“A Conversation with Sherrilyn Ifill” 
with Sherrilyn Ifill

Sherrilyn Ifill is the Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights at Howard University Law School, where she also heads the multi-disciplinary 14thAmendment Center for Law & Democracy. She served as the seventh President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) from 2013 to 2022, and currently serves as President and Director-Counsel Emeritus. Ifill, the second woman to ever lead LDF, provided visionary and transformational leadership during one of the most consequential and intense moments in our nation’s history.

Ifill was in conversation with ESPN journalist Sarah Spain and President and CEO of Brown County United Way Robyn Davis.

"Global Challenges to Human Rights Today"
with Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein

Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein of Jordan is the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Known for his outspoken criticism of fascism, religious radicalism, and threats to civil liberties growing in countries around the world, Zeid was a powerful advocate for human rights and open societies. 

After his lecture, Zeid was joined by Micheline Ishay, Ph.D., Professor of Human Rights and International Studies at the University of Denver's Korbel School for International Studies, for conversation and questions.

“How Should We Resist Hate? Free Speech vs. Censorship”
Nadine Strossen
John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law
New York Law School

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“Mighty Be Our Powers:Investing in the Next Generation of Peacebuilders”
Leymah Gbowee
Nobel Peace Laureate, Liberian peacce activist, social worker and women’s right advocate
Founder and President of the Gbowee Peace Foundation of Africa

“Norbert of Xanten: The Enduring Relevance of a 950-Year-Old Peacemaker”
Tom Kunkel 
President Emeritus 
St. Norbert College

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"Resisting Hate Through Public Understanding: A 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Miller Lecture
A look back at the 25 years of the lecture series and an examination of what can be done to continue to resist hate through public understanding

"Breaking white Supremacy: The Social Gospel in Black and White, Then and Now"
Gary Dorrien, Ph.D.
Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics
Union Theological Seminary

"'Fake News' and the Coming Information Apocalypse"
Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and President Emerita
Chicago Theological Seminary