2019–20 Convocation Series Speakers

The Augsburg University Convocation Series is an annual speaker series that includes long-standing endowed and special programs. Recent presenters included:

• DeAnna Cummings, chief executive officer of Juxtaposition Arts, who shared a presentation at the Horbal Lecture in November called “Putting Creativity to Work 2025: Stronger Communities Through Local Art and Design”
• John S. Wright, professor emeritus of English and African American and African Studies at the University of Minnesota, who delivered “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community” at the 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation in January
• Kwame Anthony Appiah, professor of philosophy and law at New York University, who presented “Ethics, Identity, and Cosmopolitanism” at the Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics in March