Upcoming Events - 2009-11 Academic Years

March 9, 2010
Patrick Jordan
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA

March 16, 2010
Cathleen Kaveny
Saint Louis University

March 18, 2010
Melinda Henneberger
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

June 28, 2010
Luke Timothy Johnson
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA

September 16, 2010
Patrick Jordan
University of Portland

October 27, 2010
Luke Timothy Johnson
Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA

Available Speakers:
(Availability subject to scheduling constraints.)

Richard Alleva Commonweal film critic.		Paul Baumann Editor, Commonweal.
Melinda Henneberger Commonweal columnist. Editor-in-chief, PoliticsDaily.com.		Cathleen Kaveny Commonweal columnist. Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame.
Luke Timothy Johnson Professor of New Testament, Emory University. Author of Among the Gentiles 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   Former New York Times columnist and Commonweal editor; 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 subsidize a significant part of the speaker's fee, and will also cover travel expenses required for the speaker to reach your campus. The presenting organization is responsible for any overnight accommodations, hospitality and 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.

We also invite you to consider ways in which you might arrange for a Commonweal speaker to meet with students over a meal, or in a classroom discussion setting.

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.