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Talking in the Library Lecture Series

In Fall 2004, Mary Tefft (Happy) White provided Roger Williams University with a generous gift to launch the annual program, Mary Tefft White Lecture Series. Since that time, the series, now known as Talking in the Library, hosts noted authors, scholars, and thinkers from our regional community and beyond. All lectures are free and open to the public.

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Mary Tefft White Lecture: John M. Barry
Talking in the Library: Maria Flook
Mary Tefft White Lecture: Roger Williams Mystery Book
Talking in the Library: John Hazen White, Jr.
Talking in the Library: "Jazz Photography, Blogging and the Family"
Talking in the Library: "From the Ethiopian Classroom to Exile in America: a Rescued Scholar in Connecticut"
Talking in the Library: Derek Nikitas
Talking in the Library: Greg Jackson
Talking in the Library: Claire Messud
Talking in the Library: "The Challenges of the Syrian Refugee Crisis"
Talking in the Library: Archer Mayer
Mary Tefft White Lecture Series: Manjula Padmanabhan
Talking in the Library: Tim White

Tim White discusses his recent book The Last Good Heist: The Inside Story Of The Biggest Single Payday In The Criminal History Of The Northeast.
Talking in the Library: Tina Cane
Talking in the Library: Jennifer Haigh

A reading and discussion with Jennifer Haigh
Talking in the Library: Vijay Seshadri
Talking in the Library: Hayat Alvi
Talking in the Library: "Tolerating Intolerance: What Roger Williams Can Teach Us Today"
Talking in the Library: Amy Wallen

Amy Wallen in conversation with Susan Tacent about her new memoir When We Were Ghouls.
Talking in the Library: "From Rage to the Page: How Artists Use Their Work to Fight Freedom and Dignity"
Talking beyond the Library: "Through My Eyes: Indigenous Leadership, Education & Empowerment"
Talking in the Library: Juliana Spahr
Talking beyond the Library: "Art & Science Salon with Josie Iselin"
Talking in the Library: Christopher Castellani

A reading and discussion with Christopher Castellani from his latest novel Leading Men.
Talking in the Library: Jewher Ilham
Talking in the Library: Robert Boyers
Talking in the Library: "Responding to COVID-19, Lessons from the AIDS Epidemic"
Talking in the Library: Robert Pinksy
Talking in the Library: "Daughters of Dissidents"
Talking in the Library: Sarah Schulman

Sarah Schulman discusses her book Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP, New York, 1987-1993.
Talking in the Library: Michael Klein
Talking in the Library: "Ukraine: Reflections from Home and Abroad"
Talking in the Library: "Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting"
Mary Teftt White Lecture: Steve Yarbrough
Talking beyond the Library: "Dawnland Screening and Discussion"
Talking in the Library: "Propaganda, Disinformation and Democracy"
Talking in the Library: "Rewriting Ukranian History: Scholars Under Pressures of Legacy, Politics, and War"
Poetry Walk Keynote: Rosanna Warren
Talking in the Library: Margot Livesy

On the occasion of Margot Livesy's new book The Road from Bellhaven.
Poetry Walk Keynote: Elisa Gonzalez