Kwame Alexander

New York Times Bestselling Author and Newbery Medal Winner

 

Shaun Assael

Award-winning journalist, author, & correspondent

 

Wiley Cash

New York Times bestselling author and UNC Asheville Alumni Author in Residence

 

Juju Chang

Emmy Award-Winning Co-Anchor of ABC News' Nightline

James Dodson

Founding Editor of O.Henry Arts and Culture Magazine

Thomas L. Friedman

Foreign Affairs Columnist, The New York Times

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Multiple Emmy Award-Winning Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN

 

Mónica Guzmán

Senior Fellow for Public Practice at Braver Angels

 

Patrice Harris, MD

Co-Founder and CEO, eMed and Immediate Past President, AMA

 

John E. Jones III

President, Dickinson College

 

David Joy

American novelist and short story writer

 

Kevin Maurer

New York Times Bestselling author of No Easy Day & American Radical

 

Melba Newsome

Award-winning journalist, editor, and writer

 

Christopher Oakley

Associate Professor of New Media, UNC Asheville

 

Graham Sharp

Grammy winning guitarist and vocalist of the Steep Canyon Rangers

 

Chris Singleton

Inspirational Speaker and Children’s Book Author