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What the Qur’an Meant: And Why It Matters

Garry Wills, Ph.D.

Professor of History Emeritus, Northwestern University

Oct 12 2017

Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World

Mitch Prinstein, Ph.D., ABPP

Chief Science Officer of the American Psychological Association and the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Oct 4 2017

The All-Or-Nothing Marriage: How the Best Marriages Work

Eli Finkel, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology and of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Sep 28 2017

Braving the Wilderness

Brené Brown, Ph.D., LCSW

Huffington Foundation-Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston

Sep 27 2017
Two Events

On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety

Andrea Petersen

Reporter, Wall Street Journal

Sep 26 2017
Two Events

Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus

Vanessa Grigoriadis

Contributing Editor, New York Times Magazine and Vanity Fair

Sep 14 2017

Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward

Jesmyn Ward

Associate Professor, Tulane University

Sep 13 2017
GRAND ROUNDS PRESENTATION

Why Psychological Flexibility Matters to Clients, Practitioners, and to their Relationship

Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D.

Foundation Professor in the Behavioral Analysis Program Department of Psychology, University of Nevada

May 12 2017

Turning Toward: The Healing Power of Human Consciousness

Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D.

Foundation Professor in the Behavioral Analysis Program Department of Psychology, University of Nevada

May 11 2017