Tag Archive for ‘BEST COLLEGE SPEAKER’
Frederick Shegog
“Frederick Shegog is a unique and powerful storyteller combining real-world experience and a solution-focused message that all people need to hear.” —Greg Williams Filmmaker of The Anonymous People Frederick “Freddy” Shegog is a man who knows all too well about the struggles of this world. In his early twenties, he watched his future dreams fade […]
David Mixner
“The presentation by David Mixner was moving and heartfelt. Our audience really enjoyed it and was so pleased to have the opportunity to meet this great man of the world who is a stellar example to our students on how much a single human being can have an impact and make real change in […]
Wally Lamb
“A modern-day Dostyoevsky [who] never grapples with anything less than life’s biggest questions.” —New York Times Book Review Wally Lamb is the author of six New York Times best-selling novels and is an historic, three-time Oprah’s Book Club Pick. His bestselling novels include I’ll Take You There, We Are Water, Wishin’ and Hopin’, The Hour I First Believed, I Know This […]
Bret Easton Ellis
“Bret Easton Ellis is a fast, funny, and disarmingly smart thinker and speaker. He’s able to draw on all corners of art, life, and literature in his quest to make sense of it all. You may end up in a weird place or two when you go deep with Bret, but the journey is […]
Erica Jong
Erica Jong is a poet, novelist, essayist, and cultural icon best known for her ground-breaking novel Fear of Flying. The internationally best-selling story of Isadora Wing coined a new phrase for a sex act and liberated a generation with a new way of thinking about gender, sexuality, and freedom in our society. 2013 marked the 40th […]
Mary Karr, Ph.D.
“Karr is a national treasure.” —George Saunders “Mary Karr is a pistol. She brings firepower to the podium with great style and a contagious Texas twang . . . our audience is still talking about her memorable performance.” —Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures “Mary Karr captivates and befriends her audience with her understated intelligence, her adroit use […]