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Marie Colvin Distinguished Lecture
Featuring Prominent International Journalists
The annual lecture invites leading international journalists, media professionals, and thought leaders to campus to talk about their experiences and discuss the role of journalism in society.
All lectures are free and open to the public.
2026 Marie Colvin Distinguished Lecture
Vladimir Putin's War on Truth
Vladimir Kara-Murza, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize
Renowned Russian politician and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed for "high treason" for denouncing the war in Ukraine, kept in solitary confinement, and released in a prisoner exchange in 2024. Kara-Murza won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his columns written from his prison cell and published in The Washington Post.
