{"id":740,"date":"2008-11-21T17:04:25","date_gmt":"2008-11-21T21:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/Administration\/UniversityRelations\/news\/?p=370"},"modified":"2010-11-05T12:34:38","modified_gmt":"2010-11-05T16:34:38","slug":"historian-and-author-doris-kearns-goodwin-to-launch-hunter-lecture-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2008\/11\/historian-and-author-doris-kearns-goodwin-to-launch-hunter-lecture-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Historian and author Doris Kearns Goodwin to launch Hunter Lecture Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Benwood Foundation, in partnership with The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies, and CreateHere, has announced that the 2009 George T. Hunter Lecture Series will kick off on January 13th with world-renowned historian and author, Doris Kearns Goodwin. Goodwin, an expert on presidential politics, is the author of several books including the Pulitzer Prize-winning No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The American Homefront During World War II<\/em>. Her most recent book is entitled Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln<\/em>, which won the Lincoln Prize and the Book Prize for American History. Speaking just one week prior to the presidential inauguration, Goodwin\u2019s lecture will focus on leadership lessons learned from Abraham Lincoln.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope to build on the success of last year\u2019s lecture series by continuing to encourage a public dialogue on issues that affect our community and our nation,\u201d said Corinne Allen, Executive Director of the Benwood Foundation. \u201cWe plan to create more opportunities for the speakers to engage with the community. We hope that the George T. Hunter Lecture Series will continue to promote civic engagement and education for all Chattanoogans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Named after the Benwood Foundation\u2019s founder, the lecture series will bring four of the nation\u2019s leading experts to Chattanooga to speak on leadership, education, environmental justice and community development. Last year\u2019s speakers included former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright and Pulitzer Prize winner Frank McCourt.<\/p>\n

\u201cUTC is proud to continue its partnership with the Benwood Foundation, in order to bring some of the nation\u2019s most respected thinkers to our city and our campus,\u201d said UTC Chancellor Roger Brown. \u201cBy bringing together community leaders, residents, practitioners and scholars, we hope that the George T. Hunter Lecture Series can serve an important role in our collective, community learning process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speakers in the 2009 George T. Hunter Lecture Series will also include:<\/p>\n