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Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

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Sonia Nieto

Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy and Culture at the School of Education, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Monica L Coleman

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Thorsten J. Pattberg

German Writer, Scholar, and Cultural Critic

Kathryn Erskine

Children's Author, Best Known For "Mockingbird"

Rein Raud

Cultural theorist and philosopher

Clay Jenkinson

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Judith Viorst

Poet, Writer & Children's Author

Kay Hymowitz

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Dr. Ruth Simmons

President of Prairie View A&M University & Former President Emerita of Brown University

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Chris Hedges

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Rachel Ben Dor

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Abdellah Taia

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André Aciman

Best-Selling Author Known for "Call Me by Your Name"; Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature

Mary Beard

English Classical Scholar and Author of Bestseller "SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome"

Mary Beard "A Piece of Cake" Lecture 1 of 3 - YouTube

Jessica Ping-Wild

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Morning News Anchor, CBC