College & Independent Schools
Distinguished Lectures
Distinguished Lectures:
Human Rights Activist / Nobel Laureate
Menchu-Tum's efforts for human rights for the indigenous and aboriginal Indians of Guatemala have established her as an advocate for peace. Her work has earned her the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize.
Director, The Dickey Center, Dartmouth College
Daniel Benjamin, who is the Director of The Dickey Center at Dartmouth College and served as Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the US State Department, has become the go to expert in assessing the complex terrorism trends.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist
Sheryl WuDunn, the first Asian-American reporter to win a Pulitzer Prize, is a business executive and best-selling author. She co-founded FullSky Partners, a consulting firm focusing on double-bottom line ventures in new media, technology and health.
Public Intellectual & Best-Selling Author
Featured on NPR and MSNBC, Professor Dyson melds scholarly insight with contemporary culture and examines civil rights and race relations. This thought-provoking talks foster social change.
World-Renowned Neurosurgeon & Neuroscientist
Mexican immigrant Quiñones-Hinojosa went from migrant worker to head of brain tumor surgery at Johns Hopkins. His incredible story is being developed into a movie by Brad Pitt and Disney.
Harvard Law Professor & Presidential Candidate
One of the most inspiring and visionary thought leaders of the digital age, Lawrence Lessig occupies a unique place at the intersection of transformative ideas, citizen activism and democracy itself.
Best-Selling Author
The best-selling author of A Walk in the Woods and I am a Stranger Here Myself, Bill Bryson has become a household name, acclaimed for his humorous insights as a travel writer.
Executive Director, ICAN & Nobel Prize Winner
Beatrice Fihn is the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and has over a decade of experience in disarmament diplomacy and civil society mobilization through her work with ICAN. She has delivered lectures on weapons law, humanitarian law and more.