Inspirational speakers for commencement or keynote programs – with messages that will stay with your audience
Essayist, translator, scholar and poet whose work focuses on the nature of imagination, creativity, the “cultural commons” and, most recently, “the art of forgetting” as it appears in myth, politics, art and spiritual life. A true “writer’s writer.”
A second generation environmental activist, Hunter’s documentary series Activism 2.0 shows the new wave of environmental activists on the front lines of grassroots movements.
Video: Activism 2.0 – Rebirth of the Environmental Movement
Rinku brings an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective action toward racial equity through research, media, and practice.
Co-president of the national Women’s March, and Executive Director of the Narrative Initiative. Former president of Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation. Named as one of Ms. Magazine’s “21 Feminists to Watch”.
Video: Rinku Sen delivers Antioch New England Commencement Address
Take the ride of your life as this original Storm Chaser, full time extreme weather journalist and storm survival expert shares his life search of the perfect storm.
Prize-winning author, columnist, feminist scholar, and cultural critic. She chronicles the widening gap between the images of women in the mass media and their everyday lives.
Award-winning documentary filmmaker of King Corn, Bluespace, and The Most Unknown, examining our natural world with a unique voice.
Nationally renown scholar of the history of marriage and family, Coontz lifts the veil on American values. Author of the award-winning book: Marriage, A History: How Love Conquered Marriage.
Pulitzer Prize finalist and National Book Award winning author who has worked as a correctional officer in a prison, and traveled from Mexico to the US with migrants crossing the border.
Video: Ted Conover at Whittier College
Award-winning political humorist, feminist, and crusader for LGBTQ rights, Clinton has been called “a savvy, witty observer of American life”, and uses humor as a tool for social change.
Powerful storyteller, educator, and social activist delivering important autobiographical, historical, and fictional stories about issues surrounding race and class.
Having covered 9 national elections, Brodner draws upon his use of portrait caricature, art journalism, and visual essays to provide political commentary on hot news of the day.
Scholar and social critic, Dines is at the forefront of the anti-pornography movement, leading the efforts to raise awareness of the connections between pornography, misogyny and violence.
Video: Gail Dines at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem
Former senior Pakistani government official and scholar of Middle East politics and a leading expert on South Asia and the terrorist organizations based in the Pakistan-Afghanistan region.
Award winning author and sociologist, Dodson’s book The Moral Underground: A Silent Movement for Economic Justice shares stories that restore a sense of justice into the working world.
Scholar, author, disruptor, activist. With over two decades of wealth distribution reform, Chuck has devoted his life to bridging the economic divide despite being born into the 1%.
Art meets science through interaction, connection, and challenged perception. Scientist, musician, roboticist, and sculptor Jeff Lieberman combines his passions for art and science in ways that reveal how one influences the other.
Video: Jeff Lieberman at TEDxCambridge
Renowned human rights activist, musician and Cambodian genocide survivor. Inspiring change with incredible stories of hope, endurance, and survival through the power of music.
Journalism professor and NPR commentator, Riley’s books on the Beatles and John Lennon are consider definitive works. He also speaks about the way that social media has changed the face of journalism.