Podcasts about bay path college

Kerry Kennedy is President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (https://rfkhumanrights.org/), a human rights advocacy organization, founded by her mother Ethel Kennedy and named after her father United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, and which is dedicated to creating a more just and peaceful world, working alongside local human rights activists to ensure lasting positive change in governments and corporations. Kerry has devoted more than 40 years to the pursuit of equal justice, the promotion and protection of basic rights, and the preservation of the rule of law, working on a range of issues, including child labor, women's rights, disappearances, indigenous land rights, judicial independence, freedom of expression, ethnic violence, criminal justice reform, immigration, impunity, and environmental justice. She has led hundreds of human rights delegations in support of these causes. Kerry is the author of multiple books, including Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who Are Changing Our World, Robert F. Kennedy: Ripples of Hope, and the New York Times Bestseller Being Catholic Now. She appears regularly as a commentator on national and worldwide television networks, and is a frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines. Kerry served as Chair of the Amnesty International USA Leadership Council for over a decade, serves on the board of directors of the United States Institute of Peace, Human Rights First, Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation, Laureate and Leaders, Nizami Ganjavi International Center, HealthEVillages, as well as RFK Human Rights' numerous international chapters. She is on the Advisory Committee for the Association of American Indian Affairs, the Albert Schweitzer Institute, Sankofa, San Patrignano, and the Center for Victims of Torture. Kerry has received high honors from President Lech Walesa of Poland for aiding the Solidarity movement, The Humanitarian award from the Congress of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, and many other honors. A member of the Massachusetts and District of Columbia bars, Kerry is a graduate of Brown University and Boston College Law School. She holds honorary doctorates of law from Le Moyne College, University of San Francisco Law School, and University of New Caledonia, and honorary doctorates of Humane Letters from Bay Path College and the Albany College of Pharmacy.

Hi!I'm super excited to bring my interview with author Jane Yolen to you today. Jane is 82 years young, has published over 400 books, and in my book, she is a true storyteller and an inspiration to writers of all stages.  Enjoy!Here's Jane Yolen's full bio:Beloved children's book author Jane Yolen has been writing and publishing since the early sixties when she sold her first book (about women pirates) on her twenty-second birthday. But she began her publishing career as a journalist (short-lived) and as an editor (longer-lived) for Knopf and Harcourt in the children's department.She is a graduate of Smith College in Northampton, MA, with an Med (master of education) from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has six honorary doctorates for her body of work: Smith College, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Keene State College, College of Our Lady of the Elms, Westfield State University, and Bay Path College.She was the first Western Massachusetts author to win a Public Radio's Arts & Entertainment Award, and the first woman to give the Andrew Lang lecture at St. Andrews University in Scotland in a series that began in 1927. She has won awards from both the Jewish Book Council and the Catholic Book Council, making her very ecumenical.Jane was president of the Science Fiction Writers of America for two years, and on the board of the Society of Children's Book Writers for forty-five years.Her books and stories have won three World Fantasy Awards, two Nebulas, three Mythopoeic Awards, two Christopher Medals, three SCBWI awards, the Massachusetts Book Center award, two Golden Kite awards, and a Caldecott Medal. She was nominated in 2020 for the Astrid Lindgren Award, plus many others. Her award from the Boston Science Fiction Association set her good coat on fire which she takes as a lesson about the dangers of awards.Yolen lives in Western Massachusetts and St. Andrews, Scotland.Jane YolenThe SlantJane Yolen BooksArch of Bone, Jane Yolen Ursula K. Le Guin, Books Adam Stemple, author Heidi Stemple, author Jason Stemple, photographer Gregory Maguire, author Deathless, Catherynne M. Valente In Calabria, Peter S. Beagle   Support the show

Kevin Crockett, President and CEO of Noel-Levitz, visits Bay Path College to discuss the state of higher education.

In part one of a three part series, Maestro Kevin Rhodes comes to Bay Path College to discuss two musical titans: Mendelssohn and Mozart. He also welcomes the brilliant, young violinist Caroline Goulding.

Bay Path College brings back it's Hot Topics in Philanthropy Breakfast with bang! Rick Bailey from RHB Marketing Consultants speaks about marketing for non-profit organizations and joins two other panelists to discuss the difficulties facing their field.

Author, Florence Williams, visits Bay Path College to discuss the latest findings in the fields of anthropology, biology, and medicine regarding the human breast. Recorded October 25th, 2012.

Bay Path College welcomes Susan Marvin, President of Marvin Windows & Doors, to our campus to speak about her life journey. Recorded Oct. 11, 2012.

Artist, Cat Bennett, visits Bay Path College to discuss her love for art and the process of creating art. Recorded Sept. 20, 2012

Bay Path College hosts a panel discussion of local business women who speak about the difficulties facing small businesses. Recorded Oct. 11, 2011

A panel of authors discussing the writing process and their new books. Hosted by Bay Path College.

A panel of authors discussing the writing process and their new books. Hosted by Bay Path College.