Calendar of Events

Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School and staff writer for The New Yorker, will be in conversation with Steve Coll, former Dean and visiting senior editor for The Economist, concerning the lessons journalists learned during the previous Trump presidency and the ways they are dealing with his return. Eliza Griswold, Director of the […]

Vinson Cunningham in Conversation with A.M. Homes A historic presidential campaign changes the trajectory of a young Black man’s life in this “coming of age story that captures the soul of America” (The Washington Post), the debut novel from The New Yorker staff writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Vinson Cunningham. A BEST BOOK OF THE […]

Investigative reporting has always been linked to the belief that shining sunlight on wrongdoing will lead to positive change. But in an increasingly relativist culture where shame is in short supply, how do we practice journalism that undergirds, rather than undermines the truth? Andrea Bernstein (Journalism) will be in conversation with Razia Iqbal (SPIA). They will also discuss the January […]

So much of the writing we hold in high esteem, especially in the Anglophone world, is more or less directly descended from public speech—developed out loud and for the purpose of persuading (and, just as importantly, entertaining) an audience. From the essay to the pamphlet, the op-ed to the “feature” and the critical review, our […]