Past Speakers
Spring 2009
Drew CasperProfessor
School of Cinematic Arts
April 1, 2009
Judy Haw
Director, Supplemental Instruction Program
March 4, 2009
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Stanley Rosen
Professor, Political Science
USC College
February 11, 2009
Amy Parish
Lecturer, Anthropology, Gender Studies
USC College
January 21, 2009
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Fall 2008
Wayne GlassLecturer
School of International Relations
December 3, 2008
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Mike Garrett
Director of Athletics
November 5, 2008
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Frank Manis
Professor of Psychology
USC College
October 8, 2008
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Scott Smith
Senior Lecturer
College Writing Program
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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Spring 2008
Rabbi Susan LaemmleDean of Religious Life
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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Paul Lerner
Associate Professor of History
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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Brent Blair
Senior Lecturer
School of Theatre
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Anthony Kemp
Assistant Professor of English
USC College
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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K C Cole
Visiting Professor
Annenberg School for Communication
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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Fall 2007
Julia PlottsAssistant Professor, Clinical Finance & Business Economics
Marshall School of Business
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
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Kelvin Davies
Professor of Gerontology and Molecular & Computational Biology
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
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Clifford Johnson
Professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC College
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
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Jeffrey Nugent
Professor of Economics, USC College
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
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Spring 2007
Tim GustafsonAssociate Professor of English, USC College
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
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Diana Blaine
Senior Lecturer, USC College Writing Program
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
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Antonio Damasio
Professor, Psychology; Director, USC Brain and Creativity Institute
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
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Werner Dappen
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
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Fall 2006
Kenny HallAssociate Professor of Film and Television Production
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
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Terry Seip
Associate Professor of History
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
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Stacy Smith
Associate Professor, Annenberg School for Communication
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Richard A. Easterlin
University Professor and Professor of Economics
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
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Spring 2006
Julie Albright
Lecturer in Sociology
Wednesday, March 1, 2006
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Charles Whitebread
Professor of Law
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
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William McClure
Professor of Neurobiology, Biological Sciences, and Neurology
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
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Fall 2005
Michael Quick
Professor of Biology and Director of the Neuroscience Graduate Program
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
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Armand Tanguay
Professor of Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering
Wednesday, November 2, 2005
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Thomas Jordan
Professor of Earth Sciences
Director of Southern California Earthquake Center
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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Lois Banner
Professor of History
Editorial Board for the Journal of Women's History, researcher of Gender and Sexualities
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
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Spring 2005
Henry Cheeseman
Professor of Clinical Business Law
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
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Denis Mitchell
Associate Professor of Psychology
Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Daily Trojan article
Mark Kann
Professor of Political Science
Wednesday, February 2, 2005
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Ann Crigler
Professor of Political Science
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
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Fall 2004
James Kincaid
Professor of English
Wednesday, December 1, 2004
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Tammara Anderson
Director, Joint Educational Project
Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Daily Trojan article
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Eric Trules
Senior Lecturer, School of Theater
Wednesday, October 6, 2004
Daily Trojan article
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Eugene Bickers
Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Wednesday, September 1, 2004
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Daily Trojan article
Spring 2004
Warren Bennis
Founding Chair of the Leadership Institute at USC
Wednesday, March 3, 2004
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Tara McPherson
Professor of Gender Studies and
Chair of Cinema-TV Critical Studies Division
Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Daily Trojan article
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Richard Dekmejian
Professor of Political Science
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Daily Trojan article
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Fall 2003
Elahe Nezami
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
Wednesday, December 3
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Gandhi Puvvada
Professor of Computer and Electrical Engineering
Wednesday, November 5
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Robin Romans
Director of the Thematic Option Program
Wednesday, October 1
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Jennifer Wolch and Michael Dear
Professors of Geography
Wednesday, September 3
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Spring 2003
Shelly Berg
Chair, Jazz Studies
Wednesday, April 2
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Mitch Earleywine
Professor of Clinical Psychology
Wednesday, March 5, 2003
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Velina Hasu-Houston
Professor and Director of the
Playwriting Program
Wednesday, February 5, 2003
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Dallas Willard
Professor of Philosophy
Wednesday, January 15, 2003
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Fall 2002
Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
Associate Professor, Sociology
Wednesday, December 4, 2002
Eliz Sanasarian
Professor, Politial Science
Wednesday, November 6, 2002
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Steven B. Sample, President
University of Southern California
Wednesday, October 16, 2002
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Ron Friedman
Professor Cinema/TV
Wednesday, September 4, 2002
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Spring 2002
Aimee Bender
Professor, Department of English
Wednesday, April 3, 2002.
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Alison Dundes Renteln
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Thursday, March 7, 2002.
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Sarah Bottjer
Professor, Biological Sciences
Wednesday, February 6, 2002
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Ruth Weisberg
Dean, School of Fine Arts
Daily Trojan on January 10.2002
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Fall 2001
Bruce Zuckerman
Associate Professor, Religion
Director, USC Archaeological Research Collection
Daily Trojan on December 6, 2001
Robert Biller
Professor, Policy, Planning & Development
Daily Trojan on November 7, 2001
Steven Lamy
Associate Professor & Director, International Relations
Daily Trojan on October 3, 2001
Peter Nosco
Professor East Asian Languages and Cultures
Daily Trojan on September 5, 2001
USC Chronicle article, September 24, 2001