Past Events

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and columnist
February 1, 2006
Author and Comedian
November 14, 2005
Live Broadcast - "The Al Franken Show"

The public is welcome to attend the free live broadcast. Woolsey Hall, at the corner of College and Grove Streets, will open for the program at 11:30am.

Franken’s visit to Yale is sponsored by the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism. The fellowship brings to campus journalists who have made significant contributions to their field. Recent Poynter fellows include Bob Woodward, Tom Friedman, Paul Goldberger, Jeff Greenfield, Margaret Warner and Michael Wilbon.

Indian-American Journalist
November 1, 2005
American investigative journalist and non-fiction author
October 25, 2005
Columnist, Washington Post; Co-Host, ESPN's Pardon the Interruption
February 1, 2005
Anchor, Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics
November 16, 2004
"A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the 2004 Election"
Columnist, New York Times
November 1, 2004
Assistant Managing Editor, Washington Post
April 26, 2004
"Why the Press Failed on 9/11 and Iraq"
Senior Correspondent, The NewsHour
April 12, 2004
"The Debate Over Civil Liberties in Post-9/11 America"
Assistant Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal
February 11, 2004
"From Baghdad to Monrovia: War Reporting for the Wall Street Journal"