Marshall “Eddie” Conway was the minister of defense of the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party. Conway spent 44 years behind bars in Maryland as a political prisoner and remains active with prison issues. Friend of a Friend, an organization Conway helped to found while he was incarcerated, works with young men to reduce institutional violence through conflict-resolution training.

Michelle Alexander, a civil rights litigator, legal scholar, and New York Times best-selling author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, will speak about her observations on race and incarceration in America. A book signing will follow this presentation. This event is part of the Roszel C. Thomsen Lectureship series.

Dr. Gabrilove is the James F. Holland Professor of Medicine and Oncological Sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City from which she also earned her medical degree. Dr. Gabrilove majored in chemistry at Goucher, and graduated in 1973. Dr. Gabrilove is a world-renowned expert on the role of blood cell growth factors and their role in treating blood cell disorders and leukemia and in combating the life-threatening side effects of chemotherapy.

During her talk, Dr. Gabrilove will make the case that the field of medicine reflects an intersection between humanities and science and offers endless opportunities for personal fulfillment. She will outline why she was drawn to this discipline and will offer potential insights for those contemplating future directions, whether in medicine, science, or other health care fields.

Dr. Gabrilove will use her decision to pursue a career in medicine to illustrate and underscore key attributes she believes contribute to meaningful outcomes, including: mentorship, the importance of role models, and learning to be a good mentee; a sense of humor and receptivity to constructive feedback; creativity and personal discipline; analytical thinking, seeking new knowledge, and moving beyond accepted dogma; the ability to listen and value others; perseverance; and resilience.

Rochelle L. Millen, Wittenberg University Professor of Religion, speaks about the Creation story in Genesis and its implications for women — and men — across contemporary Western religious cultures.

Goucher College's Roxana Cannon Arsht '35 Center for Ethics and Leadership presents Harvard University Professor Michael Sandel.

James Rosen—chief Washington correspondent for Fox News and author of "The Strong Man: John Mitchell and the Secrets of Watergate"—discusses public perception of the First Amendment and whether the right to free speech is under attack. Earlier this year, actions taken against Rosen by the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI as part of an investigation into an alleged leak of classified information placed him and Fox News at the center of a national debate over press freedom and government surveillance.

Author and award-winning journalist Judie Panneton discusses her book, Proud Americans: Growing Up as Children of Immigrants, in a conversation with Goucher President Sanford J. Ungar. The stories Panneton includes in Proud Americans are based on research and extensive interviews with more than 40 people of diverse origins who now live across the United States-from high-profile celebrities and a presidential cabinet member to people whose names may not be known, but whose stories will be relatable to many.

Goucher College’s 2013 summer reading assignment for first-year and transfer students was Colum McCann’s sweeping and radical social novel, Let the Great World Spin. Selected based on suggestions from faculty and staff, Let the Great World Spin sparked discussion among new students, staff, and professors during Goucher’s fall orientation session. McCann attended one of the discussions and later presented a free public reading and question-and-answer session.

Nicholas D. Kristof-- journalist, author, New York Times op-ed columnist, and a winner of two Pulitzer Prizes-- spoke at Goucher College as the Spring 2013 Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Visiting Professor. His talk, “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” addresses the worldwide mistreatment, marginalization, and brutality toward women and will draw a compelling picture of the trials and triumphs of women struggling for opportunity and equality.

Rabbi Eugene Korn, the American director of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation in Israel, delivers the seventh annual Myra Berman Kurtz '66 Seminar presentation at Goucher College on Monday, April 30. Korn's seminar, titled "Law and Ethics in Biblical, Talmudic, and Later Rabbinic Tradition: Tensions and Opportunities," examines the relationship of Jewish law (halakhah) and ethics in Jewish thought, as well as outlines some ethical challenges that contemporary culture poses to Jewish law and tradition.