Writer Jay Nordlinger to discuss role of politics on college campuses
OGDEN, Utah — As part of its Walker Civics Symposium, Weber State University’s Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service will host journalist, editor and author Jay Nordlinger on Nov. 12.
Nordlinger’s address, titled “Politics on Campus: Yes and No,” will begin at noon in Lindquist Hall’s Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall Room 101. The event is free to attend.
Nordlinger is a senior editor of National Review magazine and a fellow at the National Review Institute. He’s also the music critic for The New Criterion. He writes about a variety of subjects, including politics, foreign affairs and human rights. Since 2002, he has hosted a series of public interviews at the Salzburg Festival. He writes a column called “Impromptus” for National Review and is the host of two podcasts: Q&A and Music for a While.
In 2011, he filmed the TV interview series The Human Parade. He is the author of two books: Peace, They Say: A History of the Nobel Peace Prize and Children of Monsters: An Inquiry into the Sons and Daughters of Dictators.
“The Walker Institute seeks to cultivate the civic dispositions of the campus community by bringing speakers that inform our thinking about salient current issues,” said Leah Murray, director of the Walker Institute. “Politics on campus is an important, perhaps combustible, current issue that we should be thinking about. Nordlinger will help our community think better.”
Tim Costello, Walker Institute
801-626-7948, timcostello@weber.edu- Contact:
Rachel Badali, news coordinator
801-626-7362, rachelbadali@weber.edu