Student Union confirmed the remaining four speakers of the Trending Topics Speakers Series early Monday: “Jane the Virgin” star Justin Baldoni; former CEO of HP and former running mate of 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina; scholar and environmental activist Vandana Shiva; and CNN journalist Lisa Ling.

The series opened with two of the founders of Wong Fu Productions, Philip Wang and Wesley Chan, on Sept. 22.

Justin Baldoni, nominated by Leaders in Interpersonal Violence Education, will come to campus Nov. 28. Carly Fiorina, nominated by College Republicans, will come to campus on Jan. 29, 2019. Vandana Shiva, nominated by Student Environmental Council, will come to campus Feb. 13, 2019 and, finally, Lisa Ling, nominated by Chinese Student Association, will come to campus April 17.

The scheduled line-up reflects a change from the speakers advertised this past spring. Nominated speakers Issa Rae and Michelle Alexander were replaced by Wong Fu Productions and Carly Fiorina.

“When we started contacting agents and working with them to book the speakers, not all the ones that were nominated and advertised in the spring could come to campus. We had to move to the waitlist, and that’s why Wong Fu Productions came and Carly Fiorina will be coming,” SU Vice President of Programming and sophomore Charlotte Pohl said.

Despite the changes, Pohl is excited for the speaker series this year.

“I’m really happy with the line-up and I think it’s going to be a great series. I’ve been talking to Justin Baldoni’s agent and they’re really excited to come. Obviously, the student groups who nominated these speakers are very excited,” Pohl said.

Co-president of Leaders in Interpersonal Violence Education (LIVE) and senior Chloe Zack believes Baldoni will draw “Jane the Virgin” fans but also create a dialogue on redefining masculinity on campus.

“I think ‘Jane the Virgin’ is a fairly popular phenomenon so I think people would know him, he’s got some, if not name recognition, at least face recognition,” Zack said. “I think there will be plenty of people who’ll want to see Rafael and then you get some important dialogue about masculinity as a result.”

Zack believes the event will create a space for men to discuss issues of masculinity that they normally wouldn’t elsewhere.

“I know he’s spoken at a lot of other colleges and universities and he’s gotten great fraternity attendance—that’s something else we hope to encourage at this event,” Zack said. “I think having a LIVE speaker who comes and talks not just about the effects of gender-based violence, but who talks about ways that men can be part of a positive change is a really attractive thing because no one wants to show up and be part of the problem. They want to come and hear how they can be part of the solution.”

According to co-president of Chinese Student Association (CSA) and junior Hanlu Jin, CSA tried to nominate Ling for years due to her wide expanse of both professional and personal experiences and knowledge.

“She has a lot of experience not just in journalism, because she is a world-renowned reporter, but also personally. I think we chose her because of her unique experiences professionally and also personally,” Jin said. “Her younger sister was detained in North Korea for half a year after accidentally trespassing, and so with all of her experiences we thought she’d really be an important speaker to have on campus.”

Jin believes Ling will be popular with a lot of people on campus.

“Even though her name isn’t a household name, I think once people hear about what she does I think that will be a draw, especially for journalists on campus. Being able to talk to a world-renowned journalist who’s been to so many areas of the world and has had so much experience in the field not just as a minority but as a woman, I think that will be a big draw,” Jin said. “[It’ll also be a draw] for the Asian-American community because I think it’s always cool to see someone who looks like you, who has a similar background, excelling in a field where you don’t see as much representation.”

Pohl believes that, while some students may be disappointed at the change in the lineup, the new speakers will still generate excitement.

“I think it is disappointing; obviously the student groups who nominated the speakers and other students who felt connected to these speakers or were interested in seeing them will be disappointed. But I think then there are the two other speakers that are coming from the waitlist and a lot of people will be excited for them,” Pohl said. “Wong Fu had an amazing turnout; it was a Saturday night and we had over 200 people there. That was incredible and I think it’s not something to say that all these students are going to be disappointed. There’s a different opportunity now.”