Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
April 22, 2009
Cohen and his long-time friend and business partner Jerry Greenfield are the men behind one of the most talked-about, and least conventional, success stories in American business. Co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc., Cohen has helped to build a store front venture into a $300 million ice cream empire by making social responsibility and creative management strengths instead of weaknesses.
Bringing all of this to life at the lecture podium, Cohen’s presentation delivered a rousing tribute to America’s entrepreneurial spirit, full of anecdotes and radical business philosophy focusing on the importance of bringing social responsibility to the business world.
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Azar NafisiAuthor of Reading Lolita in Tehran:
A Memoir in Books
2008 Presidential Lecture
March 12, 2008
Earning high acclaim and an enthusiastic readership, Reading Lolita in Tehran spent 117 weeks on the "The New York Times" bestseller list and has been translated in 32 languages. Described as compassionate and a harrowing portrait of the Islamic revolution in Iran, Reading Lolita in Tehran recounts the personal and academic exchanges among seven young women enrolled in a private literature class Dr. Nafisi held in her home after the Iranian government barred her from teaching at the University of Tehran.
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Terri GrossRadio 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 BuchananFormer 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 PipherAuthor, 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 EchavesteCo-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 CliftContributing 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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