Leadership Talks
Graduate Program Guest Lecture Series
Tracie Hall
Director of the Joyce Foundation’s Culture Program and former Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) for the City of Chicago, speaking about arts access, literacy, youth and economic development. October 16, 2018.
Tonika Johnson
Visual artist, photographer, activist, and Chicago Magazine’s 2017 Chicagoan of the Year, speaking about art-as-activism and making real change in Chicago. September 11, 2018.
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Arts activist, spoken word artist, performer, librettist, and Chief of Program and Pedagogy at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. October 3, 2017.