Eric Shinseki

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Spring 2018 Commencement | First Asian American 4-star general and former Secretary for Veteran's Affairs
Endowed University of Chicago professor of philosophy and law and prolific author.

Martha Nussbaum

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Fall 2017 Commencement | Endowed University of Chicago professor of philosophy and law and prolific author.

Christopher Field

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March 16, 2018 | Director of Stanford's Woods Institute and leading author of IPCC climate reports

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

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March 3, 2018 | Renowned coral reef scientist and director of the Global Change Institute

Lonnie Bunch

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February 27, 2018 | Founding Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture

Walter Echo-Hawk

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February 2, 2018 | Native American attorney and author of In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided and In the Light of Justice
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Sara Seager

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January 25, 2018 | MIT Astrophysicist and expert in Earth-like exoplanets

Michael Roth

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January 16, 2018 | President of Wesleyen University and advocate for liberal education

Chris Eyre

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November 13, 2017 | Award-winning Native American filmmaker

Henry Petroski

Renowned professor of engineering and award-winning author of 19 books.