| Details: | We cordially invite you to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Robert and Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government at Central Michigan University and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In partnership with the Ballenger Eminent Persons Lecture Series at Mott Community College, we hope that you will join us for a private anniversary gala and public keynote address by presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham. About Jon Meacham
Meacham served as Newsweek’s managing editor from 1998 to 2006 and as editor from 2006 to 2010. He is the author of multiple New York Times bestsellers, including And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle and Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush. Named a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum, he is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a fellow of the Society of American Historians. Meacham is a distinguished visiting professor at Vanderbilt University where he holds the Rogers Chair in the American Presidency. In 2024 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Biden and was honored as a Library Lion of the New York Public Library. Event sponsorsThe Griffin Forums are sponsored by the Robert and Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government within the School of Politics, Society, Justice and Public Service with support from the Philip A. Hart and William G. Milliken Endowed Speaker Series for Integrity in Politics at Central Michigan University. The 25th anniversary event is also co-sponsored by the Ballenger Eminent Persons Lecture Series at Mott Community College. *Central Michigan University will provide a bus from our Mount Pleasant campus to Flint and back for this event. Email SPSJPS@cmich.edu to reserve your seat on the bus. |
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Flint Institute of Arts
1120 E. Kearsley St. Flint, MI, United States Get directions |
| Admission: | Free and open to the public. |
| Sponsor: | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences School of Politics, Society, Justice, and Public Service |
| Contact: | Kay Purtill SPSJPS@cmich.edu 989-774-3442 |
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham is one of America's most prominent public intellectuals. A highly sought-after commentator, Meacham regularly appears on MSNBC, CNN, and other news outlets. A skilled orator with a depth of knowledge about politics, religion, and current affairs, Meacham has the unique ability to bring history to life and offer historical context to current events and issues impacting our daily lives—whether we realize it or not—to audiences of all backgrounds and levels of understanding.