Master's Teas
What is a Master's Tea?
Master's Teas provide an opportunity for Morse students to interact with a distinguished visitor in a relaxed, informal setting. Located in the living room of the Master's House, teas generally consist of a short talk by the guest followed by a Q&A session, and they are open to students from all residential colleges. Morsels are typically given a special opportunity to dine with guests at Mory's after the tea, allowing for an even more intimate discussion. Teas are an integral part of Morse culture, allowing students to learn about a wide range of topics from the experts in those fields, and to interact with them one-on-one. Guests at Master's Teas have included leading national and international figures from politics, the arts, the media, academics, and business.
2012-2013 Tea Aides: Erica Segall and Adeline Yeo
Tea Posters
Recent Tea Guests:
2011-2012
Fran Kranz - Actor (and former Morsel)
Gretchen Morgenson - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, writes Market Watch column for the New York Times
James Stoller - Physician, Cleveland Clinic
Uta Werner - Chief Strategy Officer and VP of Xerox
Jonathan Silverman - Biographer of Johnny Cash
Carl Zimmer - Award-winning author on the topics of science, evolution, and parasites
Steven Brill - Author of "Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools"
Nicholas Christakis - Physician and social scientist, author of Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives
David Dobbs -Author on the topics of science, medicine, and culture
David Litt - Speech, op-ed, and joke writer for Barack Obama and senior White House staff
Susumu Ito - World War II Veteran, biologist, & Harvard Medical School Professor
Klaus Kleinfeld – CEO Of Alcoa Inc.
Martina Gmur - Director of the Network of Global Agenda Councils, World Economic Forum
Marina Belica and Julie Flanders - Musicians, October Project
2010-11
Biz Stone - Co-founder of Twitter
Mia Farrow - Actress and former fashion model, UNICEF ambassador
John Paul DeJoria - Co-founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems and Patron Spirits Company
Michael Specter - Staff writer at The New Yorker
Christopher Michel - Key speechwriter for George W. Bush
Robert Boorstin - Google's Director of Corporate and Policy Communications
T. Boone Pickens - Business magnate and financier
Betty Tisdale - Founded HALO, a non-profit dedicated to helping the world's underprivileged chilren
Paula Butturini - Author of Keeping the Feast
William Ury - Award-winning author on negotiation and conflict resolution
Seth Mrooksin
2009-10
Louise Story - Journalist (and former Morsel)
Ben Carson - Neurosurgeon
Ken Adams - Professional poker player
Matt Matros - Professional poker player
Sherron Watkins - Former VP of Corporate Development at Enron, helped uncover Enron scandal
Jerry Speyer - Real estate tycoon, owner of the Chrysler Building and Rockefeller Center
Rebecca Skloot - Writer and editor at Popular Science magazine
Peter Byck - Film director, directed Carbon Nation
Antonio Lucio - Chief marketing officer for Visa Inc.
John Hendra - UN Women Deputy Director
Art Garfunkel - American singer/songwriter, member of folk duo Simon & Garfunkel
Jodi Picoult - Award-winning author
Emily Bazelon - Journalist, editor at Slate magazine
2008-2009
Douglas Hofstadter - Pulitzer Prize-winning author and academic
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld - Professor at the Yale School of Management, founder of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute
Cloud Cult - Indie rock band
Kamala Lopez - Actress, director, and political activist (I Heart Huckabees)
Buzz Bissinger - Journalist and author of Friday Night Lights
Jack Robinson
Alison Tepper Singer - Founder and President of the Autism Science Foundation
John Haffner - Business executive, consultant, and writer engaged in clean energy projects
Brian Williams - Anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News
Ken Davenport - Broadway and off-Broadway theater producer
Steve Rushin - Journalist and novelist
Philippa Gregory - Writer of historical novels (The Other Boleyn Girl)
Dan Yergin - Pulitzer Prize-winning author, speaker, and economic researcher
2007-08
Mark Penn
Dong Qian
Mark Moffett
Rami Sidi
Walter Shapiro
Jake Halpern
John Mackey
Lisa Sanders
Chandra Prasad
Stephen Carter
Robert Lopez
2006-07
Christopher Buckley
Ben Karlin
Gibert Tuhabonye
Joe Kane
James Thomson
Malcolm Gladwell
Alan Poul
William McDonough
William Canales Clariond
2005-06
Robert Brustein
Peter Kramer
Patrick Keefe
Chris Berman
Mirta Ojito
Bruce Bartless
Lindsay Moran
Gino Strada
Scott Simon
John Rennie
Jack El-Hai
Jaime Aparicio Otero
Paul Thomas
2004-05
Al Franken
Marc Horowitz
Allen Heinberg - Actor
Sam Weisman - Producer
Douglas Farah - Journalist
Paco Underhill - Founder and Managing Director of Envirosell Inc.
Jack Greenberg - Professor of law
James Mann - Author
Sonia Waisman - Litigator and pioneer in animal law
John Dinges - Author, reporter
Dana Milbank - White House reporter for The Washington Post
Christ Kentis - Writer, director, and producer of Open Water
Laura Lau - Writer, director, and producer of Open Water
Christiane Amanpour - Reporter
David Katz - Doctor at Yale's Prevention Research Center
Jonathan Weiner - Pulitzer Prize winner
Robert Whitaker - Author/journalist
Elizabeth Wurtzel - Author
Alice Flaherty - Neurologist at Harvard Medical School
2003-04
Alexander Payne
David Lubin
Kenneth Silverman
Preston King
Jane Roberts
Inez Okrent
Steve Bergman
Marya Hornbacher
Helen Gurley Glover
David Eggers
2002-03
Larry Kramer
Mike Caren
John Balaban - Author
John Kerry
Tommy Lasorda
Katha Pollit
Rick Levin
Paul Goldberger - Architecture Critic
Roger Angell
Evan Thomas
Ina May Gaskin
Arnold Newman - Portrait Photographer
David Brown
Kay Jameson
James Bamford
Helen Gurley Brown
James O'Brien
Maria Vullo
Wendy Wasserstein
2001-02
Wang Ying Fan - US Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
Gloria Feldt - President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Sinen Unel - Playwright
Philip Reeker
Paul Stookey - Of Peter, Paul & Mary
Elaben Bhatt - Founder, SEWA
Ramon Morales - Ambassador of Panama to the United Nations
David Barash
Ron Sider
Frank Oz
Paul Weiss
Willem DaFoe - Actor
Frank Gehry
Steve Forbes
Jonathan Schell
Bob Schieffer
