Connect with Us! 
Inspirational speakers for commencement or keynote programs – with messages that will stay with your audience
Power, Participation and Democracy: As a labor organizer, author and scholar, her work and activism focus on the intersection of power and strategy, including: globalization and global environmental issues, international worker’s rights, union organizing and labor history, how to win at negotiations and in the political arena.
Your personal astrophysicist and host of the Emmy Award winning, COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey and StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Dr. Tyson’s passion for science communication changes the way we think about the universe.
National Book Award winner for Middle Passage, Dr. Charles Johnson writes captivating novels that address issues of being African-American in today’s U.S. society.
Video: Charles Johnson talks about writing and learning to write
The inspiration behind the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, she continues to ignite change. A bestselling author and activist, Ledbetter fights for pay equity.
An international anti- fracking activist & biologist who fights for the environmental protection of others. Steingraber sees environmental rights as a basic human right.
Video: Speaking out on Fracking
Defeating the odds, Mayor Tubbs has had an extraordinary rise to become the youngest and most highly effective mayors of our time. His innovative ideas span from a Basic Income Program to Education For All.
Award-winning filmmaker, scholar, and prominent film curator known for the documentaries FREE ANGELA And All Political Prisoners, and Chisolm ’72-Unbought and Unbossed.
Video: Toronto International Film Festival Interview with Shola Lynch
Through her environmental and social justice advocacy, Rev. White-Hammond reforms racial divides within communities and empowers individuals to make change for the greater good.
An award–winning, thought provoking writer, hailed in The Washington Post as “one of the most eloquent and probing public intellectuals in America”.
Video: Richard Rodriguez at the Library of Congress
“Father of Environmental Justice,” & “One of 13 Environmental Leaders of the Century”. Dr. Robert Bullard is a leading voice on environmental racism, sustainable housing & human rights.
An award-winning researcher, teacher, and communicator, Strogatz enjoys sharing the beauty of math, nonlinear dynamics and complex systems, often on topics inspired by the curiosities of everyday life.
Video: Steven Strogatz at the World Government Summit in Dubai
Recognized as one of our planet’s heroes & part of the IPCC team that won the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Mann is an award-winning climate scientist and expert on climate change.
Science Communicator & Innovator, known as the “Science Evangelist,” Dr. Ramirez educates and excites audiences of all backgrounds, making science timely, informative and fascinating.
Video: Ainissa Ramirez and the importance of STEM education
Known to millions as a children’s entertainer, Raffi believes that the key to building a humane and sustainable world lies in how we treat our children, a philosophy he calls Child Honouring.
Co-founder of FoodCorps, promoting food advocacy in youth, Award-winning documentary filmmaker of King Corn.
Quammen’s science journalism creates a fascinating blend of exploration and storytelling. He brilliantly explains complicated science concepts to his audiences. Three-time recipient of the National Magazine Award and long-time contributing writer for National Geographic.
Award winning author, Hernandez crosses the barriers between race, gender, and media representation. Her bold insight emphasizes current disparities in today’s culture.
Legendary icon — singer, activist, scholar, artist — inspires audiences with a moving and memorable mixture of song and spoken word.