Robert, assistant professor of ethics and social justice at the University of Kansas, is a thought leader on topics of mass punishment, abolition, religion and Black motherhood.
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Robert, assistant professor of ethics and social justice at the University of Kansas, is a thought leader on topics of mass punishment, abolition, religion and Black motherhood.
Totenberg is one of the country’s most respected journalists and legal affairs correspondents with more than 40 years’ experience at NPR covering the Supreme Court.
Totenberg is one of the country’s most respected journalists and legal affairs correspondents with more than 40 years’ experience at NPR covering the Supreme Court.
Totenberg is one of the country’s most respected journalists and legal affairs correspondents with more than 40 years’ experience at NPR covering the Supreme Court.
Dr. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, is a renowned expert on the epidemiology of infectious disease, serving as the Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health and the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota, and co-founder of the Vaccine Integrity Project amongst other public health endeavors. He is also author of the new book, The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics.
Our second Forum of our 45th Anniversary Spring Season, “Ethics Still Matter,” will feature Former FBI Director and #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author James Comey for a NOON Forum on Thursday, February 26th on “Ethics & Government: Wrestling with Truth & Democracy.”
Duchesne Drew and Sylvia Strobel currently sit at the epicenter of preserving the future of public broadcast media in Minnesota.
Steve Grove will share his insights on why starting local is the best opportunity we have to reclaim the promise of America and rebuild trust in our future.
Pulitzer-prize winning historian Steve Hahn is renowned for his understanding of the political dynamics of the American South. He suggests that Donald Trump’s reliance on racial resentments and coercion is not new to America but familiar to its history.
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is the first woman elected spiritual leader for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, which includes the Washington National Cathedral and other congregations and Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties.