JOHN KERRY

U.S. Secretary of State (2013–2017)
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 8pm

Kerry served as United States Secretary of State during President Barack Obama’s second term. He represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate for nearly thirty years, and was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 2004.

ZANNY MINTON BEDDOES

Editor-in-Chief of The Economist
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 8pm

Named one of the “Most Powerful Women in the World” by Forbes, Beddoes is the first female editor-in-chief of The Economist, a post she has held since 2015. Prior to her 25-year tenure with The Economist, she was an economist at the International Monetary Fund.

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BOB WOODWARD

Washington Post Investigative Journalist
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 8pm

A journalistic icon, Woodward is associate editor of The Washington Post. He, along with Carl Bernstein, uncovered the Watergate scandal detailed in their Pulitzer Prize-winning book, All the President’s Men. Woodward has written 19 bestselling books on American politics, most recently, Fear: Trump in the White House.

DOUGLAS BRINKLEY

American Historian
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 8pm

An award-winning historian, Brinkley has written on a wide range of topics, including D-Day, Hurricane Katrina, President Kennedy and the Great Space Race and the lives of Ronald Reagan, Bob Dylan and Walter Cronkite. Brinkley serves as CNN Presidential Historian, and as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair.

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PETER DIAMANDIS

Founder of the XPRIZE Foundation
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 8pm

Fortune named Diamandis one of the “World’s Greatest Leaders.” A space entrepreneur turned innovation pioneer, he founded the XPRIZE Foundation to fund big money competitions to inspire groundbreaking developments in science and technology, and to solve some of the planet’s most pressing challenges.

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Due to Mayor Krewson's prohibition on large gatherings, Powell Hall will be closed for public events until further notice. Therefore, we are postponing our March 17th lecture with Ambassador Susan Rice. Please hold onto your tickets as we work to reschedule these lectures. Your tickets for the originally-scheduled lecture on March 17th will be honored for the rescheduled date.

SUSAN RICE

Former National Security Advisor & U.N. Ambassador
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 8pm - POSTPONED

Rice served as National Security Advisor from 2013 to 2017. She also served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013. Under President Clinton, Rice worked for the National Security Council and was Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.

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JASON ALEXANDER

Seinfeld’s George Costanza, Actor & Comedian
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 8pm

Alexander is best known for his role as George Costanza in the hit television series Seinfeld. Other well-known movie credits include Pretty Woman and Shallow Hal. He has also had an active career on stage, winning a Tony Award as Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway.

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