We invite a host of intellectual, artistic and political leaders to campus to speak with students and members of the community. Contact Director of Scheduling and Promotion Bill Sullivan at (925) 631-4322 for information about upcoming speakers, including the 2012 Jan Term Speaker Series

2011 Speakers

• Betty Reed Soskin: Oldest National Park Ranger Gives SMC Students a Long View of History
  

• Robert Reich: Former Secretracy of Labor Calls for "Systemic Changes"
• Shane Claiborne: Addressing Issues of Economic Injustice
• The Kitchen Sisters: Reviving the Lost Art of Listening
• damali ayo: Jan Term Speaker Looks Race in the Face With Art and Humor

• Stephanie Coontz:  Author Demystifies "The Femminine Mystique"
• Jimmie Briggs: "Man Up" and Stop Violence Against Woman

• Sherie Dodsorth & Sunne Wright McPeak: Two Women Leaders Speak at Commencement

• Margaret Race:  SETI The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
• Mayor Karen Mendonca: Wo/men's Conference Speaker Says Civility Is Possible
• Steve Hollingworth:  CARE Leader; "Women Hold the Key to Ending Poverty"
• Kevin Quigley: Peace Corps Association Leader and Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow
• Gary Zimmerman: The Housing Crisis - What Lies Ahead?

2010 Speakers

• Hon. Kim Beazley: Australia's Ambassador to U.S.
• U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and Challenger Carly Fiorina: Face Off
• Maria Elena Durazo: 2010 Undergraduate Commenecemnt Speaker

• Theresa Alfaro Velcamp
• Supervisor Susan Bonilla
• Jennifer Guglielmo
• Bishop Salvatore Cordileone
• Cheryl Wagner:  First Year Experience author
• Bud Mckenzie
• Allen Hilton
• Jack O'Connell: State Superintendent of Public Instruction address Graduate Commencement

2009 Speakers

• Bishop Salvatore Cordileone: Reflection on Pope Bendedict XVI's encyclical Caritas in Veritate
  

• Doug Fine
• DJ Davery D
• Marilyn Wann
• Chris Carlsson
• Tim Wise
• Charles Cobb
• Eboo Patel: Interfaith Youth Movements
• Raj Patel
• Dr. Andrew J. Gunther
• Michael Kimmle
• Michael Ashley
• Dana Johnson
• Peter Gizzi
• Lee Montgomery
• Leslie Carol Roberts

2008 Speakers

• Carla Marinucci, Lisa Voderbruggen and Marc Sandalow:  Bay Area Journalists and SMC Professors Reflect on Obama Victory-

• Michael Pollan: Pollan Demystifies Food in His Evaluation of the Omnivore’s Dilemma

• Shirin Ebadi: Iranian Nobel Laureate Outlines Challenges in the Middle East

• Richard Reeves: White House Chronicler Discusses '08 Election

• Mark Fainaru-Wada: Bonds Chronicler Warns about Steroids’ Broader Impact on Sports

• Brother Jose Cervantes: Convocation Honors Lasallian Education Pioneer

• Betty DeGeneres: DeGeneres’ Mother Stresses Importance of Love and Acceptance

• Marc Sandalow: Pelosi Biographer Charts Speaker’s Rise

• Archbishop J. Michael Miller: Archbishop Says Catholic Colleges Provide Synthesis of Faith and Reason

• Eve Ensler: Playwright Ensler Addresses Culture of Violence against Women

• Professor Abigail Adams: Guatemala’s First Anthropologist Had Saint Mary’s Education

• Robert Musil: Wilson Fellow Says Any Candidate an Upgrade over Bush on Environment

• Michael Dukakis: Former Nominee Dukakis Says 2008 Election Depends on Grassroots Organization

• Budd MacKenize: Former SMC Business Instructor Supporting Education and Business Initiatives in Afghanistan

• Jody Swilky: Speaker Discusses Changes in Heartland’s Cultural Landscape

2007 Speakers

• George Miller: Congressman Discusses Democrats’ Proposals on Iraq and Education

• Jan Kavan: Former U.N. General Assembly President Stresses Importance of Diplomacy

• Sally Ozonoff: Autism Researcher Shares Her Findings on Early Detection

• Rajiv Chandrasekeran: Former Washington Post Baghdad Bureau Chief Chronicles Early U.S. Missteps in Iraq

• Ernest Callenbach: Ecotopia Author Callenbach Discusses Lessons from Communal Living Arrangement in Japan

• Jillian Kinzie and Patricia King: Speakers Offer Ideas on Helping Students to “Walk the Talk”

• Reuben Navarette: Columnist Ruben Navarette Jr. Emphasizes Benefits of Latino Immigration to U.S.

• Billie Jean King: Tennis Legend Shares Insights with Young Female Athletes
• Arnold Schwarzenegger: Governor Celebrates Achievements of Graduates

• Robert Hass: Former Poet Laureate Laments War and Imagines Peace

• Ellen Tauscher: Congresswoman Discusses Iraq Policy at Campus Forum

• Callie Crossley: Media Veteran Offers Reflections on Documenting Civil Rights Era

• Minnijean Brown-Trickey: Civil Rights Pioneer Tells Students Racial Segregation Remains a Problem