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New York Times OP-ED columnist and author Gail Collins to address gender and equality in business and politics

Collins next speaker in the Kellogg School of Management’s 2009-2010 Distinguished Lecture Series


1/14/2010 - Gail Collins will be the next speaker in the 2009-2010 Kellogg Distinguished Lecture Series, which features preeminent thought leaders from the worlds of academia, journalism and business. Collins will be giving an address entitled “Women, Work and Politics.”

Gail Collins
Gail Collins, columnist at The New York Times
Gail Collins is currently a columnist at The New York Times, and in 2001, she became the first woman ever appointed as editor of the editorial page. Her recent book, When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present, blends oral history and Collins’ own research to chronicle the progress women have made in the last five decades. She is the author of several other books and has more than 20 years of experience as a reporter.

Tues., Jan. 19, 2010
5:15 – 6:15 p.m., including a 45-minute lecture followed by 15-minute Q&A

Owen L. Coon Forum/Donald P. Jacobs Center
2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, Ill. 60208
*Event is open to media by request only.

To learn more about the Kellogg Distinguished Lecture Series, please contact Meg Washburn at 847-491-5446 or m-washburn@kellogg.northwestern.edu