Faculty & Staff

The Fall '24 issue of Bucknell Magazine includes a profile of Chris Bender ’93, who built a thriving Hollywood career by turning hidden gem scripts into big-screen hits. You’ll also get a behind-the-scenes look at the Secret Service through the eyes of six Bucknellians who took on one of the most high-stakes roles in federal law enforcement. And Kelly Desharnais Catale ’12, an elite mountain biker, writes a first-person piece about how she’s finding fulfillment by mentoring young athletes.

NBC News Washington correspondent Yamiche Alcindor; comedian, TV host and producer W. Kamau Bell; pioneering actor and social justice activist George Takei; and entrepreneur, investor and Shark Tank panelist Kevin O’Leary (presented in partnership with the Perricelli-Gegnas Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation) will appear for the 2024-25 Bucknell Forum speaker series. The speakers will address the series theme, "World in Transition," which reflects upon the dynamic and rapidly changing global landscape we are experiencing today.