Leadership Lecture Series

October 2011

Richard Dawkins was the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford until his retirement in 2008. He is the author of eleven books. His title, The God Delusion has sold more than two million copies in English, and is being published in 30 other languages. In 2008, Dawkins edited The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing. To promote the values of education, science, and critical thinking skills, he established The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (RDFRS) which has branches in both the UK and USA.

September 2012

Prof. Dr. Jurgen Manemann is Director of the Research Institute for Philosophy Hanover, Germany. Until 2009 he was professor of Christian belief, religion and cultural theory at the catholic-theological faculty of the University of Erfurt. He is a student of Johann Baptist Metz and one of the most prominent representatives of the "new" political theology. Dr Manemann was a guest of CERCL's African American Religious Studies Forum.

September 2012

Terry Grier is currently superintendent of Houston Independent School District where his contract was recently extended through June 2016. During his time as superintendent, dropout rates have decreased to all-time lows while graduation rates have increased to an all-time high.

March 2013

Michael McPherson, President of the Spenser Foundation discussed the current assault on liberal education by many university leaders, why it matters, and what can be done about it.

October 2013

Marcus Davis is Chief Steward, tbk Holdings, Inc., Parent Company of the breakfast klub and Reggae Hut Café. The entrepreneur and Houston native discussed his guiding principles in business in life.