Fintan O'Toole
Boston College - Gasson 100
Heather Cox Richardson, professor of history at Boston College and author of Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America. Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic.
John F. Kennedy Library
Linda Villarosa
Boston College - Gasson 100
Jason Blazakis
Boston Public Library - Rabb Lecture Hall
Matthew Desmond
Boston College - Gasson 100
Tara Kangarlou is an award-winning global affairs journalist who has previously worked with news outlets such as NBC, CNN, CNN International, and Al Jazeera America. She is a frequent on-air contributor for various international news outlets covering the MENA region and global affairs and writes regularly for TIME magazine as well as other news platforms. She has also spent much time covering the rise and fall of ISIS, the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, as well as other pressing humanitarian issues worldwide. Born out of her extensive reporting and firsthand knowledge of the global refugee crisis, in 2016, she founded Art of Hope, the first American nonprofit that strictly focuses on supporting the mental well-being of war-torn refugees and IDPs in vulnerable host communities. She is also the author of the award-winning book "The Heartbeat of Iran", which is the first book available to the western audience that provides an unprecedented insight into the many nuances, textures, and complexities of real life in today's Iran - as told through the stories of ordinary people living inside the country. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service teaching at the intersection of journalism and public diplomacy. Tara was born and raised in Tehran, Iran until she moved to the States in her late teens. At the moment, she splits her time between London and Washington. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature from UCLA and a Master’s Degree in Journalism from USC. Copies of Ms. Kangarlou's book, The Art of Hope, will be available for purchase and signing after the program.
Boston Public Library - Rabb Lecture Hall
Robert Samuels
Boston College - Robsham Theater
Dr. Michael E. O’Hanlon
Boston Public Library - Rabb Lecture Hall
Dr. Karen Jacobsen
Boston Public Library - Rabb Lecture Hall
Ambassador Audra Plepyté Ambassador Kristjan Prikk Ambassador Maris Selga Ambassador Paula Dobriansky
Boston Public Library - Rabb Lecture Hall
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