| September 19 | Daniel C. Sneider, Associate, Asia-Pacific Research Center U. S. policy on northeast Asia, a cold war legacy |
| October 3 | Tom Gjelten, National Security Correspondent, National Public Radio Stories from the front line: from Central America to Bosina, from Iraq to Cuba |
| October 17 | Karen Kasmauski, Photographer, National Geographic Society Impact: from the front line of Global Health |
| November 7 | Paul Rogers, Natural resources and environment writer, San Jose Mercury News Energy and the enviroment: how the press decides what to cover, and major California trends |
| November 21 | Leonard Edwards, Retired Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court Children in the court system |
| December 5 | Bonnie Weiss, Director, Curtain Up! Song and dance men of the silver screen: Gene Kelly |
| January 9 | Nathaniel Fick, USMC Captain and author One Bullet away: the making of a Marine Corps Officer |
| January 16 | Matthew Bogdanos, Colonel, USMC Thieves of Baghdad: the journey to recover the world’s greatest stolen treasures |
