MCLA, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA. - Hardman Lecture Series Derrick Jackson

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Matthew Panuska ’99
Employee Communications Manager, Pepsi-Cola Company

Derrick Jackson

Derrick Jackson The MCLA Hardman Lecture Series
Presents
Boston Globe Columnist

Derrick Z. Jackson

Thursday, April 26, 2007
7:30 pm
Church Street Center Auditorium

Free and open to the public

Derrick Z. Jackson was a 2001 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary, and a winner this year of commentary awards from the National Education Writers Association, and the Unity Awards in Media from Lincoln University in Missouri. A Globe columnist since 1988, Jackson is a five-time winner and ten-time finalist for political and sports commentary from the National Association of Black Journalists. He is a three-time winner of the Sword of Hope commentary award from the New England Division of the American Cancer Society. Prior to the Globe, Jackson won several awards at Newsday, including the 1985 Columbia University Meyer Berger Award for coverage of New York City.

The Hardman Lecture Series is made possible through the generosity of the Hardman Family Endowment.