Thursday, February 16, 11 a.m.
“Present at the Creation”
Early leaders of the GOP, Clarke Reed, Wirt Yerger, Mike Retzer, and Ebbie Spivey talk about how they got their party started in Mississippi and watched it grow into a dominant force. Overby Fellow Bill Rose moderates.

Tuesday, February 21, 1 p.m.
“RFK in the Delta, Revisited”
Marian Wright Edelman,who helped lead Senator Robert F. Kennedy on a tour of the Mississippi Delta that highlighted hunger in 1967, will appear on a panel moderated by Ellen Meacham, with community leaders Owen Brooks and James Figgs as well as George Lapides, who covered the trip for the Memphis Press Scimitar, and Nick Kotz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who wrote the definitive book about hunger in America, “Let Them Eat Promises.”

Wednesday, February 29, 10 a.m.
“A Force in Their Community”
Newspaper editors, including Bill Jacobs of The Daily Leader of Brookhaven, Luke Lampton of The Magnolia Gazette and Jim Prince of The Neshoba Democrat, talk about their role in their hometowns with journalism professor Deb Wenger.

Wednesday, March 7, 11 a.m.
“Working in the Minority”
Democratic officials, including state legislators Bobby Moak and Bryant Clark, and Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, discuss their new, reduced role in Mississippi politics. Political columnist and Meek School of Journalism Assistant Dean Charlie Mitchell will moderate.

Tuesday, March 20, 11 a.m.
“Endangered Species”
Independent Mid-South booksellers Richard Howorth, John Evans, Emily Gatlin, Jamie Kornegay and Eddie Burton discuss how they are holding on in the age of Kindle. Overby Fellow Bill Rose will moderate.

Thursday, March 29, 1 p.m.
“Public Relations Power”
Ole Miss alums Harold Burson, Leslie Westbrook and Micky Brazeale, who have all gone on to prominent positions in their field, talk about their craft with Journalism instructor Robin Street.

Monday, April 9, 11 a.m.
“What is History Losing?”
Jennifer Ford, head of Special Collections at the J.D. Williams Library, moderates a panel on the decline of letter writing in today’s society with Ole Miss professors Jay Watson and John Neff, as well as Suzanne Marrs, who edited a book of letters between Eudora Welty and William Maxwell.

Wednesday, April 18, 11 a.m.
“The Chinese Connection ”
Members of Mississippi's Chinese-American community and students in the renowned Chinese Flagship Language Program at Ole Miss talk about their relations in a distant land.

Thursday, April 19, 1 p.m.
“The Lobbyists”
Ole Miss grads John Hall, Lee Sanders, and Joel Wood describe their work as lobbyists in the nation’s capitol. Overby Fellow Bill Rose will moderate.