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Distinguished Lecturer Series
As part of the Transformative Graduate Education initiative, the Graduate School and the Provost is committed to inviting distinguished speakers who can enrich and challenge us in a cross-disciplinary fashion. Each Fall semester, the graduate community has the opportunity to participate in these lectures with the goal to broaden our horizons so that we become better thinkers, scholars, and citizens. This speaker series is made possible by the generous donations from our graduate community. |
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 David Whyte"Leadership: The Art and Science of Conversation," Fall 2008 David Whyte, poet, author and speaker, has been bringing his unique blend of poetry and insight into the world of work for more than twenty years. His work in organizations takes many different forms, from formal dinner talks and conference keynotes, to retreats and seminars. His sessions have been woven into long term executive leadership programs with organizations such as Mattel, Standard Chartered Bank, The Gap, and The Boeing Company. He is a faculty member of Templeton College, Oxford University, where he is an Associate Fellow. |
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 Mary Catherine
Bateson"Building Community: Composing a New Life," Spring 2008 Mary Catherine Bateson is a writer and cultural anthropologist who recently completed three years as a Visiting Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has written and co-authored many books and articles, among them Composing a Life and Willing to Learn: Passages of Personal Discovery. She lectures across the country and abroad, and is president of the Institute for Intercultural Studies in New York City. |
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 Daniel
Pink"A Whole New Mind," Fall 2006 Dan Pink is a best-selling author and an expert on innovation, competition, and the changing world of work where he asserts that the Information Age is giving way to the Conceptual Age. His latest book, "A Whole New Mind," provides a snapshot of the new world of work where "right brain" thinking trumps "left brain" thinking and a host of profound new rules and strategies apply. Dan served as chief speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore, was an aide to US Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich and was an economic policy staffer in the US Senate. He is a contributing editor at Wired and his articles and essays have also appeared in the New York Times, Fast Company and Harvard Business Review. |
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Michael
Gazzaniga, Ph.D.
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