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President and Vice-Chancellor
President and Vice-Chancellor
Love
September 10, 2019Helen Fisher
Swipe, Right?: The Future of Romantic Relationships in the Digital Age
Author
March 13, 2019Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an award-winning Nigerian author whose work has been translated into over thirty languages.
Activist
March 6, 2019Tarana Burke
A movement that empowers: “Me too” and the role of empathy in healing and change
Politician
February 26, 2019John 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.
Plants
February 11, 2019Michael Pollan
Food, plants and psychedelics: Revolutionary approaches to human health and well-being
Literature
November 20, 2018Isabel Allende
The Alchemy of Truth: The power of story to change the world
Physics
September 26, 2018Michio Kaku
The Universe in a Nutshell: Why physics is the key to pretty much everything
Society
April 19, 2018Waneek Horn-Miller
The Wisdom of Reconciliation: A roadmap for multiculturalism
Economics
March 8, 2018Jeremy Rifkin
The Third Industrial Revolution: Can we prevent the next mass extinction of life on Earth?