Catch up with the Presidential Speaker Series by viewing the past speakers invited to converse with the Pacific community on the Stockton Campus.
September 18, 2025
Cathy Davidson
Cathy Davidson is an acclaimed author, educator and national higher education thought leader. She has authored and edited more than 20 books, including “The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux” and “The New College Classroom” and was named the 2025 winner of the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education.
January 30, 2025
Judy Woodruff
Judy Woodruff is a senior correspondent for PBS NewsHour, after serving as anchor and managing editor for 11 years. Her career has spanned five decades, covering politics and 12 presidential elections at NBC, CNN and PBS. In 2022, Judy was honored with an Emmy for Lifetime Achievement in Television News.
October 24, 2024
Mónica Guzmán
Mónica Guzmán is the author of “I Never Thought of it That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times,” and serves as a senior fellow for public practice at Braver Angels, a nonprofit working to depolarize America. Her book was purchased for all first-year undergraduate students to use in classroom and residence hall experiences.
