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The University Lecture Series (ULS) is an educational forum that features distinguished speakers, performers, and public figures. The series seeks to provide quality lectures that will stimulate and enhance the intellectual climate of our university and surrounding communities.

Featured speakers have included former New York City assistant district attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr., fitness consultant Loretta LaRoche, Pulitzer Prize winner Robert K. Massie, screenwriter and producer Sherman Alexie, motivational speaker and author Jack Canfield, photojournalist and activist Jane Hamilton-Merritt, and poet and playwright June Jordan.

The University Lecture Series is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Additional funding is provided by Coke and James Hallowell, the University Student Union, and Associated Students. Special programs may be planned, supported, or jointly sponsored by off-campus groups.

For more information, call the University Lecture Series Office at (559) 278-2431.

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Sherman Alexie

Alexie is an award-winning author, poet, screenwriter, producer, and brilliant performer
with a strong American Indian voice.
He talks about alienation, identity, and the dark heart of racial hatred.

 

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Jack Canfield

A highly sought-after expert and speaker on motivation, personal development, and self-esteem,
Jack Canfield is the best-selling author of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

 

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Jane Hamilton-Merritt

As a photojournalist covering the Vietnam War, Jane Hamilton-Merritt became familiar with the plight of the Hmong.
She was nominated for the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless efforts to keep Hmong human rights issues
at the forefront of world consciousness.

 

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June Jordan

A highly acclaimed and award-winning poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and political activist,
June Jordan has become a highly published African American writer.

 

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

A prolific writer on the subject of the environment, Kennedy is a former New York City assistant district attorney.
He is currently a supervising attorney at the Environmental Litigation Clinic.

 

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