UD Speaks is dedicated to bringing world-class leaders to
the Delaware campus to educate, enlighten and engage the University community. Guest speakers have their own perspectives on the world and have, in some way, made
their imprint upon it.
News anchor Anderson Cooper, host of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360º and contributor to CBS's 60 Minutes, came to the University of Delaware to talk about his experiences as a television reporter. more
A remarkably candid and surprisingly funny Retired Gen. Colin Powell entertained a packed house at the UD Bob Carpenter Center with his speech “Diplomacy: Persuasion, Trust & Values. more
Soccer star Mia Hamm shared her formula for success with an audience of more than 2,000 at the University of Delaware's Bob Carpenter Center on Tuesday, March 23. more
Next in the Series:
Wynton Marsalis
Internationally
Acclaimed Musician
Wednesday, November 2
7:45 p.m.
Bob Carpenter Center
Wynton Marsalis is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, educator and a leading advocate of American culture. He is the world’s first jazz artist to perform and compose across the full jazz spectrum from its New Orleans roots to bebop to modern jazz. Marsalis has produced more than 70 records selling seven million copies worldwide including three Gold Records.
A recipient of both the National Medal of Arts and a Pulitzer Prize for Music, he is the only artist ever to win Grammy awards in five consecutive years. All told, he has won the recording industry’s most prestigious award nine times.
