John Hunter Discusses Reaching World Peace in the Classroom at Common Ground Speaker Series
John Hunter, named one of Time magazine’s top 12 education activists, and whose talk on TED was voted 2011’s “Most Influential,” spoke at Harker…
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Speaker Mike Lanza Says Transforming Neighborhoods Into Places for Play Helps Long Term
Author and neighborhood organizer Mike Lanza spoke at the first Harker Speaker Series event of the year on Sept. 14 to share his insights…
Joel Bakan Speaks on the Trend of Marketing to Children
This story was originally published in the Spring 2012 issue of Harker Quarterly Lawyer and author Joel Bakan appeared at Harker’s upper school campus…
Phenomenal String Quartet Closes Out Concert Series Season on a High Note
The Harker Concert Series season came to a close on March 17 with a distinguished string quartet, who ran a master class with orchestra…
Author, Lecturer, Lawyer and Children’s Advocate Joel Bakan Speaks on the Dangers of Kid Marketing
Lawyer and author Joel Bakan appeared at Harker’s upper school campus as part of the Harker Speaker Series on Jan. 22 to discuss the…
Cum Laude Speaker Series Features Award-Winning Poet
Harker’s chapter of the Cum Laude Society brought poet Robin Ekiss to the Nichols Hall auditorium on Feb. 2 to discuss her collection of…
Author Joel Bakan “Childhood Under Siege” to Speak at Harker on Feb. 22
The Harker Speaker Series is pleased to announce that author Joel Bakan will be the next speaker for the 2011-12 season, appearing at 7 p.m.…
Dr. Paul Stoltz Discusses How to Improve Our Reactions to Adversity
by Vidya Chari (parent) From the moment you wake up in the morning until you drift off to sleep at night, you’ll face about…
SETI’s Dr. Jill Tarter Discusses the Search for E.T. and Citizen Science
Video of this event is available on The Harker School’s YouTube channel: Part 1, Part 2 Right on the heels of astronaut Greg Chamitoff’s…
Harker Speaker Series Presents Dr. Jill Tarter of the SETI Institute, Oct. 14
The second speaker for this season of the Harker Speaker Series will be Dr. Jill Tarter, director of the Center for Search for Extraterrestrial…