January 22, writer-scientist Peter Fong, The Explorers Club

January 23, Yiddish musical theater greats Zalmen Mlotek and Steven Skybell, YIVO Institute

January 30, Nancy Cantor, new-ish president, Hunter College

February 10, Charles Busch, actor, 54 Below

February 14, Emmanuel Lachaud, professor of Black studies, CUNY

February 27, Robert Klitzman, bioethicist, Columbia University School of Professional Studies

March 4, Colleen Hill, curator of costumes, the Museum at FIT

March 10, Min Lew, Partner, Executive Creative Director & Managing Director, Base Design

April 10, Amale Andraos and Dan Wood of WorkAC, Center for Architecture

April 25, Michael Novak, artistic director, Paul Taylor Dance Company

May 5, Jonathan Brent, director, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research