2024: Dr. Fei-Fei Li

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Book Cove of The Worlds I See by Dr. Fei-Fei Li

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2023: Rough Sleepers

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2021: Sherry Turkle

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Book cover of Reclaiming Conversation

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2020: Bruce Springsteen

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Book cover of Born to Run

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2019: CHRIS WILSON

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Book cover of The Master Plan

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2018: DAVE EVANS

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2017: LEV GOLINKIN

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2016:ÌýSTEVE PEMBERTON

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2015:ÌýDAVID BROOKS

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2014:ÌýDAVE EGGERS

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2013:ÌýBILL STRICKLAND

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2012: DAN BARRY

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2011: COLUM MCCANN

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2010: DANIEL WOLFF

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2009: ANN PATCHETTÌý

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2008: J.R. MOEHRINGER

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2007: JEANETTE WALLS

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2006: SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN

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2005:ÌýSENATOR BARACK OBAMA

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The Inaugural First Year Academic Convocation

2004: DR. PAUL FARMER AND TRACY KIDDER

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