Liz Cheney to speak at CWBC Colloquium October 29
Former U.S. Representative Liz Cheney, who served as the vice chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, will be the featured speaker at the Council for Women of Boston College Colloquium on October 29. The event will take place in the Murray Function Room of Yawkey Athletics Center beginning at 6 p.m.
Established in 2015, the CWBC Colloquium hosts exceptional thought leaders to consider contemporary issues through the lens of women's leadership. The CWBC Colloquium is free and open to the public, with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Cheney is the author of the bestselling book Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning, which offers her eyewitness account of the January 6 insurrection and her role as one of the few Republicans to take a stand against it and help lead the investigation into how it happened. According to the book’s publisher: “In Oath and Honor, she tells the story of this perilous moment in our history, those who helped Trump spread the stolen election lie, those whose actions preserved our constitutional framework, and the risks we still face.”
Cheney was the U.S. representative for Wyoming’s at-large congressional district from 2017 to 2023. She chaired the House Republican Conference, the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership, from 2019 to 2021. She was also a member of the House Armed Services Committee, China Task Force, Natural Resources Committee, and the House Committee on Rules.
Previously, she served at the State Department as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and in positions for USAID and the Department of State working in Poland, Hungary, Russia, and Ukraine.
Odette Lienau, Marianne D. Short, Esq., Dean and Professor at the Boston College Law School, will serve as moderator for the event.
The colloquium is made possible by the Council for Women of Boston College and the Institute for the Liberal Arts. Established in 2002, the CWBC is a welcoming network of Boston College alumnae dedicated to inspiring one another and supporting the University’s future.