Past Lectures
Annually, the Grover Lecture Series is hosted by 51ยายื College of Health Sciences & Professions to address important health and social issues happening in our communities. The Grover Lecture Series is part of an endowed event series established by the Grover family to address health-related topics.
Below are past Grover Lecture Series authors and guests.
- 2025: Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, By America
- 2023: Stephanie Land, author of Maid:โฏHard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
- 2019: Jan Radar, Judge Patricia Keller, and Necia Freeman from the documentary Heroin(e)
- 2018: Sam Quinones, author of Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
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2025 Q&A with Matthew Desmond & Local Panel Discussion
The 2025 Grover Lecture was held on Thursday, February 27, 2025, featuring New York Times Best Selling Author Matthew Desmond who discussed topics raised in his latest book, Poverty, By America. Desmond's lecture was followed by a panel discussion featuring local community members with knowledge and lived experience with poverty and ancillary social issues.
Participating Panelists: Liana Flores (Friendship Bench Listener, Athens City-County Health Department), Rose Frech (Grants & Business Development Administrator), Peggy Lee (Sr. Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of Southeast & Central Ohio), and Theo Peck-Suzuki (Report for America Reporter, WOUB News).
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