Past MCLA Speakers
Summary of all the past speakers
This lecture series presents in-depth discussions with some of the leading journalists
of our time and is made possible through the generosity of the Hardman Family Endowment.
- 2023 Caleb Gayle
- 2022 Scott Dikkers
- 2021 Bob Davis
- 2019 Liz Plank
- 2018 Maria Hinojosa
- 2017 Byron Pitts
- 2016 Abderrahim Foukara
- 2015 Joy Reid
- 2014 Nicolas Kristoff
- 2013 Jeff Corwin
- 2012 Howard Kurtz
- 2011 Soledad O'Brien
- 2010 Laura Ling
- 2009 Charlayne Hunter-Gault
- 2008 David Brooks
- 2007 Bill McKibben, Marianne Pearl
- 2006 Derrick Jackson, Bob Simon
- 2005 Dan Harris, Ellen Goodman
- 2004 Ellen Hume, Alan Chartock
Policy forums are an ongoing part of the College's long-term speaker offerings, in
complement to MCLA's major in political science and public policy.
- Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.
- 2021 Jamie Ducharme
- 2020 Jeff Flake
- 2018 Ta-Nehisi Coates
- 2017 Jeffrey Toobin
- 2016 Cokie Roberts
- 2015 Ray Kurzweil
- 2014 Jose Antonio Vargas
- 2013 Ambassador
- 2021- Bob Woodward
- 2019 Mariel Fiori
- 2018 Jenn Smith
- 2017 Dolores Barclay
- 2016 Seth Rogovoy
- 2015 John and Anastasia Stanmeyer
- 2014 Kevin Moran
- 2013 Mark Kinver
- 2012 Joe Donahue
- 2011 Lydia Kulbida
- 2009 Rex Smith
- 2018 Clint Watts
- 2017 The Honorable Jane Swift
- 2016 Panel: Joe Thompson, Julia Bowe, Thomas Krens, Kathy Llyod '13, Mitch and Seth Nash, Brad Syrluga
- 2015 Cheryl Jacques
- 2014 Gloria Steinem
- 2013 Irshad Manji
- 2012 Zainab Salbi
- 2011 Vandana Shiva, James Carville, and Mary Matalin
- 2010 Paul Rusesabagina, Lisa Cortes, Jonathan Kozol, and Carole Simpson
- 2009 Bob Woodward and David Plouffe
This annual lecture series is named for Professor Lawrence H. Vadnais and is sponsored
by the Vadnais Endowment.
- 2024 Emily Monosson
- 2022 Sam Flemming
- 2021 Vivek Shandas
- 2020 Susan Natali
- 2019 Bill McKibben
- 2018 Joanna Ballentine
- 2017 John Harris
- 2016 Andy Vadnais
- 2015 Dean Cycon
- 2014 Marrian Stoddard
- 2013 Stephen L. Cowell
- 2012 Elizabeth Kolbert
- 2011 Averill H. Cook
- 2010 Frank O'Brien- Bernini
- 2009 Scott Weidensaul
- 2008 Dr. William Moomaw
- 2004 Dr. John Peterson Myers
This lecture is made possible through the generosity of alumni and friends who contribute
annually to The Lavender Fund.
- 2023 Genny Beemyn, Ph.D.
- 2021 Alex Morse
- 2020 Darnell Moore