Archived Convocations

At Pixar, Danielle Feinberg delights in bending the rules of light to her every whim.

Toni Carter ’75 a commissioner for Ramsey County, Minnesota is the first African American ever to serve on a county board in the state.

Investigative reporter Valerie Gonzalez unravels complex issues and uncovers human stories from the Texas-Mexico border.

Political scientist Joseph Uscinski specializes in the study of conspiracy theories.

Kao Kalia Yang ’03 is a Hmong-American writer, filmmaker, and teacher

Despite being born into the 1%, Chuck Collins has devoted his life to wealth distribution reform.

Oglala Lakota Chef Sean Sherman, founder of The Sioux Chef, is decolonizing our food system.

A pioneer in ocean exploration, David Gallo is an enthusiastic ambassador between the sea and those of us on dry land.

Scholar Stephen Asma leads an extraordinary tour of the human creative spirit.

Acclaimed historian Tiya Miles is a fierce advocate for telling powerful and complex stories of African American & Native American history.