Speakers Series

Jeffrey C. Cleveland Economist 2006 – Joined Payden & Rygel Jeffrey Cleveland is an economist at Payden & Rygel. He is responsible for economic research and assists in developing the firm’s views on the US and global economy. His research…

Dr. Susan Murphy is the H.E. Robbins Professor of Statistics, a Professor of Psychiatry, and a Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Her current primary interest is in causal inference and multi-stage decisions…

Living on One is a production and social impact studio that creates films and educational videos to raise awareness and inspire action around extreme poverty. PUSHING THE LIMITS Our journey began in 2010 when, as four university students, we took…

Julie Chavez Rodriguez The granddaughter of civil and labor rights activist Cesar Chavez, human rights activist and diversity speaker Julie Chavez Rodriguez was introduced to the farm worker movement from an early age. Throughout her life, she has played an…

Rohan Murphy, who lost his legs at birth, started to wrestle his freshman year of high school. After a successful high school wrestling career he went on to wrestle at Penn State University. In addition to wrestling, Murphy is also…

Born into a well-known Australian show business family, Helen Reddy has had a life and a career richer and more varied than anything she could ever have imagined as a girl in Melbourne. She has dined on her birthday with…

Academic Background: M.A., Catholic Theological Union M.A., University of Mumbai Ph.D., Harvard Divinity School Current Areas of Research: Dr. Abraham’s teaching and research explores postcolonial and feminist theological practices invigorating contemporary communities of faith. Her ongoing research projects include issues…

Sample some of the best American films over the past 25 years and there’s a good chance Mike Medavoy played a role in the success of many of them. From agenting to studio chief, he has been involved with over…

Sister Helen Prejean was born on April 21, 1939, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille in 1957 and received a B.A. in English and Education from St. Mary’s Dominican College, New Orleans in…

Captain Dave Carey How did you survive as a POW for five and half years in Vietnam? Dave Carey, as a P.O.W., during the Vietnam era, his motivational and humorous story of personal survival and experiences shared with other prison…