Rollins to Host NYT Pultizer Prize-Winning Columnist Nicholas Kristof

Kristof Nicholas (Photo courtesy: Fred R. Conrad)

The Winter Park Institute at Rollins College will host New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Nicholas Kristof on September 6th.  Kristof will discuss human rights violations regarding the oppression of women and girls in the developing world.

Kristof co-authored the bestselling book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, also a New York Times journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner.

Kristof is often called the “reporter’s reporter” for his human right advocacy and his efforts to give voice to the voiceless.

Where: Rollins College — Alfond Sports Center

1000 Holt Avenue
Winter Park, Fla. 32789

When: Thursday, September 6, 2012

7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Contact: The Winter Park Institute at Rollins College

(407) 691-1995

mosborn@rollins.edu

www.WinterParkInstitute.com

*This is a free event, open to the public. No RSVP is necessary. Free parking available in the SunTrust parking garage.

For more information about Nicholas Kristof, visit www.facebook.com/kristof or follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/NickKristof.