COURSES – FALL 2026 / Interdisciplinary / DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURE SERIES

Coordinators: Arlynn Greenbaum, Estelle Selzer, Karen Levin, Bob Reiss

This bimonthly Guest Lecture Series enhances the Quest program experience by inviting recognized experts in their fields to present on varied subjects.

Past presentations have included discussions of global policy and political science, literature, theater arts, social science, and music.

Arlynn Greenbaum, Estelle Selzer, Karen Levin, and Bob Reiss are pleased to announce the following roster of guest speakers for Fall semester. Please feel free to give us your suggestions for next Spring.

B WEEK / WEDNESDAY / 1:00 – 2:30 PM / AUDITORIUM / RECORDED


DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURE SERIES – FALL 2026

Sep 16Judith Viorst Author of Making the Best of What’s Left
Kenneth Leedom / Peter Cott Memorial Speaker
Sep 30 Gayle Feldman Author of Nothing Random: Bennet Cerf and the Publishing House He Built
Oct 14 Robert Kalman Author of What’s it Like for You to Be an American?
Oct 28 Kathleen Chalfant Award-Winning Actress
Dec 02 Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. Author, Activist, and Preacher
Dec 16 Amanda Vaill Author of Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution


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