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The Atlantic Conversations: Walter Isaacson & Jeffrey Goldberg | The Great American Novels with Jane Kim, Ellen Cushing, Clint Smith, Moderated by Jemele Hill | Open Minds: Protecting the Freedom to Read & Learn with Jesmyn Ward, Moderated by Jemele Hill
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Ford Foundation Stage | McAlister Auditorium

Charting the Path: Business and Leadership | Peter Ricchiuti and Annette Sisco | Moderated by: Michelle Johnston
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Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center
New Orleans: A History | Richard Campanella and T.R. Johnson | Moderated by: Larry Powell
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Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
So You Want to Get Published: Best Practices for Submitting to Literary Journals | Brad Richard, Chris Romaguera and Colleen Rothman | Moderated by: Thomas Beller
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Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Triumph with BET Co-Founder Sheila Johnson | Moderated by: Michelle Miller
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Times-Picayune | Nola.com Stage | Marshall Family Commons, Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
Be Mine: A Frank Bascombe Novel | Richard Ford | Moderated by: David Lipsky
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Charles H. Bernstein Stage | ROTC
Last of the Red Hot Poppas | Jason Berry | Moderated by: Stephanie Grace
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Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
Rising Tides: The Past and Future of Water Management in New Orleans | Iñaki Alday, Richard Campanella and Margarita Jover | Moderated by: Beaux Jones | A NOEW Event
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The Riggio Foundation Stage | Qatar Ballroom, Lavin-Bernick Center
Building Characters: Creating Personalities and Relationships in Fiction | Emma Cline, Katy Simpson Smith and Sheila Sundar | Moderated by: E.M. Tran
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Times-Picayune | Nola.com Stage | Marshall Family Commons, Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
Building Success: Walter Isaacson and John Huey on American Industrialists | Moderated by: Ken Auletta
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Ford Foundation Stage | McAlister Auditorium
Ella Brennan: Getting from Page to Screen and all the Adventures In Between | Leslie Iwerks and Ti Martin
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Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center
Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy with Dr. Sharon Malone | Moderated by: Michele Norris
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Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine | General David H. Petraeus | Moderated by: Mitch Landrieu | A Tulane-Aspen Values in America Event
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Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
Seeing New Orleans in Print and Paint | Emilie Rhys and John H. Lawrence | Moderated by: Rebecca Snedeker
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Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center
Voices of the South: A Conversation with Imani Perry, Clint Smith and Jesmyn Ward | Moderated by: Eddie S. Glaude Jr. | A Tulane-Aspen Values in America Event
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Ford Foundation Stage | McAlister Auditorium
Carrying It On: New Orleans Culinary Family Legacies | Meg Bickford, Edgar “Dook” Chase IV, Ashley Hansen, E. J. Lagasse | Moderated by: Kevin Belton
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Times-Picayune | Nola.com Stage | Marshall Family Commons, Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
The Extended Mind | Annie Murphy Paul | Moderated by Betsy Fischer Martin
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The Riggio Foundation Stage | Qatar Ballroom, Lavin-Bernick Center
SESSION CANCELED: A Native Son Reflects on Jim Crow and Its Legacies | Adolph Reed | Moderated by: Larry Powell
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Charles H. Bernstein Stage | ROTC
Redefining Expectations: Gender, Stereotypes and Empowerment in Young Adult Fiction | K. L. Walther and Brittany Williams | Moderated by: Marti Dumas
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Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
Navigating the Volatile Landscape of College Athletics | Jeff Duncan, Gabe Feldman, Oliver Luck and Jon Sumrall | Moderated by: Jana Woodson
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Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
Figuring It Out: Creating Value in Business with CEO Libby Connolly Alexander | Moderated by: Mollye Demosthenidy
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Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center
Louisiana: The Cartoonist’s Paradise | Kyle Bravo, Walt Handelsman and Kate Lacour | Moderated by: Michael Tisserand
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Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
Let Us Descend | Jesmyn Ward | Moderated by: Imani Perry
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Ford Foundation Stage | McAlister Auditorium
Life on the Page and the Stage: A Conversation with Tank Ball and Big Freedia | Moderated by: Gwendolyn Thompkins
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United Airlines Stage | Dixon Hall
Across So Many Seas: A Generational Saga | Ruth Behar | Moderated by: Ana Gershanik
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Charles H. Bernstein Stage | ROTC
Latin Americans in New Orleans in the 19th and 20th Centuries | Una conversación en español entre Yuri Herrera y Gabriela Alemán | A Stone Center Event
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The Riggio Foundation Stage | Qatar Ballroom, Lavin-Bernick Center
Open Questions: Thirty Years of Writing About Art | Helen Molesworth | Moderated by: NOMA Director, Susan Taylor
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Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
2024 and Beyond: American Politics and the Media’s Role | Donna Brazile, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Martin | Moderated by: Betsy Fischer Martin
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Ford Foundation Stage | McAlister Auditorium
Recovering Marginalized Voices in American History | James Basker, Annette Gordon-Reed, Gregg Hecimovich | Moderated by: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
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Times-Picayune | Nola.com Stage | Marshall Family Commons, Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
From Bookshelf to Box Office: The Enduring Influence of Terry McMillan | Moderated by: Jacinta Saffold | A Tulane University Libraries Event
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United Airlines Stage | Dixon Hall
Home and Away: The Concepts of Place and Belonging in Fiction | Zachary Lazar, Jamila Minnicks and Fatima Shaik | Moderated by: Thomas Beller
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Charles H. Bernstein Stage | ROTC
A Conversation on Presidential Journalism with Maureen Dowd and Doug Brinkley
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Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
Brain Education and Enhancing Diverse Perspectives in Science | Leanne Boucher Gill | Moderated by Elizabeth Engler-Chiurazzi | A Tulane Brain Institute Event
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Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center
South to Black Power | Charles M. Blow | Moderated by: Wesley Lowery
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The Riggio Foundation Stage | Qatar Ballroom, Lavin-Bernick Center
Memoir as Mirror: Reflections on Self and Society | Ruth Behar, Michelle Miller and Drew Faust | Moderated by: Arthel Neville
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Times-Picayune | Nola.com Stage | Marshall Family Commons, Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
Oath and Honor: Liz Cheney | Moderated by: Walter Isaacson
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Ford Foundation Stage | McAlister Auditorium
Educational and Economic Reform vs. Reparations | Gary Hoover and Bettina Love | Moderated by: Anneliese Singh
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Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center
The American Soul: Fulfilling Our Duties to One Another | Clint Smith and Tracy K. Smith
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Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
The Guest | Emma Cline | Moderated by: Katy Simpson Smith
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United Airlines Stage | Dixon Hall
Leadership Made Simple | Admiral William H. McRaven | Moderated by: Drew Faust
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The Riggio Foundation Stage | Qatar Ballroom, Lavin-Bernick Center
Poetry Today: Writing in the Modern World | Jessica Abughattas, Raymond Antrobus and Cynthia Manick | Moderated by: Karisma Price
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Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
Remember Love: Cleo Wade in Conversation with Nicole Richie
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Times-Picayune | Nola.com Stage | Marshall Family Commons, Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
A Life Impossible: Living with ALS | Steve Gleason, Michel Varisco Gleason and Jeff Duncan | Moderated by: Fletcher Mackel | Introduction by Honorary Co-Chair: Gayle Benson
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United Airlines Stage | Dixon Hall
The Climate Change Crisis: Looking Back to Look Ahead | Doug Brinkley and David Lipsky | Moderated by Rene Sanchez
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Charles H. Bernstein Stage | ROTC
Literature and Performing Arts: The Science of Creativity | Courtney Bryan, Tracy K. Smith, Heather Watts and Damian Woetzel | Moderated by: Annie Murphy Paul
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Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
Scholars of the Storms: A Conversation with Tulane International Students | Moderated by: Elizabeth Rafferty
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Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center

Rollercoaster: The Rise, Fall and Evolution of Mainstream Media | Ken Auletta, John Huey, Adam Nagourney, Hermione Malone and Jacob Weisberg | Moderated by: Warwick Sabin
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Charles H. Bernstein Stage | ROTC
Innovation, Food and Community: A Conversation with Kimbal Musk | Moderated by: Walter Isaacson | A NOEW Event
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United Airlines Stage | Dixon Hall
Claudia in the Storm: A Hurricane Katrina Survival Story - Denise McConduit
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
Culture, Memory and Storytelling | K. Ibura, Khadijah Queen and Mona Lisa Saloy | Moderated by: Megan Holt
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Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center
Dream Big, Little Bug - Revan Jackson
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
The Stories We Inherit: Women, Faith and Culture | Dr. Yolanda Pierce and Tracy K. Smith | Moderated by: Anne Snyder
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The Riggio Foundation Stage | Qatar Ballroom, Lavin-Bernick Center
The Road From the 1960s to MAGA Madness | Kurt Andersen and Lawrence O’Donnell
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Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
Yumbo Gumbo - Keila V Dawson
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
Echoes of the Past: Viet Thanh Nguyen on Writing the Vietnamese-American Story | Moderated by: Thi Bui
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Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For | Eddie S. Glaude Jr. | Moderated by: Imani Perry
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Times-Picayune | Nola.com Stage | Marshall Family Commons, Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
King Of The Shoebox Parade - Brenda Robert
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
The Future of Online Education in the Age of AI | Sal Khan | Moderated by: Walter Isaacson
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Ford Foundation Stage | McAlister Auditorium
Gary And The Tooth Fairy – Adam Dennis
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
The Freedom to Dominate: An American History | Jefferson Cowie | Moderated by: Howell Raines
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Charles H. Bernstein Stage | ROTC
Confidence Man | Maggie Haberman | Moderated by: Adam Nagourney
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United Airlines Stage | Dixon Hall
Stories of Cultural Significance in Fiction with Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Ladee Hubbard and Maurice Carlos Ruffin | Moderated by: Louis Edwards
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The Riggio Foundation Stage | Qatar Ballroom, Lavin-Bernick Center
Jokes For Crescent City Kids and Young Comic’s Guide To Telling Jokes – Michael Strecker
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
New Threats to Truth and Ideas: Privacy, Defamation, Book Bans | Amy Gajda | Moderated by: Kim Boyle
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Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center
A Conversation with Kwame Alexander | Moderated by: Wesley Lowery
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Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
When Storytelling Turns to Advocacy | David Magee and Dr. Jay Wellons | Moderated by: David Weill
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Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
Saige Takes STEM By Storm - Dr. Dionne Nichols-Condoll
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity | Michele Norris | Moderated by: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
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Times-Picayune | Nola.com Stage | Marshall Family Commons, Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen | David Brooks
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Times-Picayune | Nola.com Stage | Marshall Family Commons, Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
Shadows of the Past: Unearthing Civil Rights Stories | Jerry Mitchell and Rachel Louise Martin | Moderated by: Arnessa Garrett
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Charles H. Bernstein Stage | ROTC
Terrible Horses: Raymond Antrobus
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
Louisiana Indian Tales - Alice Couvillon
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
The Founding Document: Historical Perspectives on Modern Constitutional Challenges | Heather Cox Richardson and Jeffrey Rosen | Moderated by: Ken Burns | A Tulane-Aspen Values in America Event
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Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
The Venture Alchemists: How Big Tech Turned Profits Into Power Rob Lalka in Conversation with Peter Ricchiuti | A NOEW Event
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Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center
Performance: Confetti Park Players Children’s Chorus
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
New Orleans Pictured: Photography of Cheryl Gerber | Moderated by: Michael Tisserand
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Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
That's A Great Question - Tayla M. Young
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
Breaking the Story: Investigative Journalism and the Courage to Dig Deep | Ronan Farrow and Wesley Lowery | Moderated by: Bethany McLean | A Tulane-Aspen Values in America Event
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Ford Foundation Stage | McAlister Auditorium
Fly - Brittany Thurman
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
A Career in News and Novels | Jake Tapper | Moderated by: Maureen Dowd
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United Airlines Stage | Dixon Hall
From Slave to Author: The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts | Gregg Hecimovich | Moderated by: Annette Gordon-Reed
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Charles H. Bernstein Stage | ROTC
I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams - Tanisia Moore (Scholastic)
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
King: A Life, the New Definitive Biography of MLK | Jonathan Eig | Moderated by: Gwendolyn Thompkins
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Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
Ten Planets: An Interview with Yuri Herrera | Moderated by: Rien Fertel
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Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center
Contemporary Crossroads: Exploring Art, Culture and the Written Word | Corey J. Miles, Brandan “BMIKE” Odums and avery r. young | Moderated by: Charles M. Blow
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The Riggio Foundation Stage | Qatar Ballroom, Lavin-Bernick Center
Southern Cuisine: From New Orleans to Oxford and Beyond | Toya Boudy and John Currence | Moderated by: Brett Martin
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Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
Friday Night Lights: Sports and the South | James Carville and Rick Cleveland | Moderated by: Jeff Duncan
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Times-Picayune | Nola.com Stage | Marshall Family Commons, Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
Brudders Series - K.A. Leigh and Derek Roberts (Scholastic)
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
Going Infinite | Michael Lewis in Conversation with David Shipley
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Ford Foundation Stage | McAlister Auditorium
The Political Thrill: A Deep Dive into the Novels of Stacey Abrams | Moderated by: Lawrence O’Donnell
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United Airlines Stage | Dixon Hall
COVID in Retrospect: What Could We Have Done Differently? | John M. Barry and Bethany McLean | Moderated by: Rob Lalka
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Charles H. Bernstein Stage | ROTC
Goodnight Hairiette Movie Showing - Tanya Wright (Scholastic)
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Tale of Survival and Resistance in an Unfair Prison System | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah | Moderated by: Imani Perry
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Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
The Comedic Novel: How to Read and Write One | Michael Strecker | Moderated by: Peter Ricchiuti
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Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center
Additional authors tabling at Family Day: Shannon Atwater, Dr. Leanne Boucher Gill, and Tiecha Kieffer
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Family Day | Devlin Fieldhouse
Families in the Climate Age: Having Children and Other Personal Choices as the World Warms | Madeline Ostrander and Emily Raboteau | Moderated by: Nathaniel Rich
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The Riggio Foundation Stage | Qatar Ballroom, Lavin-Bernick Center
Believe-in-You Money: What Would It Look Like If the Economy Loved Black People? | Jessica Norwood | Moderated by: Shennette Garrett-Scott | A NOEW Event
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Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
A Preview of LEONARDO with Ken Burns and Walter Isaacson
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Ford Foundation Stage | McAlister Auditorium
Battles and Beyond: Historical Perspectives of Conflict with General David H. Petraeus and Jim Sciutto | Moderated by: Jeffery Rosen
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United Airlines Stage | Dixon Hall
Naturally N’awlins: Stories on Growing up in the Crescent City | Sarah Broom, John Currence, Tim Francis and Ti Martin | Moderated by: Mitch Landrieu
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Times-Picayune | Nola.com Stage | Marshall Family Commons, Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
Necessary Trouble: A Conversation with Drew Faust | Moderated by: Imani Perry
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The Riggio Foundation Stage | Qatar Ballroom, Lavin-Bernick Center
Threads of History: Soldiers, Statesmen and Stories of the Civil War Era | C.W. Goodyear and Howell Raines | Moderated by: Justin Nystrom
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Charles H. Bernstein Stage | ROTC
Stooges Brass Band: Can’t Be Faded | A Conversation with Band Members Andrew Baham, Alfred Growe III, Mike Jones and Walter Ramsey | Moderated by: Kyle DeCoste
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Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center
Dialogues on Democracy: Historical Perspectives from Steven Hahn, Wesley Lowery and Heather Cox Richardson | Moderated by: Kurt Andersen
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Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
Social Media and Self-Image | Emmeline Clein and Lisa Wade | Moderated by: Anneliese Singh
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Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
A Conversation with Amor Towles and Michael Lewis
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Ford Foundation Stage | McAlister Auditorium
The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn and Transformation of Journalism | Adam Nagourney | Moderated by: David Shipley
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Times-Picayune | Nola.com Stage | Marshall Family Commons, Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
The American Daughters | Maurice Carlos Ruffin | Moderated by: Jamila Minnicks
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Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
Bringing Tiana’s Bayou Adventure to Life: Walt Disney Imagineering | Charita Carter, Stella Chase and Carmen Smith | Moderated by Leslie Iwerks

Lamar Advertising Stage | Kendall Cram Auditorium
Closing Musical Celebration with Irma Thomas, the “Soul Queen of New Orleans”
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