Past Lectures
Name
Lecture Title
Year
Wesley Hamilton
Overcoming Any Obstacle by Allowing Disruptions
2024
Dr. Ferial Pearson, Ph.D.
The Power of Story and the Danger of Absense
2023
Autumn Rose Miskweminanocsqua Williams
Youth Advancing Social Justice: How to be a Changemaker
2022
V. Kaye Monk-Morgan
Civic Leadership for the Common Good
2021
Dr. Mildred Edwards
Authenticity and Vulnerability in Leadership: Why Here? Why Now?
2020
Mayor Michelle De La Isla
Leading from Where You're At
2019
Dr. Evelyn Hill
Enabling Homeless Children to be Successful in School
2018
Dr. Steve Perry
Revolutionizing Education in America
2017
Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III
Rethinking Education in America: A Fifty Year Perspective
2016
Ken Carter
Average is Just Not Good Enough. PERIOD!
2014
Michele Norris
2013
Carissa Phelps
“Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets One Helping Hand at a Time”
2012
Jeff Chang
"Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation"
2011
Bill Strickland
The Art of Leadership and the Business of Social Change
2010
Herman Boone
2009
Dr. James Loewen
2008
Minnijean Brown Trickey
"Return to Little Rock"
2007
Vali R. Nasr
"The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam will Shape the Future"
2007
Morris Dees
"A Passion for Justice"
2006
Cristina García
Beyond the Hyphen: Identity in the Age of Multiculturalism
2005
Billy Mills
"Global Unity Through Global Diversity"
2004
Julian Bond
Civil Rights: Now and Then
2003