Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.
Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/492070
20 UCW APRIL 1-7, 2015 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will speak at the Methodist University Presidential Lecture Series on Thursday, April 16 at 8 p.m. in Huff Concert Hall at Methodist University. The title of her presentation is "Leadership Lessons from the White House: Doris Kearns Goodwin on the American Presidents." The event is free and open to the public. Seats are available on a first come, first served basis. "The purpose of the Methodist University Presidential Speaker Series is to bring nationally recognized individuals to the campus and the greater Fayetteville community," said Methodist University President Ben Hancock. "Each year the University will identify journalists, artists, historians, business and organizational leaders and other experts to share their perspectives on national and global issues." Hancock said Goodwin is the perfect person to feature in this year's Presidential Speaker Series. "As the university celebrates undergraduate research the week of her visit, the campus community will be the beneficiary of her scholarly research. Her work on leadership and, particularly presidential leadership, is timely given the upcoming presidential election as well as Methodist University's emphasis on leadership as evidenced by the Lura S. Tally Center for Leadership. With an increased emphasis on writing across the curriculum, the community will also be introduced to exceptional writing by this Pulitzer- winning author," said Hancock. Goodwin, a world-renowned historian, has been reporting on politics and baseball for more than two decades. She is the author of several books and has written for leading national publications and appears regularly on network television programs. Her monumental history of Abraham Lincoln, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, joined the best-seller lists on its first week in publication, and soon reached #1 on the New York Times Best-Seller List. Steven Spielberg later directed the film adaptation, Lincoln, which grossed $275 million at the box office and earned 12 Academy Award nominations in 2013, winning two. The Presidential Lecture Series is made possible through the generosity of community partners and individuals who have underwritten this program: BB&T; City Center Gallery and Books and Diane and Hank Parfitt; The Fayetteville Observer; First Citizens Bank; Rosalind and Terry Hutchens; Lafayette Ford Lincoln; and Daphne and Ray Manning. For information on the Methodist University Presidential Lecture Series, call 910.630.7243. Doris Kearns Goodwin to Speak at Methodist University's Presidential Speaker Series by ROXANA ROSS Pulitzer Prize winner, Doris Kearns Goodwin is set to speak at Methodist University on April 16. ROXANA ROSS, Contributing Writer, COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly. com. 910.484.6200. Your Trusted Skilled Arborist on call! Skilled arborist with the equipment and experience to get your job done right! Veteran Owned and Operated Fully Licensed and Insured for your protection and trust. Call (910) 813-1092 www.brudertree.com (919) 813-1092