College & University

Our talented speakers are skilled at connecting with young audiences, and schools often select them for freshmen-year experience programs, convocations, and distinguished speaker series. They are inspiring lecturers who strive to relate to today’s youth and student groups.

Diversity

Peggielene Bartels

American secretary turned African king

Ken Burns

Emmy Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker

Carlotta Walls LaNier

Youngest of the Little Rock Nine, Civil Rights Advocate

Julie Otsuka

Author of National Book Award finalist, The Buddha in the Attic

John Prendergast

Human Rights Activist and Cofounder of the Anti-Genocide Group, The Enough Project

Esmeralda Santiago

Essayist, Award-Winning Screenwriter and Author of the Bestselling novel Conquistadora

Lisa See

Author of the Book Club Favorites, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Shanghai Girls

Gay Talese

Ground-Breaking Journalist and Renowned Writer

Isabel Wilkerson

Pulitzer Prize Winner and author of the critically acclaimed bestseller, The Warmth of Other Suns