Brené Brown will be the featured speaker at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work inaugural scholarship luncheon "Daring to Soar." For more than a decade, Brown has been researching and writing about shame, vulnerability, courage and compassion. Her latest milestone was a two-episode appearance with celebrated talk show host Oprah Winfrey to discuss Brown's new book, Daring Greatly, which made its way onto the New York Times bestseller list.

Funds raised from the luncheon will provide scholarships for students.