FAU’s Alan B. and Charna Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency to Host Thomas Friedman
Boca Raton, FL – Florida Atlantic University’s 2022 Alan B. and Charna Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency presents New York Times Foreign Affairs Columnist Thomas Friedman with “The American Presidency Through a Global Lens.” The lecture, followed by a book signing, will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. in the Kaye Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.
The lecture will be moderated by presidential historian Timothy Naftali. Tickets are $35-75 and can be purchased at www.fauevents.com or 561-297-6124. Group pricing and student pricing are also available.
Friedman is renowned for his direct reporting and accessible analysis of complex issues shaping the world. According to Foreign Policy magazine, “Friedman doesn’t just report on events; he helps shape them.” Winner of three Pulitzer Prizes, he has covered monumental stories from around the globe for The New York Times since 1981. Vanity Fair called him “the country’s best newspaper columnist.”
Since its founding in 2007, the Alan B. and Charna Larkin Symposium has welcomed author Doris Kearns Goodwin, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, journalists/authors Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein; Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post; and historian David McCullough.
For more information about the Larkin Symposium, visit www.fau.edu/larkin.
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across six campuses located along the southeast Florida coast. In recent years, the University has doubled its research expenditures and outpaced its peers in student achievement rates. Through the coexistence of access and excellence, FAU embodies an innovative model where traditional achievement gaps vanish. FAU is designated a Hispanic-serving institution, ranked as a top public university by U.S. News & World Report and a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.