{"id":4057,"date":"2026-07-02T04:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T04:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4057"},"modified":"2026-07-02T04:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T04:06:51","slug":"former-president-barack-obama-to-speak-at-salem-state-university-speakers-series-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4057","title":{"rendered":"Former president Barack Obama to speak at Salem State University speakers series in September"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Former President Barack Obama is coming to the North Shore in September as a guest speaker at Salem State University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4056\">Despite some losses for Trump, Supreme Court delivers enduring conservative wins<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The 44th president will be the fifth former US commander in chief to headline the school\u2019s Salem State Series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cA Conversation with President Barack Obama\u201d will be held Sept. 21 at the university\u2019s Rockett Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cPresident Obama has long emphasized the importance of civic participation, public service and community engagement, values that closely align with Salem State University\u2019s mission as the Commonwealth\u2019s Civic Engagement University and with the Salem State Series\u2019 longstanding role as a community enrichment program,\u201d according to the university\u2019s website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tickets go on sale to the general public July 15. General admission bleacher seats cost $40. Reserved seats will be $80, and premium seats will be $150.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The event follows this summer\u2019s opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4054\">Celtics trade Jaylen Brown to 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks, and two second-round picks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn his post-presidency, President Obama has dedicated his efforts to supporting the next generation of leaders,\u201d the university\u2019s website said. \u201cThe Obama Foundation is bringing that vision to life through programs for emerging leaders across continents, and the Foundation\u2019s mission to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Past presidents to appear at the speakers\u2019 series are Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. Bush spoke twice at the series. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The series was founded in 1982 by the Salem State University Alumni Association and Foundation, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The series has hosted world leaders, activists, artists, athletes, and intellectuals at the North Shore campus, ranging from Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, to Maya Angelou and South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Series is but one facet of the university\u2019s progressive public education mission,\u201d according to the school\u2019s website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4052\">Trump pulled in at least $2 billion after returning to the White House<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 44th president will be the fifth former US commander in chief to headline the school\u2019s Salem State Series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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