John Leguizamo

Tony and Emmy Award-Winning Colombian Actor & Comedian on Broadway, Television, and Film

Drew Gilpin Faust

President of Harvard University

Nnedi Okorafor

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

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Lynn Novick

Award-Winning Director, Writer, Producer & Documentary Filmmaker on Culture, History, Politics, Sports, Art, Architecture, Literature, and Music

Barbara Oakley

Professor of Engineering at Oakland University; Author of "Learning How To Learn"

Alain de Botton

Swiss Writer, Philosopher & Television Presenter

Jonathan Safran Foer

Bestselling Author of "Everything Is Illuminated" and "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"

Pearl Cleage

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Porochista Khakpour

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Robert Simons

Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration

Thomas King

Award-Winning First Nations Writer

Sandro Galea

Physician, Epidemiologist, Author & Dean of the Boston University School of Public Health

Orson Scott Card

Science Fiction Novelist; Best Known for his "Ender's Game" Series

Jimmy Fallon

Grammy & Emmy Award-Winning Host of "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," SNL Alumnus & Author

Mary Karr

Poet, Essayist, & Memoirist; "Viper Rum," "The Devil's Tour," "Abacus," "The Liars' Club"

Euzhan Palcy

Director, Writer & Producer; First Black Female Director to Have Her Film Produced By A Major Hollywood Studio

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Hannah Minghella

President of Production, Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.

Jason Reynolds

Critically Acclaimed Author & NAACP Image Award Winner

Jewelle Gomez

Writer, Activist & Author