Jill Carroll is a recognized expert on issues of religious tolerance, philosophy of religion, American religion, and religion in public life. She worked for many years as a lecturer and…

Shihoko Utz has taught for 27 years and was trained in the Urasenke School in Kyoto, Japan, where she earned her title of master. (Spring 2020)

Kendall Brown is Professor of Asian Art History at California State University Long Beach. He received B.A. and M.A. degrees in History and Art History from the University of California, Berkeley…

A.Kadir Yildirim is a fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute. His main research interests include politics and religion, political Islam, the politics of the Middle East and…

Steven W. Lewis, Ph.D., is the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow and faculty advisor for the Jesse Jones Leadership Center Summer in D.C. Policy Research Internship Program. He is also…

Kunio Minami, a member of the Hermann Park Conservancy board of directors, facilitates the annual visit of the Japanese gardeners. He chairs the Japanese Garden Advisory Committee. (Spring 2020)

Andrew J. Torget, historian and professor at the University of North Texas, will give a lecture based on his book, Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the…

Reginald Moore is an historian and community activist, and has a particular interest in prison reform and prison re-entry into society. He served as a correctional officer in the Texas…

Sandra Guerra Thompson is the Newell H. Blakely Professor in Law and Director of the Criminal Justice Institute at the University of Houston Law Center. She is the recipient of the…

Della Barbato, Native Prairies Association of Texas’ director of education for the Lawther-Deer Park Prairie, has over 15 years of experience in education and professional communication; including middle school science…