Maaza Mengiste
Pluralism: Strengthening respect for diversity
Desmond Cole and Robyn Maynard
Beyond the Police state: a conversation with Desmond Cole and Robyn Maynard
Desmond Cole and Robyn Maynard Student Event
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Kevin Kwan
Represent, Represent: The stories we tell change the world around us
Justice Edwin Cameron
Justice: A View from South Africa
Justice Edwin Cameron Student Event
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James Makokis and Anthony Johnson
“Our Existences Are Political”: Identity and History as Pathways for Transformation
James Makokis and Anthony Johnson Student Event
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Vandana Shiva
The Future of Food and Farming in a Pandemic World
Bassem Youssef
The Middle Eastern Monologues
Bassem Youssef Student Event
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Donna Strickland
Laser Focus: Insight from a Nobel Laureate
Donna Strickland Student Event
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Ziya Tong
Blind Spots: Rethinking Your Reality
Ziya Tong Student Event
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Helen Fisher
Swipe, Right?: The Future of Romantic Relationships in the Digital Age
Helen Fisher Student Event
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an award-winning Nigerian author whose work has been translated into over thirty languages.
Tarana Burke
A movement that empowers: “Me too” and the role of empathy in healing and change
Chimamanda Student Event
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John Kasich
Two-term former Ohio Governor John R. Kasich is a politician, a New York Times best-selling author, and a Senior Political Commentator for CNN.
Michael Pollan
Food, plants and psychedelics: Revolutionary approaches to human health and well-being
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Isabel Allende
The Alchemy of Truth: The power of story to change the world
On becoming a writer
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