The Redpath Lecture Series was established In 1988 when Nancy Redpath endowed an annual lecture series in memory of her late husband, Robert Redpath (1906–1987), who was a long-time trustee devoted to the mission of the South Orange-Maplewood Adult School.
This lecture or series is often based on a topic that would have been of special interest to Redpath, such as communications and semantics.
SPRING 2026 - REDPATH LECTURE - RICH TU
The Adult school is excited to welcome South Orange’s own Rich Tu, an award- winning artist and designer. A graduate of Seton Hall Prep, Rich will talk about his life and art and how his passion for creativity, design, inclusion, and the ways in which we communicate as brands and as individuals has inspired his work.
Rich's work is informed by technology, art, and his grounding as a first-generation Filipino-American. His poster for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup has already been added to the permanent collection at the Poster House. Some Columbia High School alumni may remember him as their substitute teacher (2004-2006).
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Past Lectures
2025:
“Slavery in New Jersey” - Dr. R. Isabela Morales
2024:
“What We Do(n't) Know About the 2024 Presidential Race” - Dr. Meena Bose
2023:
“The Story of An American Masterpiece: In Search of the Color Purple” - Salamishah Tillet
2022:
“Interrupting Bias and Microaggressions in Our Daily Lives” - Marta Esquilin
2020:
“Traveling ‘This Land’” - Dave Barry
2018:
“Me Too: One Year Later” - Joanne Lipman and Jim Pensiero
2017:
“America’s Shadow Wars: From 9/11 to the Trump Era” - Mark Mazzetti
2016:
“Choice 2016: The Rise of Trump” - Bob Hennelly
2014:
”The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope.” - Amy Goodman
Robert Redpath (1906-1987)