Robertson School Speaker Series
The Robertson School launched its Speaker Series in early 2019 and is offering three engaging speaker events on campus every semester. Previous speakers have included Kristen Cavallo, CEO of the Martin Agency, Carolina Espinal, founder of Mozaic Strategies, and Alexander Heffner, host, of "The Open Mind" on PBS. All events are free and open to the public.
The following are past events of the Speaker Series in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
- Developing a Creative Mindset: Ken Marcus (04/01/2021)
- Post Black Lives Matter: New Beginnings (02/25/2021)
- A Shift in Culture: How Women are Changing Advertising (02/04/2021)
- What Just Happened: Understanding the 2020 Presidential Election Results (11/05/2020)
- A Conversation with Washington Post 'Trailblazer' Dorthy Butler Gilliam (10/13/2020)
- Race, Media and the 2020 Election (10/06/2020)
- An Evening with NBC Anchor Aaron Gilchrist (09/17/2020)
- The Influencer Movement: How Vloggers, Bloggers and Social Media Celebrities Influence the Masses (02/25/2020)
- From VCU Insight to CNN Politics: A Conversation with Alumna Chadelis Duster (01/21/2020)
- From Nixon to Trump: Why Our Democracy Needs Strong Journalism with Bob Levey (11/21/2019)
- Opportunities at the Intersection: How Diversity & Inclusion are Transforming Business and Society with Carolina Espinal (10/15/2019)
- Civil Discourse in an Uncivil Age with Alexander Heffner (09/10/2019)
- Female Leadership in the Age of #MeToo with Kristen Cavallo (03/25/2019)
- Blackface -- the Scandal & the Media: A Discussion About Racism in Virginia (02/25/2019)
- The Weaponization of Social Media with Emerson T. Brooking (01/22/2019)