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Our first Wellness Wednesday of the semester will begin at 12:15 PM in the Little Chapel in Carnegie. Please feel free to drop in & get a little refresher for your week!
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Speakers
Apr 30, 2023
Thema Bryant, Ph.D.
President , American Psychological Association
Dr. Thema Bryant is the 2023 president of the American Psychological Association, the leading scientific and professional organization representing...
Los Angeles
Speaker Profile of Thema Bryant, Ph.D.Schedule of speakersApr 23, 2023
Dr. Cornel West
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair, Union Theological Seminary
Affectionately known to many as Brother West, is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary. Dr. West teaches on the works of Dietrich...
New York City, NY
Speaker Profile of Dr. Cornel WestSchedule of speakersApr 16, 2023
Rev. Dr. Gina M. Stewart
Senior Pastor, Christ Missionary Baptist Church
The Reverend Dr. Gina Marcia Stewart is a pastor, preacher, builder, mentor, adjunct professor, and daughter of Christ Missionary Baptist Church in Memphis,...
Memphis, TN
Speaker Profile of Rev. Dr. Gina M. StewartSchedule of speakersApr 09, 2023
Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie
Retired Bishop , African Methodist Episcopal Church
Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie serves as the 117th elected and consecrated bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Her historic election in...
Dallas, TX
Speaker Profile of Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzieSchedule of speakersApr 02, 2023
Rev. Dr. Renita J. Weems
Author, Scholar, Clergy, & Public Intellectual
In addition to being a former professor at Vanderbilt Divinity School (1987-2004), Dr. Renita Weems has taught at Spelman College, Howard University Divinity...
Nashville, TN
Speaker Profile of Rev. Dr. Renita J. WeemsSchedule of speakersMar 19, 2023
Rev. Traci Blackmon
Pastor in Residence, Eden Theological Seminary
Rev. Traci Blackmon is Associate General Minister of Justice and Local Church Ministries for the United Church of Christ, a denomination inspired by God’s...
Webster Groves, MO
Speaker Profile of Rev. Traci BlackmonSchedule of speakersFeb 26, 2023
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
NEH Centennial Chair, Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies , Vanderbilt University
Michael Eric Dyson is one of the nation’s most renowned professors, gifted writers, inspiring preachers, knowledgeable lecturers, and prominent media...
Nashville, TN
Speaker Profile of Dr. Michael Eric DysonSchedule of speakersFeb 19, 2023
Rev. Dr. John W. Kinney
Dean, School of Theology, Virginia Union University
Dr. John W. Kinney is a native of Wheeling, West Virginia. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia...
Richmond, VA
Speaker Profile of Rev. Dr. John W. KinneySchedule of speakersFeb 12, 2023
The Rev. Zina Jacque, Ph.D.
Assistant to the Pastor for Small Groups, Alfred Street Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Zina Jacque serves as the Assistant to the Pastor for Small Groups at the Historic Alfred Street Baptist Church. Her primary...
Alexandria, VA
Speaker Profile of The Rev. Zina Jacque, Ph.D.Schedule of speakersFeb 05, 2023
Rev. Dr. Luke Powery
Dean, Duke University Chapel
The Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery is the Dean of Duke University Chapel and Associate Professor of Homiletics at Duke Divinity School. A national leader in the...
Durham, NC
Speaker Profile of Rev. Dr. Luke PowerySchedule of speakersJan 29, 2023
The Rev. Dr. Otis B. Moss, III
Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ
With civil rights advocacy in his DNA, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III built his ministry on community advancement and social justice activism. As Senior Pastor of...
Chicago, IL
Speaker Profile of The Rev. Dr. Otis B. Moss, IIISchedule of speakersJan 22, 2023
Rev. Dr. Alvin O’Neal Jackson
Senior Strategist, Poor People’s Campaign
Alvin O’Neal Jackson, born in Laurel, Mississippi and raised in Indianola, Mississippi is the first born of the late Mr. Clyde Cullen Jackson and Mrs. Queen...
Jacksonville, FL
Speaker Profile of Rev. Dr. Alvin O’Neal JacksonSchedule of speakersJan 15, 2023
The Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III
Senior Pastor, Friendship-West Baptist Church
Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, is the Senior Pastor of the Friendship-West BaptistChurch in Dallas, Texas and has served for 30 years leading witha commitment...
Dallas, TX
Speaker Profile of The Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, IIISchedule of speakersJan 08, 2023
The Rev. Bernard L. Richardson, Ph.D.
Dean of the Chapel
As the fourth Dean of the historic Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, the Reverend Dr. Bernard L. Richardson is the executive officer for religious affairs...
Speaker Profile of The Rev. Bernard L. Richardson, Ph.D.Schedule of speakersNov 20, 2022
Bishop Donald Hilliard, Jr.
Senior Pastor, Cathedral International
Bishop Donald Hilliard Jr. serves as the Senior Pastor of Cathedral International—The Historic Second Baptist Church in Perth Amboy, NJ. Dr. Hilliard’s...
Perth Amboy, NJ
Speaker Profile of Bishop Donald Hilliard, Jr.Schedule of speakersNov 13, 2022
The Rev. Danté Quick, Ph.D.
Senior Pastor , First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens
Rev. Danté R. Quick, Ph.D., was elected First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens pastor on May 22, 2021, and succeeds Rev. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr...
Somerset, New Jersey
Speaker Profile of The Rev. Danté Quick, Ph.D.Schedule of speakersNov 06, 2022
Dr. Brittney C. Cooper
Assoc. Professor of Women's & Gender Studies
Dr. Cooper is co-editor of The Crunk Feminist Collection (The Feminist Press 2017). She is author of Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race...
Speaker Profile of Dr. Brittney C. CooperSchedule of speakersOct 30, 2022
Rev. Dr. Neichelle R. Guidry
Dean of the Chapel and Director of the WISDOM Center, Spelman College
Rev. Dr. Neichelle R. Guidry currently serves as the Dean of the Chapel and the Director of the WISDOM Center at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She is...
Atlanta, GA
Speaker Profile of Rev. Dr. Neichelle R. GuidrySchedule of speakersJan 15, 2023
The Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III
Senior Pastor, Friendship-West Baptist Church
Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, is the Senior Pastor of the Friendship-West BaptistChurch in Dallas, Texas and has served for 30 years leading witha commitment...
Dallas, TX
Speaker Profile of The Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, IIISchedule of speakersOct 16, 2022
Rev. Willie D. Francois, III
Senior Pastor, Mount Zion Baptist Church
Called to empower people through transformative preaching, teaching, and organizing, Willie Dwayne Francois III serves as the Senior Pastor of Mount Zion...
Pleasantville, NJ
Speaker Profile of Rev. Willie D. Francois, IIISchedule of speakersOct 09, 2022
The Rev. Al Sharpton
Founder and President, National Action Network
As founder and President of National Action Network (NAN), which currently operates over 125 chapters across the country including a Washington, D.C....
New York, NY
Speaker Profile of The Rev. Al SharptonSchedule of speakersOct 02, 2022
Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA
President, Howard University
Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA, the 17th President of Howard University, is a scholar, surgeon, and researcher. The focal point of his research is to...
Washington, D.C.
Speaker Profile of Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBASchedule of speakersSep 25, 2022
Ambassador Suzan D. Johnson
Former U.S. Amb. for International Religious Freedom
The Honorable Suzan D. Johnson was the first female and African-American to hold the position of U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom....
New York, NY
Speaker Profile of Ambassador Suzan D. JohnsonSchedule of speakersSep 18, 2022
The Rev. Dr. Leslie D. Callahan
Pastor, St. Paul's Baptist Church
Reverend Dr. Leslie Dawn Callahan, a native of Gary, West Virginia, experienced her first Christian education and formation at Apostolic Temple Church where...
Philadelphia, PA
Speaker Profile of The Rev. Dr. Leslie D. CallahanSchedule of speakersSep 11, 2022
The Rev. Judy Fentress-Williams, Ph.D.
Professor of Old Testament, Virginia Theological Seminary
Judy Fentress-Williams is in bi-vocational ministry in Alexandria, VA as the Professor of Old Testament at Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) and the Senior...
Alexandria, Virginia
Speaker Profile of The Rev. Judy Fentress-Williams, Ph.D. Schedule of speakersSep 04, 2022
The Rev. Dr. Keith W. Byrd, Sr.
Pastor, Zion Baptist Church
A native Washingtonian, Rev. Dr. Keith W. Byrd, Sr., is Pastor of the historic Zion Baptist Church in Northwest, Washington D.C. He was called as the church...
NW Washington, DC
Speaker Profile of The Rev. Dr. Keith W. Byrd, Sr.Schedule of speakersAug 28, 2022
The Rev. Tony Lee
Founder and Senior Pastor, Community of Hope AME Church
Rev. Tony Lee is the founder and Senior Pastor of the Community of Hope A.M.E. Church in Hillcrest Heights, MD. Community of Hope is recognized throughout...
Hillcrest Heights, MD
Speaker Profile of The Rev. Tony LeeSchedule of speakersAug 21, 2022
The Rev. William Lamar, IV
Senior Pastor, Metropolitan A.M.E. Church
William H. Lamar IV is the pastor of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, District of Columbia. Formerly, he was managing director...
Washington, D.C.
Speaker Profile of The Rev. William Lamar, IVSchedule of speakers