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The Clark College Distinguished Lecture Series

The Clark College Distinguished Lecture Series was established to periodically bring regionally and nationally renowned speakers to the college to engage students, faculty and the greater community on issues of regional, national and global importance.

Distinguished Lecturer David Gergen and Clark College President Bob Knight
Author, commentator and presidential advisor David Gergen was Clark College's 2007-2008 Distinguished Lecturer. Gergen, seen in the photo on the left with Clark College President Bob Knight, is currently a professor of public service at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and director of its Center for Public Leadership. He is also editor-at-large for U.S. News & World Report.

Distinguished Lecturer Richard Clarke speaks at Clark College

Richard Clarke, former counterterrorism czar and author of “Against All Enemies,” spoke at Clark College as the college’s Distinguished Lecturer during the 2006-2007 academic year .

Dr. Jeffrey Wigand, 2006 Clark College Distinguished Lecturer

The Clark College Distinguished Lecturer during the 2005-2006 academic year was Dr. Jeffrey Wigand, the former tobacco industry executive who blew the whistle on the industry's health safety issues in a landmark "60 Minutes" interview and became the basis for Russell Crowe's character in the film “The Insider.”