PAST SPEAKERS
Fall 2023 – 25th Anniversary Celebration
Robert Townsend
Spring 2023
Duncan Ryuken Williams
Anita Dashiell-Sparks
Mike Bohn
Fall 2022
Rev. Jim Burkli
Pedro Noguera
Emily Sandoval
Spring 2022
Dean Emily Roxworthy
Professor Viet Thanh Nguyen
Kristi Culpepper
Fall 2021
Jonathan Wang
Professor Natalia Molina
President Carol Folt
Fall 2019
Karen Tongson
Associate Professor of English, American Studies & Ethnicity, and Gender & Sexuality Studies
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
12/4/19
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Michael Bunn
Associate Professor of Writing
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Writing Program
11/6/19
Mariano Ramos Elepano
Production Supervisor
School of Cinematic Arts
10/2/19
Haven Lin-Kirk
Dean and Professor of Art and Design
Roski School of Art & Design
9/4/19
Spring 2019
Jordan Colbert
Assistive Technology Specialist
Disability Services & Programs
4/3/19
Jack Knott
Dean, Sol Price School of Public Policy
Piper Chair & Professor of Public Policy
3/6/19
Shafiqa Ahmadi
Associate Professor of Clinical Education
Co-Director for the Center for Education, Identity, and Social Justice
2/16/19
Bailey London
Executive Director
Hillel at USC
1/16/19
Fall 2018
Jaime Velasco
Maintenance Technician
USC Facilities Management Services
11/28/18
Sumun Pendakur
Chief Learning Officer & Director
USC Equity Institutes
11/7/18
Maureen McHale
Assistant Dean & Director of Undergraduate Advising and Student Affairs
USC Marshall School of Business
10/3/18
Patrick Prince
Associate Vice Provost, Threat Assessment & Intervention
USC Office of Campus Wellness and Crisis Intervention
9/5/18
Spring 2018
Mary Ho
Assistant Dean for Diversity & Strategic Initiatives
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
4/4/18
Glorya Kaufman
Founder
USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance
3/7/18
Lynn Swann
Athletic Director
USC Athletics
2/7/18
Glenn Fox
Head of Program Design, Strategy, and Outreach
USC Performance Science Institute
1/17/18
Fall 2017
Spring 2017
John Thomas
Chief of Public Safety
USC Department of Public Safety
4/5/17
Paula Cannon
Professor of Microbiology
Keck School of Medicine
3/1/17
Fall 2016
Donna Elliott
Senior Associate Dean for Student and Educational Affairs
Keck School of Medicine
11/30/16
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Scott Soames
Director of the School of Philosophy
USC Dornsife
11/2/16
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Ernest Wilson
Walter Annenberg Chair in Communication and Dean of Annenberg
Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
10/5/16
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Ilene Rosenstein
Director of Counseling Services
Engemann Health Center
9/7/16
Spring 2016
Laura Baker
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
4/6/16
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Ginger Clark
Professor of Clinical Education
Rossier School of Education
3/2/16
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Oliver Mayer
Associate Professor of Dramatic Writing
USC School of Dramatic Arts
2/3/16
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David Albertson
Associate Professor of Religion
USC School of Religion
1/20/16
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Fall 2015
Angie-Marie Hancock
Associate Professor of Political Science & Gender Studies
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
12/2/15
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Manuel Pastor
Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
11/4/15
Gail Peter Borden
Associate Professor of Architecture
USC School of Architecture
10/7/15
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Domenika Lynch
Executive Director, USC Latino Alumni Association
9/2/15
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Spring 2015
Allen Weiss
Professor of Marketing
Marshall School of Business
4/1/15
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Catherine Quinlan
Dean of the Libraries at USC
3/4/15
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John Brooks Slaughter
Professor of Education
Rossier School of Education
2/4/15
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Erin Quinn
Associate Dean for Science and Health
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
1/21/15
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Fall 2014
Urbashi Mitra
Professor
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
12/03/2014
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Diane Winston
Knight Chair in Religion and Media
USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism
11/05/2014
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Sherman Jackson
King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture
USC Dornsife College
10/01/2014
Jeremy Kagan
Professor
USC School of Cinematic Arts
09/03/2014
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Spring 2014
Ainsley Carry
Vice Provost
USC Student Affairs
04/02/2014
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Marilyn Flynn
Dean
USC School of Social Work
03/05/2014
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James Heft
President
USC Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies
02/05/2014
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Jody Agius Vallejo
Assistant Professor of Sociology
USC Dornsife College
1/22/2014
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Fall 2013
Andrea Hollingshead
Professor of Communication
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
12/04/2013
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Vincent Vigil
Director, LGBT Resource Center
Student Affairs
11/16/2013
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Raphael Angulo
Clinical Associate Professor
USC School of Social Work
10/02/2013
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Rob Asghar
Special Advisor, USC President
President’s Office
09/04/2013
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Spring 2013
Norberto Grzywacz
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
04/04/13
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Hannah Garry
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
USC Gould School of Law
03/06/13
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Francille Rusan Wilson
Associate Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity and History
USC College
02/06/13
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Marty Kaplan
Professor of Entertainment, Media and Society
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
01/23/13
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Fall 2012
Nicholas Warner
Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Mathematics
USC College
10/05/12
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Stephen Smith
Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute
USC College
11/07/12
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Lynette Merriman
Senior Associate Dean of Students
USC Student Affairs
10/03/12
Jack Halberstam
Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity
USC College
09/05/12
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Spring 2012
Veronica Terriquez
Assistant Professor of Sociology
USC College
04/04/12
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Priya Jaikumar
Associate Professor Critical Studies
USC School of Cinematic Arts
03/07/12
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Michael L. Jackson
Vice President for Student Affairs
USC Student Affairs
02/01/12
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Lynn Swartz Dodd
Director of Interdisciplinary Archaeology Major
USC College
01/18/12
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Fall 2011
Courtney Surls
Vice President for Development
Office of the President
November 30, 2011
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Paul Frommer
Professor of Clinical Management Communication
USC Marshall School of Business
November 2, 2011Watch the Video
Reverend Cecil “Chip” Murray
Tansey Chair in Christian Ethics
USC College
October 5, 2011
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Elizabeth Garrett
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Duggan Professor of Law
September 7, 2011
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Spring 2011
Gayle Garner Roski
USC Alumnae
USC School of Fine Arts
April 6, 2011
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Abe Lowenthal
Professor of International Relations
USC College
March 2, 2011
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Alessandro Ago
Director of Programming and Special Events
USC School of Cinematic Arts
February 2, 2011
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Mark Marino
Assistant Professor in the Writing Program
USC College
January 19, 2011
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Fall 2010
James Collins
Assistant Professor of Classics
USC College
December 1, 2010
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Geneva Overholser
Director of Annenberg School of Journalism
Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
November 3, 2010
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Josh Kun
Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism
Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
October 6, 2010
Justin Wood
Assistant Professor of Psychology
USC College
September 8, 2010
Spring 2010
Dan Schnur
Director of the Jesse Unruh Institute of Politics
USC College
April 7, 2010
Adlai Wertman
Director of the Society and Business Lab
Marshall School of Business
March 3, 2010
Lori Meeks
Assistant Professor of Religion and East Asian Languages and Cultures
School of Religion
February 3, 2010
Carey Drayton
Chief, Public Safety
Career and Protective Services
January 20, 2010
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Fall 2009
Heather Larabee
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
USC Student Affairs
December 2, 2009
Ralph Fertig
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Social Work
November 4, 2009
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Thomas Ward
Adjunct Professor, Anthropology
USC College
October 7, 2009
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Emily Anderson
Assistant Professor, English
USC College
September 2, 2009
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Fall 2009
Heather Larabee
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
USC Student Affairs
December 2, 2009
Ralph Fertig
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Social Work
November 4, 2009
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Thomas Ward
Adjunct Professor, Anthropology
USC College
October 7, 2009
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Emily Anderson
Assistant Professor, English
USC College
September 2, 2009
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