Every year, the Honors Program at Saint Xavier University welcomes a guest lecturer to provide his or her take on our annual theme, "The Idea of America."
| 1999-2000: | Dr. Dominic Pacyga Urban Historian |
![]() Students talk informally Professor Jean Bethke Elshtain, after her Honors Guest Lecture. |
| 2000-2001: | Mr. John Podesta Chief of Staff to President Clinton | |
| 2001-2002: | Mr. Michael Flannery News Editor, CBS Chicago | |
| 2002-2003: | Ms. Gretchen Helfrich Public Radio Moderator | |
| 2003-2004: | Ms. Laura Washington Expert on Race and Urban Issues | |
| 2004-2005: | Mr. Michael Wilmington Film Critic | |
| 2005-2006: | Professor Cass Sunstein Expert on Constitutional Law | |
| 2006-2007: | Professor Jean Bethke Elshtain Political Philosopher | |
| 2007-2008: | Mr. John Hart Environmental activist Caribou Clean Water Partnership
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