Institute for Continued Learning – Roosevelt University (Virtual)

Past Events

–     Library Foundation of Los Angeles Literary Feast.  November 5, 2023.

–     Gulf Coast Reads (Zoom).  October 24, 2023.

–     Nantucket Book Festival.  Nantucket, MA.  June 16.

–     Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Los Angeles, CA.  April 22, 2023.    

–    Cornell University (Zoom).  March 1, 2023.

–    Library Foundation of Los Angeles – Literary Series.  Los Angeles, CA.  February 13, 2023.

–    Rancho Mirage Writers Festival – Author Series.  Rancho Mirage, CA.  October 20, 2022.

–    Carnegie Series at the Columbus Metropolitan Library.  Columbus, OH.  August 28, 2022.

–    Book Launch with Politics & Prose.  August 3, 2022.

–    Roaring Fork Conservancy.  Basalt, CO.  May 24, 2022.

–    Yale University – Franke Program in Science and the Humanities – Distinguished Speaker Series.  March 3, 2022.

–    Grosse Pointe Public Library.  Grosse Pointe, MI.  October 30, 2021.

–    The Frick Pittsburg.  April 12, 2021.

–    Ding Darling Natural Wildlife Refuge.  Sanibel, FL.  March 19, 2021.

–    In Conversation with Tara Westover: Rancho Mirage Writers Festival.  Rancho Mirage, CA.  January 30, 2020.  

–    In Conversation with Susan Orlean: Rancho Mirage Writers Festival.  Rancho Mirage, CA.  January 29, 2020.

–     Arlington Heights Memorial Library: One Book, One Village.  Arlington Heights, IL.  October 10, 2019.

–     Sun Valley Center for the Arts.  Ketchum, ID.  September 12, 2019.

–     Bud Werner Memorial Library, with Off the Beaten Path.  Steamboat Springs, CO.  June 26, 2019.

–     The Four Seasons, with The Bookworm of Edward.  Vail, CO.  June 26, 2019.

–     Douglas County Libraries, with the Tattered Cover.  Parker, CO.  June 25, 2019.

–     The Nantucket Book Festival.  Nantucket, MA.  June 14, 2019.

–     Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections.  Chicago, IL.  May 28, 2019.

–     Natrona County Public Library, with Wind City Books.  Casper, WY.  May 9, 2019.

–     Kansas City Public Library, with Rainy Day Books.  Kansas City, MO.  May 1, 2019.

–     University of New Mexico, with Bookworks.  Albuquerque, NM.  April 30, 2019.

–     St. Louis County Library, with the Novel Neighbor.  April 29, 2019.

–     Rediscovered Books.  Boise, ID.  April 26, 2019.

–     The King’s English.  Salt Lake City, UT.  April 25, 2019.

–     Rakestraw Books.  Danville, CA.  April 24, 2019.

–     Orinda Books.  Orinda, CA.  April 24, 2019.

–     Warwick’s.  La Jolla, CA.  April 23, 2019.

–     Sierra Pacific Fly Fishers.  Encino, CA.  April 18, 2019.

–     Sespe Fly Fishers.  Ventura, CA.  April 17, 2019.

–     The Wilderness Club.  Santa Monica, CA.  April 16, 2019.

–     Golden State Flycasters.  Del Mar, CA.  April 15, 2019.

–     Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.  April 14, 2019.

–     Pasadena Casting Club.  San Marino, CA.  April 11, 2019.

–     Fly Fishing Club of Orange County.  Anaheim, CA.  April 10, 2019.

–     Rancho Mirage Writers Festival.  Rancho Mirage, CA.  January 30-February 1, 2019.

–     San Bernardino County Museum.  San Bernardino, CA.  January 17, 2019. 

–     Denver Museum of Nature and Science.  Denver, CO.  November 14, 2018.

–     Boston Book Festival.  Boston, MA.  October 13, 2018.

–     Occidental College.  Los Angeles, CA.  October 10, 2018.

–     Mr. B’s Emporium.  Bath, UK.  May 8, 2018.

–     Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.  May 1, 2018.

–     Anderson’s Bookshop. Naperville, IL.  April 28, 2018.

–     The Field Museum & Seminary Co-Op Bookstore.  Chicago, IL.  April 27, 2018.

–     The Tattered Cover Bookstore.  Denver, CO.  April 26, 2018.

–     Mountain & Plains Independent Booksellers Association.  Evergreen, CO.  April 25, 2018.

–     Los Angeles Natural History Museum.  Los Angeles, CA.  April 24, 2018.

–     Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association.  Seattle, WA.  March 19, 2018.

–     Starbucks Headquarters.  Seattle, WA.  February 3, 2017.

–     LA World Affairs Council discussion with Rory Kennedy following screening of Last Days in Vietnam.  Los Angeles, CA.  February 11, 2015.

–     Duke University’s Forum for Publics and Scholars.  Durham, NC.  November 10-11, 2014.

–     Robert Kirschner Award at the Heartland Alliance Marjorie Kovler Center.  Chicago, IL.  May 15, 2014.

–     The Woody Guthrie Center.  Tulsa, OK.  May 13, 2014.

–     Summit Series.  Eden, UT.  April 4-6, 2014.

–     Franklin & Marshall College.  Lancaster, PA.  February 18, 2014.

–     Haverford College.  Haverford, PA.  February 17, 2014.

–     Capitol Hill Screening of “The List.”  Washington, D.C.  November 20, 2013.

–     Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies.  Washington, D.C.  November 19, 2013.

–     Refugees International Chicago Circle.  Chicago, IL.  November 14, 2013.

–     The Union League Club of Chicago.  Chicago, IL.  November 14, 2013.

–     Harvard Law School.  Cambridge, MA.  November 12, 2013.

–     American Civil Liberties Union.  Boston, MA.  November 7, 2013.

–     Facing History & Allstate Foundation: Community Conversation Series.  Cleveland, OH.  November 5, 2013.

–     The Los Angeles Review of Books and the Levantine Center.  October 30, 2013.

–     Occidental College.  Los Angeles, CA.  October 29, 2013.

–     Facing History & Allstate Foundation: Community Conversation Series.  Chicago, IL.  October 23, 2013.

–     Rutgers University.  New Brunswick, NJ.  October 22, 2013.

–     Woodrow Wilson School.  Princeton, NJ.  October 22, 2013.

–     Princeton University.  October 21, 2013.

–     Brazos Bookstore.  Houston, TX.  September 25, 2013.

–     Anderson’s Bookshop.  Naperville, IL.  September 19, 2013.

–     Books-a-Million.  Washington D.C.  September 16, 2013.

–     Brown University.  The Joukowsky Forum at the Watson Institute.  September 12, 2013.

–     Porter Square Books.  Cambridge, MA.  September 5, 2013.

–     International Rescue Committee’s Documentary Film Series.  La Jolla, CA.  April 29, 2013.

–     Sarasota Film Festival.  April 13-14, 2013.

–     Bronx Documentary Center.  April 6, 2013.

–     Boston University.  “Iraq + 10 Film Series.”  March 28, 2013.

–     Lookingglass Theatre, Chicago.  Talkback following performance of “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.”   March 3, 2013.

–     Newsweek/The Daily Beast Hero Summit, Washington D.C.  November 14-15, 2012.

–     Young Presidents’ Organization.  October 25, 2012.

–     Nantucket Film Festival.  June 21, 2012.

–     Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Chicago.  May 18, 2012

–     TriBeCa Film Festival premiere of “The List,” a documentary about the List Project.  April 21, 2012

–     Dechert LLP Pro Bono Recognition and Awards Reception.  March 9, 2012.

–     Council on Foreign Relations.  January 10, 2012.

–     Brown University.  “The List Project.”  November 21, 2011.

–     Boston College.  Emerging Leaders Program.  “End Game in Iraq.” February 22, 2011.

–     Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Trans-Atlantic Dialogue, Berlin.  “Iraq after U.S. Withdrawal: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy and the Middle East Region.”  November 1, 2010.

–     The American Academy in Berlin.  Bosch Public Policy Lecture.  “Human Rubble: The Tragedy of Iraqis who Believed in America.”  October 28, 2010.

–     The Public School in Berlin.  “Les Chapitres du Conflit.”  October 19, 2010.

–     United States Congress, Helsinki Commission.  “No Way Home, No Way to Escape: The Plight of Iraqi Refugees and our Iraqi Allies.”  July 22, 2010.

–     New England School of Law.  “U.S. Foreign Intervention and Refugee Consequences.”  April 15, 2010.

–     Brown University. “The List Project.”  April 7, 2010.

–     Boston College.  Emerging Leaders Program.  March 16, 2010.

–     Alaska Bar Association.  “Aftermath of the Conflict: Refugee Law.”  September 1, 2009.

–     Vanderbilt University Law School.  “The List Project.”  October 16, 2009.

–     American Bar Association.  Annual Meeting.  August 9, 2009.

–     National Conference for College Women Student Leaders.  Keynote Speaker.  “Leadership for Today and Tomorrow.”  June 5, 2009.

–     Intersections International, New York.  “After The Surge: Ethical Exit Strategies From Iraq.”  April 2, 2009.

–     American University College of Law. “Iraqi Refugee Crisis.”  March 17, 2009.

–     Aurora Theater, Berkeley CA.  Talkback following performance of “Betrayed.”  March 7, 2009.

–     New York City Bar Association.  “Moral Imperative for the U.S. – Addressing the Human Consequences of the Iraq War.”  February 25, 2009.

–     The Kennedy Center.  Talkback following D.C. premiere of “Betrayed.”  January 12, 2009.

–     Yale University.  “The List Project.”  December 1, 2008.

–     Rutgers University School of Law.  “Iraq at the Crossroads: Protecting Refugees, Rescuing Our Allies, & Empowering Iraqi Law.”  October 24, 2008.

–     Young Professionals in Foreign Policy.  September 24, 2008.

–     The Brookings Institution. “Iraqi Displacement: Prospects for Returns and Resettlement.”  August 22, 2008.

–     Momentum Conference @ Tides.  “What Values are We Fighting For?”  July 22, 2008.

–     Council on Foreign Relations.  June 12, 2008.

–     United States Congress, Helsinki Commission.  “The Forgotten: Allies Failed by the U.S.”   June 11, 2008.

–     Culture Project Theater, New York.  Talkback following performance of George Packer’s “Betrayed.”  May 15, 2008.

–     Yale Law School.  “The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: The Human Impact/The Human Response.”  February 21, 2008.

–     American University College of Law.  “Lives in the Balance: Towards a Secure Solution for Iraq’s Displaced.”  February 11, 2008.

–     The University of Michigan Law School.  “Addressing the Iraqi Refugee Crisis.”  November 29, 2007.

–     The University of Chicago.  “The Iraqi Refugee Crisis.”  October 25, 2007.

–     City of Chicago’s Commission on Human Relations.  “Immigrant and Refugee Week.”  October 24, 2007.

–     Georgetown University Law Center.  May 24, 2007.