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Society of Skeptics Upcoming Speakers

Below is a list of Society of Skeptics speakers for the 2024-2025 fall season. All lectures will take place in the Chiang-Elghanayan Center for Innovation and Collaboration, beginning at 7 p.m. Look for the video recording of each lecture to be posted to Blair's website the following day.

Date Speaker
September 17

Jason Howk, Afghanistan & the U.S. Interest 

September 24

Civics 101: How do elections work? Why do they matter?

October 1

Dr. Steve Lindsay, Solving the Problem of Malaria

October 8

Dr. Andrew Rudalevige, History of the U.S. Presidency

October 22

Maddy Gitomer, Protecting Democracy
October 29

Mariela Shaker, Music & the Syrian Refugee Crisis

November 12 Beth Webster '91, A Life in the Foreign Service
November 19 Meaghan Birnie '15, Athletes & Mental Health  
December 3 Adam Berk '95, Being an Entrepreneur
December 10 Dr. Jane Ferry, Medical Missions to Blair in Kenya
January 14 Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, The Cato Institute: A Global Perspective on the Year Ahead
February 18 Jeff Storms '98, Partner, Storms Dworak Law Firm
March 25 William Bardenwerper, writer, Outside magazine and author "Homestead - Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America"
April 1 Dixon Jelich '07, Architect, Waggonner & Ball
April 8 Putsata Reang, survivor of the Khmer Rouge and Author "Ma and Me: A Memoir"
April 15 Nic Hindle '04, President, HindlePower
April 22 Dr. Kathleen Wawrzyniak Webb '95, Psychologist
April 29 Kelvin Serem '13, Director, Blair Serem School (Blair in Kenya)

Recent Lectures

doug bandow skeptics lecture

The Blair community is excited to welcome back foreign policy and civil liberties expert Doug Bandow to commence the spring semester of Skeptics on Tuesday, January 14. At the event, Mr. Bandow plans on updating the Blair community on the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, with particular focus on the upcoming change in leadership in the White House. He will emphasize the importance of finding political solutions to the region’s many security challenges.

Read More about Springing into Skeptics with Foreign Policy Expert Doug Bandow