Commonweal’s Campus Speakers Program
The Commonweal Speakers Program brings some of the American Catholic Church’s most popular writers and speakers to college campuses - at a greatly reduced cost to the presenting organization.
Upcoming Events - 2009-10 Academic Year
November 10, 2009
Luke Timothy Johnson
Washington University, St. Louis
November 10, 2009
Peter Steinfels
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
November 12, 2009
Patrick Jordan
All Hallows College, Ireland
January 24, 2010
Cathleen Kaveny
Catholic Community at Stanford, Menlo Park, CA
January 25, 2010
Cathleen Kaveny
Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley, CA
March 10, 2010
Patrick Jordan
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
March 28, 2010
Melinda Henneberger
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Available Speakers:
(Availability subject to scheduling constraints.)
| Richard Alleva Commonweal film critic. |  | Paul Baumann Editor, Commonweal. |  |
| Melinda Henneberger Commonweal columnist. Author of If They Only Listened to Us: What Women Voters Want Politicians to Hear.
|  | Cathleen Kaveny Commonweal columnist. Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame. |  |
| Luke Timothy Johnson Professor of New Testament, Emory University. Author of The Real Jesus and The Creed. |  | Patrick Jordan Managing Editor, Commonweal. Editor of Dorothy Day: Writings from Commonweal. |  |
| Jack Miles Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning God: A Biography and Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God. |  | Dennis O’Brien Author of The Idea of a Catholic University and All the Essential Half-Truths about Higher Education. |  |
| Peter Steinfels New York Times columnist. Author of A People Adrift: The Crisis of the Roman Catholic Church in America. |  |
How the Program Works
In most cases, if your request to present a speaker is accepted, Commonweal’s program will be able to provide the honorarium for the speaker and will also cover most travel expenses required for the speaker to reach your campus. The presenting organization is responsible for any overnight accommodations, meals, and local/airport travel. As a condition of offering a speaker on these terms, Commonweal asks to be identified in publicity and promotion for the event, and will also provide copies of the magazine and promotional materials that you will be asked to make available at the event itself.
How to Request a Speaker
Contact the Commonweal Speaker Program Coordinator, Colleen Gibson. She can answer any questions about the program and will facilitate communication and the arrangement of a date between you and your desired speaker(s).
Telephone: 212.662.4200
E-Mail: colleen@commonwealmagazine.org
The Commonweal Speakers Program is made possible thanks to a generous gift from James H. Duffy.
