Joy Cole Corning Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series
The Joy Cole Corning Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series at the University of Northern Iowa, established in 2001 by alumna and former Iowa Lt. Governor Joy Cole Corning, brings to campus nationally and internationally renowned leaders in the arts, business, education, government and the judiciary. The series provides students with an understanding of what constitutes leadership across disciplines and helps them discover how people become leaders in their fields.
- Jon Meacham (2022)
- Laura Bush (2019)
- Mayim Bialik (2016)
- Doris Kearns Goodwin (2013)
- The Dalai Lama (2010)
- Thomas Friedman (2005)
- Sally Ride (2004)
- Madeleline Albright (2001)
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Jon Meacham Lecture at UNI September 19, 2022
University of Northern Iowa.
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham is one of America's most prominent public intellectuals. With a depth of knowledge about politics, history, religion, and current affairs, Meacham has the unique ability to bring historical context to the issues and events impacting our daily lives.
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Laura Bush Lecture at UNI October 9, 2019
University of Northern Iowa.
Laura Bush is an American teacher, librarian, memoirist and author who is the wife of 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush. She served as the first lady from 2001 to 2009.
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Mayim Bialik Lecture at UNI April 11, 2016
University of Northern Iowa.
Actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik is an American actress, game show host, author, and neuroscientist. She is well known for her lead role as Blossom Russo in the early-1990s sitcom "Blossom" and appeared regularly as neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler on the "Big Bang Theory" for which she has received several Emmy nominations.
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Doris Kearns Goodwin Lecture at UNI October 2, 2013
University of Northern Iowa.
Doris Helen Kearns Goodwin is an American biographer, historian, former sports journalist, and political commentator. She has written biographies of several U.S. presidents, including Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream; The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga; Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln; and The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism. Goodwin's book No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1995.
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The Dalai Lama Lecture at UNI May 18, 2010
University of Northern Iowa.
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk. He is the spiritual leader of Tibet.
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Thomas Friedman Lecture at UNI September 14, 2005
University of Northern Iowa.
Thomas Friedman , an American political commentator and author, is a three time Pulitzer Prize winner who is a weekly columnist for the New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs, global trade, the Middle East, globalization, and environmental issues.
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Sally Ride Lecture at UNI March 25, 2004
University of Northern Iowa.
Sally Ride is an American Astronaut and physicist. She joined NASA in 1978 and in 1983 became the first American women and the third woman to fly in space.
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Madeleine Albright Lecture at UNI March 28, 2001
University of Northern Iowa.
Madeleine Albright an American diplomat and political scientist served as the 64th University States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001. She was the first woman to serve in the position.
