"I really wanted to attend an institution that was somewhat of a community -- something small -- and to connect with professors and with the administration and have them know my name. And, because of MCLA's internship program, I was able to get my foot in the door at a very prominent company which jump-started my career."

Christina Barrett '03
Director of Marketing & Communications, Berkshire Chamber of Commerce

Mariane Pearl

A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl

Mariane Pearl was five months pregnant when her husband, The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and brutally murdered by a militant Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan in 2002. Determined not to be broken, she wrote A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Daniel Pearl which introduced the world to Daniel Pearl as he was when he was alive while also providing a heart-breaking account of his disappearance and death. Pearl’s memoir was adapted for the film of the same name, which starred Angelina Jolie.

Mariane continues to gain strength by celebrating life and the values of humanism and dignity. She is Co-Founder of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, created to further the ideals that inspired his life and work and to promote cross-cultural understanding through journalism, music and innovative communications.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
7:30 pm in the Church Street Center Auditorium
Free and open to the public

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

A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 7:30 pm in the Church Street Center AuditoriumFree and open to the public

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
7:30 pm in the Church Street Center Auditorium
Free and open to the public