Past Events



LUNCH WITH MAYA RAO

hosted by Dick Polman
Sep 17, 2018 at -

MAYA RAO is a D.C. correspondent for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and has written for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Houston Chronicle, Atlantic, Awl and Longreads. She is the author of…



CAREERS IN JOURNALISM & NEW MEDIA

Jill Castellano (C'16), Jess Goodman (C'12), and Ashley Parker (C'05) with moderator Stephen Fried (C'79)
Sep 13, 2018 at -

Hoping to work in journalism, media, or publishing after college? Our annual Careers in Media alumni panel — sponsored by KWH, the Daily Pennsylvanian, the Creative Writing Program, and the Nora Magid Mentorship…



A CONVERSATION WITH PATTERSON HOOD

Hosted by Anthony DeCurtis
Apr 12, 2018 at -

PATTERSON HOOD is a prolific writer and performer whose character-driven stories are packed with political subtext. He is best known as front-man, singer, songwriter and guitar player for the critically…



A CONVERSATION WITH TRAVEL WRITER ROLF POTTS

hosted by: Jamie-Lee Josselyn
Apr 3, 2018 at -

ROLF POTTS has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of National Geographic Traveler, The New Yorker, Outside, and the Travel Channel. More than twenty of his essays have been…



LUNCH WITH SCOTT GOULD

hosted by: Jamie-Lee Josselyn
Mar 29, 2018 at -

SCOTT GOULD's work has appeared in Kenyon Review, Carolina Quarterly, New Madrid Journal, The Bitter Southerner, Black Warrior Review, Eclectica, The Raleigh Review, New…



FROM JOURNALISM TO SHOW BIZ: ADAPTING NONFICTION FOR NETWORK TV

Lunch with Michael Sokolove
Mar 28, 2018 at -

Povich Journalism Program
hosted by: Dick Polman



HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE: JEFFREY GAINES ON THE BEATLES

hosted by Anthony DeCurtis
Mar 15, 2018 at -

he inimitable Anthony DeCurtis, who is teaching a Beatles seminar this spring, will interview singer-songwriter-guitarist Jeffrey Gaines, a charismatic performer who regards the Beatles as a decisive influence on…



LUNCH WITH SARA NOVIĆ

hosted by: Beth Kephart
Mar 13, 2018 at -

ARA NOVIĆ is the author of the novel Girl at War (Random House), which was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize, an American Library Association Alex Award Winner, and has been translated into 13…



LUNCH WITH REBECCA ENTEL

Hosted by Karen Rile
Feb 26, 2018 at -

REBECCA ENTEL (C'11) holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. She is Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at Cornell College, where she…



READING BY LESLEY NNEKA ARIMAH

introduced by: Carmen Machado
Feb 21, 2018 at -

LESLEY NNEKA ARIMAH's short story collection WHAT IT MEANS WHEN A MAN FALLS FROM THE SKY, received the 2017 Kirkus Prize. Her work has received grants and awards from Commonwealth Writers, AWP, the Elizabeth…