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Past speakers

2022-2023

  • Anthony Paul Farley
  • Luciana Parisi
  • Rachel Garfield
  • Ana Vujanović & Bojana Cvejić’
  • Shana L. Redmond
  • Jennifer Ponce de León and Gabriel Rockhill

2021-2022

  • Dr. Katerina Kolozova / Dr. Alice Rekab
  • Gean Moreno / Dr. Jaleh Mansoor 
  • Dr. Anthony Bogues / Dr. James Trafford
  • Maureen Phelan
  • Jayne Pugh
  • Allie Smith
  • Latipa (née Michelle Dizon)
  • Karina Alma
  • John-Michael Rivera