 Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author & Historian
	2004 Wendy Wasserstein, Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award-winning playwright
	2002-03 David McCullough, Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Author and Historian