Gallery of Speakers
Discrimination Specialist Susan Fiske Delivers Inaugural Marvin W. Goldstein Prejudice Reduction Lecture, November 7, 2007
Dr. Susan T. Fiske, Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology at Princeton University and a noted specialist in the areas of discrimination and prejudice reduction, delivered the inaugural Marvin W. Goldstein Prejudice Reduction Lecture on Wednesday, November 7, at 8 p.m. in Rider University’s Bart Luedeke Center Theater.
Lacewell-Harris Serves as Unity Day Speaker, October 9, 2007
Dr. Melissa Lacewell-Harris, associate professor of political science at Princeton University, shared her analysis of the impact of the black vote on the Democratic presidential primaries and the politics of Hurricane Katrina. Lacewell-Harris addressed approximately 150 members of the Rider University community on how race plays a critical role in the shaping of one’s feelings, opinions and the decision-making process in the world of politics. She is author of Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought.
Two Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows Scheduled March 26-30, 2006
The husband-wife team of Robert Cogan and Pozzi Escot, both composers and faculty members at the New England Conservatory, were the Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows at Rider University, Monday-Friday, March 26-30.
Ritter Discusses Weapons Search in Iraq, November 14, 2006
Scott Ritter, who served as chief weapons inspector for the United Nations Special Commission in Iraq, bluntly told a large audience in the Bart Luedeke Center Theater, the United States went to war in Iraq on the lie that there were weapons of mass destruction in the country. An outspoken critic of the Bush Administration, Ritter is also the author of “Target Iran: The Truth about the White House’s Plans for Regime Change” and “Iraq Confidential.” In his controversial talk, he also stressed the value of the U.S. Constitution.
Manji Serves as Unity Day Speaker, October 10, 2006
In recognition of Rider’s ninth annual Unity Day, award-winning journalist and author Irshad Manji discussed her new book, “The Trouble with Islam: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith,” on October 10, 2006. She spoke in the Bart Luedeke Center Theater and afterward conducted a book signing. Her best-selling book has been published internationally, including Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq and Iran. Manji also writes columns that are published worldwide by “The New York Times” Syndicate. She is also producing a PBS documentary about what there is to love about Islam.
Pataki Delivers Constitution Day Lecture, September 20, 2006
George E. Pataka, Republican governor of New York, chats with Rider students during a reception in the Bart Luedeke Center’s Multicultural Conference Room following his lecture on the U.S. Constitution on September 20, 2006. More than 150 attended the lecture in the BLC Theater. The three-year conservative governor, who ended his tenure as the state’s chief executive on December 31, called the Constitution one of the most important documents in U.S. history. He stressed the power of people, the importance of adhering to the rights of individuals and the significance of maintaining limited government.
