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Study after study has shown that stress and burnout are at an all-time high and morale is hitting record lows as colleges and universities across the country continue to deal with the havoc the pandemic has wreaked. Nearly everyone’s physical and mental health is being affected. Feeling overwhelmed, stretched too thin and exhausted with a lack of motivation and engagement should not be part of a job description or college experience. The good news? We can help.

Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, APB speaker and President of Paul Quinn College in Dallas, was recently honored with the J. Erik Jonsson Award. The annual award is given to individuals who epitomize the spirit of moral leadership and public virtue by Southern Methodist University’s Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics & Public Responsibility. 

Experts in their fields, these voices lead the charge in supporting environmental protection. 

APB is honored to exclusively represent Reverend William J. Barber II, president of Repairers of the Breach, co-chair of Poor People’s Campaign, and a New York Times bestselling author. “Barber is the closest person we have to Martin Luther King Jr. in our midst," said renowned public intellectual and author Dr. Cornel West.

One of the funniest and most highly regarded cartoonists in America, APB speaker Keith "Keef" Knight is the inspiration behind Hulu's hit streaming-series Woke, which he also co-created. For nearly three decades, this multi-award-winning artist has brought the funny back to the funny pages with a uniquely personal style that’s a cross between Calvin & Hobbes, MAD, and underground comix.

The U. S. Senate has just confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Jackson is the first Black female ever to be appointed to the nation’s highest bench. She was confirmed in a 53-47 vote and will be sworn in this summer after Justice Stephen Breyer retires.

It’s no secret that the Russian government is a master of misinformation. But with the war in Ukraine, the country has taken propaganda up to a new level. This has so concerned New York Times bestselling author, science writer and APB exclusive speaker David Epstein, that he recently spoke with Lisa Fazio, a Vanderbilt University psychologist who studies misinformation about why propaganda works. He published their conversation in his Range Widely newsletter. 

APB is honored to announce our exclusive representation of Martin G. Moore, a CEO and author who has established one of the top global leadership podcasts, "No Bullsh!t Leadership," with over 2.5 million downloads in over 100 countries.

ICYMI, Julianne Malveaux and Martina Edwards recently talked to NASPA attendees about financial well-being, literacy and planning. Consider bringing one of them to your campus to enlighten students, faculty and staff alike. Learn more about each of these sought-after speakers below:

Russian journalist and APB exclusive speaker Dmitry Muratov has announced he will auction his Nobel Peace Prize Medal and donate the funds to help Ukrainian refugees. Muratov, editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta—an independent Russian newspaper known for its reporting on governmental corruption and human rights violations—won the prize last year, along with Filipino American journalist Maria Ressa. The pair were honored for their “efforts to safeguard freedom of expression.”