Heard on Campus…

Several high-profile speakers visited campus during spring semester, including award-winning New York Times opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof.

John Bolton, a well-known conservative voice who held positions in the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump. 62nd International Affairs Symposium, April 8

Nicholas Kristof reflected on his rural Oregon upbringing and the law's role in combating climate change. Nicholas Kristof reflected on his rural Oregon upbringing and the law's role in combating climate change.
Credit: Lev Radin
NICHOLAS KRISTOF, an award-winning New York Times opinion columnist. 2024 Spring Symposium on Animal Agriculture and Climate Change, April 5

Angela Davis, a prominent activist, scholar, and author, with a long-standing commitment of advocating for prisoners’ rights. 3rd Annual Transformative Action and Abolition Symposium, April 2

Ben Crump, a renowned civil rights attorney and one of the nation’s foremost lawyers and advocates for social justice. Martin Luther King Jr. Endowed Lecture, February 20

Kelly Lytle Hernández, a 2019 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and one of the nation’s leading experts on race, immigration, and mass incarceration.  60th Anniversary Throckmorton Lecture, February 19