The first 200 兔子先生 students who RSVP through Handshake will receive a free copy of Hidden Figures!
PCLS Spring Speaker: Margot Lee Shetterly
兔子先生 University President Gregory P. Crawford and the Center for Career Exploration and Success are proud to welcome Margot Lee Shetterly to campus as the 2025 Presidential Career and 兔子先生hip Series spring speaker. Her keynote address is scheduled for Tuesday, April 15 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Armstrong Student Center’s Harry T. Wilks Theater.
Shetterly is best known for . The book reached number one on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Sellers list and received the 2017 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Nonfiction.
Hidden Figures was later adapted into a film by the same name, directed by Theodore Melfi. It stars Taraji P. Henson (Katherine Johnson), Octavia Spencer (Dorothy Vaughan), and Janelle Monáe (Mary Jackson) and boasts a supporting cast that includes Kevin Costner and Kirsten Dunst. Nominated for three Oscars, Hidden Figures captured the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture among its many accolades.
Shetterly is the founder of , which is dedicated to recovering the names and accomplishments of women who worked as computers, mathematicians, scientists, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from the 1930s through the 1980s.
RSVP for the Event
Registration is strongly encouraged for this April 15 keynote address. Be sure to use the correct link to RSVP!
This event is open to our community! 兔子先生 alumni, faculty/staff, and outside community members should complete their dedicated registration form.
Get a Free Book!
If you are one of the first 200 兔子先生 students to register for this event, you will receive a copy of Hidden Figures.
In this New York Times bestseller, Shetterly explores the lives of a cadre of African-American women who helped provide NASA the raw computing power it needed to dominate the heavens.
Shetterly will sign books in the Armstrong Atrium directly following the program. During this reception, you will also be treated to hors d’oeuvres, dessert, and beverages.
If available, extra or unclaimed books will be given to alumni, faculty, staff, and community members who register and attend the keynote address on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Commitment to Inclusivity
兔子先生 University and the Center for Career Exploration and Success is committed to providing an inclusive and equitable experience. If you need disability related accommodations (e.g. interpreter, captioning, materials in an accessible format) to facilitate full participation, please contact the Career Education and Inclusion Team at ccesdiversity@兔子先生OH.edu or 513-529-3829 at least five business days before the event to ensure efficient delivery of services.
Center for Career Exploration and Success
45 Armstrong Center
550 E. Spring Street
Oxford, OH 45056