College of Arts & Sciences Guest Speakers

2024-25 Speakers

SpeakerTopicWhenWhere

Scott Jackson

Hesburgh Lecture: (Re)Discovering Self through Shakespeare

Tuesday, September 24th 2024. 7pm

Science Hall Atrium 

Nancy RourkeEcological Moral Character: A Catholic ModelWednesday, September 25th 2024. 5:30pmGrupp Fireside Lounge
Clair WillsContemporary Writers Series- 20th annual Hassett ReadingTuesday, October 8th 2024. 7pmMontante Cultural Center

Documentary

Green Border

Wednesday, October 9th 2024. 7pm

Science Hall Commons

Director Agnieszka Holland 

Panel on Green Border 

Wednesday, October 16th 2024. 2:30pm

Science Hall Commons

Paul KingsnorthThe Machine in the Garden: The Christian Relationship to NatureTuesday, October 22nd 2024. 7pmMontante Cultural Center
Kao Kalia YangContemporary Writers SeriesTuesday, October 29th 2024. 7pmGrupp Fireside Lounge
President Emeritus John HurleyBrown Bag Conversations on AGROS and their work in GuatemalaWednesday, November 6th 2024. 12pmLibrary Learning Center
Lance D. CollinsScreening of the BL film: My Partner with a talk from the directorWednesday, November 13th 2024. 7pmScience Hall Commons

Linda Ambrus Broenniman 

The Politzer Saga

Wednesday, November 13th 2024. 12pm

Grupp Fireside Lounge

Michael RizziA History of Jesuit Colleges and UniversitiesTuesday, November 19th 2024. 12pmRegis

2023-24 Speakers

SpeakerTopicWhenWhere
Noël AlumitBook Launch of On Noel: Music Heard in Hi-Fi and Other StoriesMonday, September 25. 5:30pmBouwhuis Library Learning Center
Dennis Vacco, Former NYS Attorney GeneralCanisius Observance of Constitution DayTuesday, September 26. 6:00pmGrupp Fireside Lounge
Wild Hope: Documentary Screening and DiscussionDocumentary screening plus panel discussion and Q&AWednesday, October 4, 5:30pm. Science Hall Commons
Talk with the Curators behind the ExhibitFamilies at the Mexican/U.S. Border: Fleeing, Waiting, and HopingMonday, October 16. 12:00pmBouwhuis Library Learning Center
Clint SmithContemporary Writers SeriesTuesday, October 17. 7:00pmMontante Cultural Center
Jeffery BilbroThe Liberating Arts: Why We Need Liberal Arts EducationThursday, November 2. 3:00 pmScience Hall Commons
Vincent O'Neill"Joyicity" (Hassett Reading)Tuesday, November 14. 7:00pmMontante Cultural Center

Vigen Guroian

The Meaning of Mentor: Touchstones in Literature”

Tuesday February 13. 5:00pm. Grupp Fireside Lounge
Robin Wall KimmererBook Discussion: “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.”Tuesday March 5, 6:00pm.Montante Cultural Center
Philip Metres Contemporary Writers SeriesTuesday April 16, 6:30pm.Grupp Fireside Lounge
Kristin Du MezConversations in Christ and CultureWednesday, April 17. 7:30pmScience Hall Commons

2022-23 Speakers 

SpeakerTopicWhenWhere
Dr. Lauren CormanMultispecies Disposability: Taxonomies of Power in a Global PandemicThursday, Sept. 1. 7:00 PMScience Hall Commons
Dr. Oscar Gil"From Stateless to Citizen"Tuesday, Sept. 13. 6:00 PMBouwhuis Library
Learning Center
JP Brammer¡Hola Papi!Wednesday, Oct. 5. 12:00 PM Bouwhuis Library Learning Center
Marina Carr18th Annual Hassett Reading/Contemporary Writers SeriesThursday, October 6. 7:00 PMMontante Cultural Center
Gregory Boyle Contemporary Writers SeriesThursday, October 20. 7:00 PMMontante Cultural Center
VariousUkrainian Refugees in Poland: A
Conversation with Aid Workers in Warsaw and
Przemyśl
Wednesday, Oct. 26. 12:00 PM Bouwhuis Library Learning
Center
Eric GansworthBook Reading: My Good ManThursday, Nov. 3. 7:00 PMGrupp Fireside Lounge
Jess NicholsConversation on the feature film FLEE (film will be screened/streaming in advance of talk)Tuesday, Nov. 15. 12:00 PMBouwhuis Library Learning Center
 
A Conversation with Director
& Lead Actor of Firebird

Join us for a conversation with Tom Prior and Peeter Rebane, lead actor and director of the film Firebird. 

Based on a true story during the Cold War, Firebird follows a young soldier who embarks on a clandestine affair with a fighter pilot on an Air Force Base in Soviet occupied Estonia.

Monday Feb 6, 12:00pm (noon)Bouwhuis Library Learning Center