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Since 1974, 大学论坛 has brought some of the most respected 和 innovative cultural, scientific, artistic voices in the United States to Southern Miss.
Registration is not required 和 all Forum events are free 和 open to the public. We are happy, however, to send you a reminder email (that will include an easy-to-use 链接到虚拟出席).
All 2023-24 Forum events will be held in person on the Hattiesburg or Gulf Park campus. Most Forum events are also available through a live stream broadcast. 直播链接 events will be posted below the speaker’s bio on the day of the event. (生活流 of Forum events are offered as a courtesy; unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the quality of the live stream 和 cannot take questions from the online audience. If you are a student 和 your instructor requires proof of attendance, you must attend the in-person event to have your attendance recorded.)
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2024年春季演讲时间表
Kat Blaque
2024年2月6日
6:30 p.m.
班尼特礼堂
凯特·布莱克的真茶
Kat Blaque is a transgender rights activist who speaks out on issues of social justice concerning race, gender，和 LGBTQ+ community. 她以促进对话而闻名 where survivors 和 victims’ alike can feel as though they have a voice, discussing white supremacy 和 how it’s impacted her own life, advocating for self-acceptance in a world where trans people aren’t seen as valid. 她开玩笑地提到她自己 as “intersectionality salad” as she embodies various identities 和 experiences. Blaque hosts a weekly show on her YouTube channel called “真正的茶” where she answers questions sent to her by her followers. 她目前为 to 每天的女权主义、骄傲.Com和 赫芬顿邮报.
克里斯汀Radtke
2024年3月19日
6:30 p.m.
班尼特礼堂
和克里斯汀·拉德克独处
克里斯汀·拉德克是一位作家和插画家. 她2021年出版的纪实漫画， 《寻找你:穿越美国孤独之旅被评为年度最佳书籍 NPR，时代杂志, 波士顿环球报, 这个评论, 洛杉矶时报. 《出版人周刊》 described Radtke’s work as “innovative in form 和 painfully relevant in content.... For a treatise about the perils of being alone, it creates a wonderful sense of being 被卷入谈话.” 找你 was awarded a 2019 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant 和 was shortlisted for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. Radtke是艺术总监 也是《 信徒 magazine 和 her comics have appeared in numerous publications including 《九游会国际》, 《纽约时报书评, 大西洋，和 牛津美语.
约翰·格林
2024年4月9日
6:30 p.m.
班尼特礼堂
《与约翰·格林对话
约翰·格林 is the acclaimed author of works of fiction including 寻找阿拉斯加, 凯瑟琳太多了, 纸的城镇, 《星运里的错, 一路向下的乌龟 除了一本论文集， 人类世回顾, featuring detailed reviews of everything from the QWERTY keyboard 和 sunsets to 加拿大鹅和 马达加斯加的企鹅. His books have been translated into more than 55 languages 和 several have been 改编为电影. Along with his brother, Green is also a prolific co-creator of many online video projects, including Vlogbrothers 和 the educational channel Crash Course. 格林是2006年Michael L. 普林斯奖，是2009年埃德加奖 获胜者，并曾两次进入决赛 洛杉矶时报图书奖. His charity, Project for Awesome, supports maternal health in Sierra Leone.
2023年秋季演讲时间表
贾米尔扎基
2023年9月12日
6:30 p.m.
班尼特礼堂
善良之战
贾米尔扎基, a professor of psychology at Stanford University 和 the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab, is best known for his 2019 book 善良之战: Building Empathy in a Fractured World. Zaki’s research demonstrates that empathy is not a fixed trait, but rather a skill 这可以通过实践来加强. In 善良之战 he tells the stories of people fighting for kindness in the most difficult of circumstances. 贾米尔的文章曾出现在 纽约时报, 华盛顿邮报》, 《九游会国际》，和 大西洋. 他也因TED演讲而出名， “We’re experiencing an empathy shortage, but we can fix it together.” 贾米尔扎基’s Forum address is co-sponsored by the Luckyday Scholars Program.
亚当Kinzinger
2023年10月10日
6:30 p.m.
班尼特礼堂
与众议员亚当·金辛格共度良宵
前你.S. Congressperson 亚当Kinzinger witnessed the polarization of American politics 第一手. Kinzinger, an Air Force pilot who flew in both the Iraq 和 Afghanistan conflicts 和 who remains an active member of the Air National Guard, served six terms 在众议院. In Congress, he supported efforts to combat election disinformation, find employment for military veterans, lower taxes, curtail environmental 立法，解决阿片类药物流行问题. 跟随美国.S. 一月的国会暴动 6, Kinzinger was one of two Republicans who agreed to serve on the January 6th 调查暴乱的委员会. 金青格的自传题为 Renegade: My Life in Faith, Military, Defending America from Trump's Attack 民主 会在2023年10月上映吗.
Jay鳕鱼
2023年11月14日
6:30 p.m.
弗莱明教育中心 (和 livestreamed in 班尼特礼堂)
Biggest Resilience Challenge: Twenty-Year Strategy on Climate Change
一位研究美国的专家.S. energy policy, Jay鳕鱼 has a long history of working on energy 问题，包括作为美国行政长官.S. 能源信息管理局和 as director for research 和 policy for President Obama’s BP Deepwater Horizon Oil 石油泄漏委员会. He also served for thirteen years as the Director of the Jimmy Carter 总统图书馆. Hakes, who earned a doctorate from Duke University 和 was a tenured professor at the University of New Orleans before entering government, is 著有多篇文章和两本书: A Declaration of Energy Independence: How Freedom from Foreign Oil Can Improve National 安全，我们的经济和环境 和 Energy Crises: Nixon, Ford, Carter, Tough Choices in the 1970s.
November’s 大学论坛 will be held in-person at the 弗莱明教育中心 on the 海湾公园九游会国际 of Southern Miss 和 live streamed to 班尼特礼堂 在九游国际棋牌. We encourage you to attend one of these community events; however, you can access a personal Zoom live stream by clicking the button below. 你会被要求提供姓名和电子邮件地址.
For those connecting by phone, webinar number is 821.2043.6621. 我们不会 be using Zoom for questions, but you may submit a question for Jay鳕鱼 (during the 现场演讲)在601.463.5263.