Latest Past Events
Communicating Excellence: A Newsmaker Dinner Conversation with Brent Colburn
Private Dining Room, Mathey CollegeBrent Colburn is Princeton's vice president for communications and public affairs. He will join Joe Stephens, director of the Program in Journalism, to discuss his path from politics to public service and how he and his team convey to the world Princeton's story of service and academic excellence. Colburn joined the University on February 1, […]
Lecture by Burhan Ozbilici, Winner of the World Press Photo of the Year 2017
101 McCormick 101 McCormick Hall, PrincetonOn December 19th, 2016, while covering the opening of a photography exhibition in Ankara, Associated Press Reporter Burhan Ozbilici captured the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, by an off-duty Turkish police officer. The daring photograph was named World Press Photo of the Year in 2017. Co-sponsored by the Humanities Council; Department […]
Adventures From a Life of Writing: Finding Success in Journalism, Politics, and Entertainment
Firestone Room, Mathey CollegeA Princeton Writes Dinner Conversation with Joe Seldner, former creative director for actor Tom Hanks and former chief speechwriter for New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine Just how transferrable are writing skills? Can a good journalist be a good speechwriter? Can an opinion writer cover hard news? Is good academic writing at odds with good creative […]