The AAHH 2024 Season Speaker Program Announced
Thanks to our many friends and supporters, the AAHH Program Committee under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. Sterling Freeman is pleased to once again present an outstanding and diverse set of speakers to celebrate not only the 150th Anniversary of the Chautauqua Institution but also the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer.
A brief bio for each speaker can be accessed by simply clicking on their name below.
Week One: Marla Frederick Ph.D., John Lord O’Brian Professor of Divinity and 18th Dean of Harvard Divinity School
Week Two: Dr. Conrad Tucker, Director of Carnegie Mellon University-Africa (CMU-Africa) and the Associate Dean for International Programs-Africa
Week Three: Rev. Traci Blackmon, Minister and Public Theologian
Week Four: Helen Bond, Ph.D., University Professor in the School of Education at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Week Five: Pierce Freelon, GRAMMY® nominated Artist, Picture Book Author and Podcaster
Week Six: Dr. Tammy L. Kernodle, University Distinguished Professor of Music at Miami University (OH)
Week Seven: Patrick T. Smith, Ph.D., Director of Bioethics Programs for the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine
Week Eight: Raymond Arsenault, John Lewis and the Search for the Beloved Community
Week Nine: Nolan Williams, Jr., Founder & CEO of NEWorks Productions
President Erroll Davis noted “I want to thank Sterling and the team for another job well done. But, I especially want to thank our friends and supporters whose generosity has allowed us to assemble yet one more quality summer program.”
Each Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 pm EDT, there will be a reception for the weekly speaker to which all are invited. At the reception, there will be an opportunity to get a preview of the next day’s speech as well as an opportunity to interact with the speaker on a very personal level. Speeches will be at 3:30 pm EDT each Wednesday in the Hall of Philosophy. Please join us for these weekly events.
