F&M alumna Dr. Hilary Green '99 visited her alma mater to present at Common Hour. Drawing on her research on campus histories of slavery at the University of Alabama and Davidson College, Green explored the need for recovering and untangling institutional campus histories of race and slavery.

F&M alumna Dr. Hilary Green '99 visited her alma mater to present at Common Hour. Drawing on her research on campus histories of slavery at the University of Alabama and Davidson College, Green explored the need for recovering and untangling institutional campus histories of race and slavery.

Dr. Susan Dicklitch-Nelson, F&M Global Barometers Founder and Professor of Government, and Stephanie Kasparek, F&M Global Barometers Senior Data Analyst and Visiting Instructor of Government, presented at Common Hour discussing LGBTQ+ rights in the 21st Century.

Joshua Luna is a professional comic book artist and creator who joined Common Hour to discuss reclaiming voice through comics and storytelling. Luna's works explore themes such as diversity in pop-culture, racial hierarchies, institutional power, and the erasure of identity.

Ann D. Gordon, a Research Professor Emerita at Rutgers University and is the editor of the papers of Susan B. Anthony, joined Common Hour for an insightful and intergenerational consideration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Gordon discussed how we might celebrate the 19th Amendment, and what she calls a "complicated win for women."

Elizabeth Kolmstetter, Ph.D. Director of Talent Strategy and Engagement at NASA, and Nick SkytlandTalent and Technology Strategist at NASA, joined Common Hour in 2018 to celebrate NASA's 60th anniversary.