Jeff Hobbs, New York Times bestselling author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, will present the Fred R. Leventhal Family Lecture titled “Race, Class, and Identity in American Universities: How Students Experience School – And One Another.” Selected as a 2015 nonfiction finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace prize, Hobbs’ book was adapted into the 2024 film ROB PEACE. His latest work, Seeking Shelter, was named a best book of the year by Amazon and The New Yorker. A Q&A and book signing will follow the lecture; books will be available for purchase.