Diane Ravitch Is First Speaker In Hunter Lecture Series
Monday, August 06, 2012
The George T. Hunter Lecture Series (Hunter Lecture Series) celebrates its fifth year with the announcement of the speakers for 2012-2013: education historian and former Assistant Secretary of Education, Diane Ravitch; Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and columnist for the New York Times, Thomas Friedman; urban farming activist and MacArthur “Genius” award winner, Will Allen; and host and producer of the radio show This American Life, Ira Glass.
“The 2012-2013 speakers are a great representation of the Hunter Lecture Series’ focus on bringing the nation’s foremost thinkers and leaders to Chattanooga in the areas of education, community development, arts and culture, and environmental issues,” says Corinne Allen, executive director of the Benwood Foundation. “We put careful consideration into each speaker. We endeavor to pursue those who we hope will generate meaningful dialogue around big ideas and how they apply to community issues within Chattanooga.”
Over the past four years, speakers have included two Pulitzer Prize Winners, two Peabody Award Winners, two MacArthur Genius Fellows, four listed on the TIME 100