Presidential Lecture Series

An Evening with Azar Nafisi
Author of Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Lecture begins at 7:30 p.m.
Alumnae Hall

Free tickets are required and will be available
at the door or by calling 610.527.0200 ext. 2284 for more information.

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Terri Gross
Radio Host, NPR's Fresh Air

"All I Did Was Ask: An Evening with Terry Gross, host of Fresh Air"
April 26, 2007

Known for her thoughtful, probing interview style, Gross has earned the trust of even the most reticent guest. In her lecture at Rosemont, Gross will play sound bites from interviews that went especially well and especially badly, to illustrate her discussion of interviewing techniques. Gross will also talk about her own life and career, turning the microphone on her listeners, something she never does on air.

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Bay Buchanan
Former U.S. Treasurer/Political Commentator

"Lessons from a Life in Politics: The Nastiest but Most Exciting of Professions"
March 14, 2006

Political commentator for CNN, adjunct professor of political communication at George Mason University, and veteran of six presidential campaigns, Bay Buchanan can be seen every week on CNN's Inside Politics debating Donna Brazile.

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Mary Pipher
Author, Riviving Ophelia

"Ophelia's Family: Building Strong Families Across the Generations"
November 9, 2004

Dr. Mary Pipher received her B.A. in cultural anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley, and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska. She received the American Psychological Association Presidential Citation in 1998. In 2001, she was a Rockefeller Foundation Scholar in Residence at Bellagio, Italy.

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Maria Echaveste
Co-Founder, Nueva Vista Group

"A Bilingual Nation: Immigration and Labor Challenges in the 21st Century"
September 13, 2004

Maria Echaveste, co-founder of the Nueva Vista Group, has built a distinguished career working as a senior White House official, long-time community leader, and corporate attorney. Ms. Echaveste's background provides her with a unique understanding of how to develop and implement a successful legislative strategy and how to build new alliances to support the work of her non-profit and corporate clients.

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Eleanor Clift
Contributing Editor, Newsweek

April 26, 2004

Eleanor Clift, contributing editor of Newsweek, has been in the center of Washington's political arena from Carter to Clinton. A high-profile journalist, Clift brings the women's suffrage movement to life in her newest book, Founding Sisters, the latest addition to the Turning Points series by Wiley and Sons.

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