Kate Baldwin is a scholar and teacher who specializes in comparative literary and cultural histories. Her first book, Beyond the Color Line and the Iron Curtain: Reading Encounters between Black and Red, remaps black American modernism by addressing the involvement of African-American intellectuals with Soviet communism and a Russian intellectual heritage.

Gabe Feldman, director of the Tulane Sports Law Program and Tulane University's associate provost for NCAA compliance, is one of the leading voices in the country in the growing field of sports law. He is the Sher Garner Professor of Sports Law and the Paul and Abram B. Barron Professor of Law, and also is the co-founder and co-director of the Tulane Center for Sport.

Former Civil District Court judge, Kim Boyle, is a highly experienced employment and civil rights attorney, renowned for her persuasive oral advocacy skills in both trial and appellate courts.

Restaurateur, entrepreneur, author, and sought-after speaker Ti Adelaide Martin is a vocal advocate for genuine hospitality in business, her city, and various causes close to her heart.

Jeffrey Goldberg is the editor in chief of The Atlantic, and is the moderator of Washington Week With The Atlantic on PBS. He joined The Atlantic in 2007 as a national correspondent and in 2016 was named editor in chief, the 15th person to serve as editor in The Atlantic's 168-year history. During his editorship, The Atlantic has set new audience and subscription records, and won its first-ever Pulitzer Prizes.