First year students chat with Truman Lecture speaker Richard Gergel during the interactive workshop immediately following the Truman Lecture. Kaliyah Meriwether, Coordinator for the Buchanan Initiative for Peace and Nonviolence, facilitated the workshop titled, Moving Forward.
Richard Gergel, United States District Judge and author of Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Woodard and the Awakening of America, shared details of the events and artifacts he discovered while writing the book.
Avila welcomed the 2021 Harry S. Truman Distinguished Lecturer and author of Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Woodard and the Awakening of America, Richard Gergel. Pictured l to r: Moderator and Chair, Sue McCalley, Ph.D.; Richard Gergel; Ron Slepitza, Ph.D., President, Avila University; Ted Whapman, Ph.D., Vice President of Academic Affairs, Avila University.
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