Kent State Stark has announced its featured speakers series for this year.

Monday, Sept. 20, a media panel of CNBC hostS Carlos Watson; BBC News correspondent Katty Kay; Al Jazeera bureau chief in Washington, D.C., Hafez Al-Mirazi; and a moderator, senior producer and PBS Newshour correspondent Terence Smith will discuss “The Global News Blue: Which Way is Up?”

Thursday, Oct. 21, Neil deGrasse Tyson will discuss “Destiny in Space: America’s Future the Frontier of Cosmic Discovery.” Tyson is the director of the American Museum of Natural History-Hayden Planetarium.

Wednesday, Feb. 2, Christine Todd Whitman will present “Inside Politics: Current Events and American Policy.” Whitman served President George W. Bush’s cabinet as the Environmental Protection Agency’s administer. She was the first female governor of New Jersey.

Tuesday, March 15, there will be a showing of An Evening of Forbidden Broadway. Broadway is a satirical sampling of Broadway favorites.

Monday, April 11, Kent State Stark will host “An Evening with Brannon Braga.” Braga attended classed at Kent State Stark before transferring to the University of California. He is the creator and executive producer of Paramount Network Television’s Star Trek: Enterprise.