2008 Speakers
- Arianna Huffington
- Marcus Rediker
- Digital Media and the 2008 Presidential Election
- Jared Fogle
- Laurie Santos
PAST SPEAKERS
| 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Arianna Huffington | "The Road to 2008:Presidential Politics Today" |
| Marcus Rediker | "The Floating Dungeon: A History of the Slave Ship" |
| Digital Media and the 2008 Presidential Election | A Panel Discussion |
| Jared Fogle | "Living Well — Tips to Leading a Healthy Life" |
| Laurie Santos | "The Evolution of Irrationality: Insights from Non-Human Primates" |
| 2007 | |
| Mark Russell | "Comedy, Music, Bribery, and Conspiracy" |
| James McPherson | "For a Vast Future Also: Lincoln and the Millennium" |
| History and Future of the American Penny | A Panel Discussion |
| Joshua Wolf Shenk | "Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness" |
| Gore Vidal | "A Conversation with Gore Vidal" |
| Sarah Vowell | "Assassination Vacation" |
| 2006 | |
| Homer Hickam | "An Evening with Homer Hickam" |
| James McBride | "The Color of Water: A Meditation on Identity" |
| Search for a Miracle | "Media Coverage of the Sago Mine Disaster" |
| James Surowiecki | "The Wisdom of Crowds" |
| Kim Campbell | "The Role of Women in Politics: From Elections to Leadership" |
| William H. Webster | "Forensics—Guardian or Threat to Our Civil Liberties" |
| Barbara Ehrenreich | "Bait and Switch" |
| 2005 | |
| Constance Morella | "The Marshall Plan: The Gift That Keeps on Giving" |
| Julian Bond | "Civil Rights: Now and Then" |
| Carolyn Kepcher | "Ethical Leadership in Business" |
| Cyril Wecht | "Role of Forensic Pathology in Modern Day Society" |
| Jonah Goldberg and Peter Beinart | "Reds vs. Blues: The Question of Moral Values in America" |
| Morgan Spurlock | "Supersize Me" |
| Seymour Hersh | "The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib" |
| 2004 | |
| Sylvia Nasar | "A Beautiful Mind: Genius, Madness, Reawakening" |
| Minnijean Brown-Trickey | "Return to Little Rock" |
| Barry Scheck | "DNA Evidence: The Innocence Project" |
| Leon Wynter | "American Skin" |
| Jon Meacham | "From FDR and Churchill to Bush and Blair: The Changing Face of Leadership" |
| Steve Squyres | "To Mars and Beyond" |
| Ken Auletta | "Who Rules the Media?" |
| 2003 | |
| Peterson Zah | "Winds of Change in Indian Country" |
| Bruce Feiler | "Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths" |
| John Walsh | "Living Life with a Mission" |
| Judith Miller | "Biological Weapons and National Security" |
| Arianna Huffington | "Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed & Political Corruption Are Undermining America" |
| Randall Kennedy | "Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word" |
| Eric Schlosser | "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" |
| 2002 | |
| Daniel Goleman | "Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence" |
| John Singleton | "An Evening with John Singleton: Cinema and Society" |
| Alexis Herman | "Winning in the Workplace" |
| Malcolm Gladwell | "The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference" |
| Juan Enriquez | "As the Future Catches You" |
| Fareed Zakaria | "Who Do They Hate Us: American in a New World" |
| Jeffrey Taylor | "Human Capital: The Issue of the Decade" |
| 2001 | |
| Dr. Cornel West | "Race & Democracy" |
| Lessons from the Frontline | "Success Tips from Prominent WVU Alumni" (Alisa Bailey, Bill Hinchey, Craig Underwood) |
| Candice Carpenter | "Seizing the New Economy" |
| Dr. Brian Greene | "The Theory of Everything" |
| Dr. Maya Angelou | "An Evening with Maya Angelou" |
| Jerry Greenfield | "An Evening of Entrepreneurial Spirit, Social Responsibility and Free Ice Cream" |
| Ronan Tynan | "Living Life to the Fullest" |
| Pulitzer Prize Panel featuring David Halberstam | "Big Story: The Extraordinary Path to Winning the Pulitzer" (Liz Balmaseda, Tom French, Terry Wimmer) |
| 2000 | |
| George Esper & Peter Arnett | "Media Warriors: Battling for the Stories from Saigon to Kosovo" |
| Adam Werbach | "Destroying the Generation X Myth" |
| Lonise Bias | "A Message of Hope" |
| Morris Dees | "Teaching Tolerance" |
| Urvashi Vaid | "Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay & Lesbian Liberation" |
| Michael Beschloss | "The Rise and Fall of the American Presidency" |
| The Spitfire Tour with Rosie Perez, Michael Franti, Jonah Goldberg & Kennedy | "Musicians, Actors & Activists Speaking Out on Global Affairs" |
| Rubin "Hurricane" Carter | "Education and Literacy: The Path to Freedom" |
| Lori Arviso Alvord | "The Scalpel and the Silver Bear" |
| 1999 | |
| Scott Ritter | "Lessons in Leadership: Facing Down Iraq" |
| Andrew Sullivan | "The Politics of Homosexuality" |
| MTV's The Real World | "An Open Discussion with WVU Students" |
| Joe Klein | "A Political Update with Joe Klein" |
| Anna Deavere Smith | "Snapshots: Glimpse of American Change" |
| Meave Leakey | "The Search & Discovery of our Earliest Ancestors" |
| Tom Scott | "Nantucket Nectars: We're Juice Guys, We Don't Wear Ties" |
| James Carville & Mary Matalin | "All's Fair: Love, War, and Running for President" |
| F.W. de Klerk | "The Challenge of Change" |
| Jan Schlichtmann | "A Civil Action" |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee | "An Evening with Gold Medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee" |
| Kimberly Young | "Internet Addiction" |
| Robert Thurman | "Ending Violence in the New Millennium" |
| 1998 | |
| Jeremy Rifkin | "The End of Work" |
| River Huston | "Surviving the Weekend: Can You Drink Responsibly?" |
| Walter Mosley | "Race in the New Century" |
| Richard Preston | "The Cobra Event: On the Trail of Biological Terrorism" |
| Patrick Reynolds | "Tobacco Wars: The Battle for a Smokefree Society" |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | "Black Profiles in Courage" |
| Loveline with Dr. Drew and Adam | "An Open Discussion with WVU Students" |
| Ellen Gootblatt | "Meeting, Dating, Relating & Mating: 250 Questions to Ask Before You Go Further in a Relationship" |
| Mark Plotkin | "Tales from the Jungle: Medical Miracles from the Rainforests" |
| Harry Wu | "The New Millennium: The New Cold War" |
| 1997 | |
| Bradley Richardson | "Job Smarts for Twentysomethings" |
| William Julius Wilson | "The New Social Inequality and Race-Based Public Policy" |
| Jeff Lyon and Peter Gorner | "Altered Fates: Gene Therapy and the Retooling of Human Life" |
| Spike Lee | "An Evening with Spike Lee" |
| Katie Koestner | "No\Yes: Sexual Assault on Campus" |
| Ralph Reed | "Religion and Politics in the 21st Century" |
| Rebecca Walker | "To Be Real: Changing the Face of Feminism" |
| Naomi Wolf | "Fire with Fire: The New Female Power and How it Will Change the 21st Century" |
| Candace Gingrich | "The Accidental Activist: A Personal & Political Memoir" |
| Jean-Michel Cousteau | "Designing Our Future: Environment Challenges for the 21st Century" |
| Arun Gandhi | "Nonviolence or nonexistence: Options for the 21st Century" |
| Carl Bernstein | "Murdoching: The Use and Abuse of Media Power" |
| Louise Bernikow | "The Shoulders We Stand On: Women as Agents of Change" |
| 1996 | |
| Gubernatorial Candidate Debate | |
| Juan Williams and Roger Hernandez | "Affirmative Action Debate" |
| Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | "Our Environmental Destiny" |
| Margaret Warner | "The Tabloidization of the News Media" |
| Retired Colonel Don Snider | "The Military Risks of Intervention: Bosnia & Beyond" |
| Dr. James Rosenau | "U.S. Intervention: The Liberal Internationalist Argument" |
| Yolanda King | "The Dream is Still a Dream" |
| Dr. John Mearsheimer | "U.S. Intervention: The Realist Argument" |
| Dr. James Rosenau and Dr. John Mearsheimer | "U.S. Intervention: The Contending World Views" |
| Colonel Nancy and Colonel Jerry Jaax | "The Hot Viruses" |
| Cornel West | "Race Matters" |
| Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. | "Holding Nations Together in the 21st Century" |
| Justice Frank Cleckley | "Eliminating Crime: A New Proposal" |
| Nadine Strossen | "Current Challenges to Civil Liberties" |
| Greg Louganis | "Breaking the Surface" |