NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Nancy Marshall-Genzer, senior reporter for American Public Media’s “Marketplace,” speaks Monday in the Amphitheater, opening the theme of “The State of the Economy: Where Do We Go From Here?” DAVE
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Courtney Cogburn, co-director of the Columbia School of Social Work’s Justice, Equity, Technology Lab, explores the possibilities and limitations of VR as a tool for empathy Thursday in the Amphitheater.
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Smith Memorial Library Bijou Miller remembers coming to the Smith Memorial Library when she was in elementary school and reading all the Agatha Christie books. “I get excited because I
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Jackie Acho, author of Currency of Empathy: The Secret to Thriving in Business & Life delivers her lecture “The Future of Policing: What’s Empathy Got to Do With It?” Wednesday
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Frans de Waal, author of Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves, speaks Tuesday in the Amphitheater. DAVE MUNCH/PHOTO EDITOR Human faces aren’t much different from
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail and co-host of the “Dear Sugars” podcast, speaks Monday in the Amphitheater. DAVE MUNCH/PHOTO EDITOR Cheryl Strayed
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Alexandra Bradstreet, center, and her guide dog Wasabi — along with members of Sports Club staff —are preparing for the 45th annual Old First Night Run/Walk on Saturday morning. KRISTEN
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Bob Mankoff, former cartoon editor for the New Yorker, gives a morning lecture about his life and career as a cartoonist Wednesday July 29, 2021 in the Amphitheater. KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Caty Borum Chattoo, co-director of The Yes, And Laughter Lab and executive director of American University’s Center for Media and Social Impact, delivers her lecture “Taking Comedy Seriously for Social
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Black Linn-Baker Grifasi Joe Grifasi and Lewis Black have been friends since they went to the Yale School of Drama in the 1970s. Grifasi has appeared in one of Black’s
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER NPR TV critic Eric Deggans talks about the evolution of Black comedy during his morning lecture Tuesday in the Amphitheater. KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Eric Deggans admits he has a cool
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER “Saturday Night Live” cast member Ego Nwodim joins in conversation with NPR television critic Eric Deggans Monday in the Amphitheater, launching a week on “The Authentic Comedic Voice.” DAVE MUNCH/PHOTO
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Black To prepare for stand-up, Lewis Black used to rip out sections of newspapers that made him angry, things he thought were crazy. Onstage, he would pick up one clip
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER A couple watchtes the silent movie "Safety First" as organist Joshua Stafford improvises music to the film on Sunday June 27, 2021 in the amphitheater. KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER A younger
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Mckesson DeRay Mckesson has been a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter movement for over six years. In the movement’s early stages, Mckesson went from news organization to news
NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Mathis There aren’t many people like Johnny Mathis. Period. Even Barbra Streisand said so — “there are a number of good singers, a smaller handful of truly great singers, and