max rosenn lecture in law and humanities

Due to high demand, Wilkes University spring lectures featuring Jon Meacham and Margaret Atwood have been relocated to venues on and around campus. Both lectures occur in April and are free and open to the public. Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities on Sunday, April 24: Presidential Historian and …

Updated Feb. 2022: Presidential Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will deliver the Wilkes University Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities on Sunday, April 24, 2022. The lecture, “Hope Through History,” begins at 2:30 p.m. in the McHale Athletic Center at Wilkes University’s Simms Center on Main, 169 …

On Sunday, April 25, The 2021 Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities was presented in a virtual format and featured legendary radio host Terry Gross, the popular host of NPR’s interview-style show “Fresh Air.” The program featured Wilkes University’s professor of communication studies Dr. Mark Stine, who served as …

National Public Radio’s award-winning host and co-executive producer of Fresh Air, Terry Gross, will deliver the Wilkes University Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities on Sunday, April 25. The event begins at 3 p.m. and will broadcast at wilkes.edu/rosenn. The lecture was originally scheduled to take place in April …

EDITOR’S NOTE: News@Wilkes is revisiting this story about Bryan Stevenson, who delivered the 2019 Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities. Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice initiative, shared a powerful and important message about the narrative around race in the United States and about the need for criminal …

Wilkes University has canceled the April 19 Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities with National Public Radio’s Terry Gross. The event is rescheduled for April 25, 2021 at 2:30 pm in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Details about registering for the 2021 event will be …

National Public Radio’s award-winning host and co-executive producer of Fresh Air, Terry Gross, will deliver the Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities on Sunday, April 19. The event begins at 2:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center, 239 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. The moderated lecture, “All I Did …

EDITOR’S NOTE: News@Wilkes is re-sharing this story about Bryan Stevenson, who delivered the 2019 Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities. Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice initiative, shared a powerful and important message about the narrative around race in the United States and about the need for criminal …

Bryan Stevenson, attorney, human rights activist, executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and author of Just Mercy, will deliver the Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities on April 14 at Wilkes University. Stevenson will speak about “American Injustice: Mercy, Humanity and Making a Difference.” The event will be at …

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Basketball Hall of Fame center, author and activist, was interviewed by Wilkes President Patrick F. Leahy for the Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities. The conversation between Leahy and Abdul-Jabbar encompassed key highlights from the athlete’s life. They included reflections on growing up in Harlem, his time …