Speakers on Campus – 10/4 (RSVP required)

The Academic Lectures Series is proud to present: 

A Conversation with Cara Hoffman, Author of “So Much Pretty”

Date: Thursday, October 4th, 2012
Time: 1:50 PM
Location: DAC Organization Lounge, Queens Campus

Cara Hoffman, author of the highly praised novel “So Much Pretty”, will speak with audience members about her book and some of the themes it highlights: domestic violence, violence against women, community responsibilities, and the need to “raise rational, capable, peaceful men”–something she views as a social justice project of paramount importance.

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Following the lecture, Ms. Hoffman will be holding a one-on-one discussion time from 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM in DAC 401.  To find out more about the discussion time please CLICK HERE.

And a second lecture:


Moon Walking With Einstein

Date: Thursday, October 4th, 2012
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Little Theater, Queens Campus

Guest Speaker: Bestselling Author Joshua Foer

On average, people squander forty days annually compensating for things they’ve forgotten. Joshua Foer used to be one of those people. But after just one year of intensive memory training, Foer won the U.S. Memory Championship and competed internationally.

Named “One of Ten People Who Could Change the World” by The New Statesman, Foer’s highly anticipated debut book, Moonwalking with Einstein, became a #1 Amazon best-seller just days after publication.

With a penchant for investigating the world’s oddities and eccentricities, Foer has written for National Geographic, Esquire, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Slate. No less eccentric than his subjects, Foer is the co-founder of Atlas Obscura, an online compendium of “The World’s Wonders, Curiosities, and Esoterica.”

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I teach Shakespeare and the blue humanities at St. John's in New York City.

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