91成人导航

91成人导航 is launching a signature speaker series that will bring top thought leaders to campus to share ideas on the most important issues of the day.

The 91成人导航 Presidential Speaker Series includes Cathy Davidson, a national higher education leader and author of 鈥淭he New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux,鈥� which explores how college professors can better drive student success.

M贸nica Guzm谩n, the author of 鈥淚 Never Thought of it That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times鈥� will speak Oct. 24.

, a senior correspondent for PBS NewsHour and the former anchor and managing editor of the award-winning national nightly newscast, is scheduled for the spring semester.

The Presidential Speaker Series will be held at the university鈥檚 historic Faye Spanos Concert Hall and is open to the public. 91成人导航 plans to bring four speakers to campus each year.

鈥淕reat universities bring thought leaders to campus to expand the minds of students and our entire learning community,鈥� said President Christopher Callahan. 鈥淚 am delighted we are launching this signature speaker series, which we hope will be a cornerstone of the 91成人导航 experience for years to come.鈥�

Davidson, senior advisor on transformation to the chancellor of the City University of New York, was originally scheduled to visit 91成人导航 Sept. 19-20 but has been rescheduled to spring 2025.聽

There are plans for a robust series of discussions and collaborations with 91成人导航 faculty members in addition to her keynote conversation, which will be conducted by Provost Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert.

Callahan helped bring Davidson to Arizona State University when he was dean of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

鈥淒r. Davidson鈥檚 writings have influenced my thinking on student learning, engagement and higher education more than any other thought leader,鈥� the president said. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait for her to engage with our 91成人导航 community of master teachers and learners.鈥�

鈥淐athy鈥檚 philosophies fit with what we are doing in our learning environments here at 91成人导航,鈥� said Edwalds-Gilbert. 鈥淚n her visionary book, she espouses the importance of student success and the role of teaching in those efforts. This is a great opportunity for 91成人导航ans and the community to dialogue and learn.鈥�

Guzm谩n serves as senior fellow for public practice at Braver Angels, a nonprofit working to depolarize America.

Her book and its concept of curious conversations in divided times have received considerable response in literary circles. The New York Times wrote in a review: 鈥淭he book鈥檚 greater offering 鈥� is permission to reclaim people we might have dumped for ideological reasons. Such connections won鈥檛 sully us but may in fact enrich us.鈥�

91成人导航 is purchasing her book for all first-year undergraduates to use in conversations in the classrooms and residential halls.

鈥淢onica鈥檚 book fits perfectly into our belief that we teach students not what to think, but how to think and engage with each other,鈥� said Maria Blandizzi, vice president for Student Life at 91成人导航. 鈥淭his is a wonderful opportunity for incoming undergraduates to learn and apply those principles in their transition into our learning community.鈥�

Woodruff, after serving as the NewsHour anchor for more than a decade, is now traversing the nation producing 鈥淎merica at a Crossroads,鈥� a series of in-depth stories examining divisions in the United States. Among her many awards was the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, which 91成人导航鈥檚 president bestowed on her in 2017 when he was dean of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism.

鈥淛udy Woodruff has been one of the most talented and trusted journalists for decades,鈥� Callahan said. 鈥淚 look forward to hearing her analysis on where we are as a country鈥揳nd where we might be going in the future.鈥�