Jane Pauley, one of America’s most celebrated broadcast journalists, will deliver a lecture titled “Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life,” on Monday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m., as part of The University of Akron’s Forum Lecture Series at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall.
Jane Pauley
The former co-host of “TODAY” and anchor of “Dateline,” both on NBC, Pauley has won numerous awards throughout her more than 30 years in broadcast journalism, including Emmys and the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. She joined the CBS News show “Sunday Morning” as a contributor earlier this year.
Pauley also is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, the latest of which — the subject of her lecture — is based on her award-winning series on “TODAY” about people 50 and older who have reinvented their lives by learning new skills, starting new careers, pursuing their dreams or making a difference.
The lecture is sponsored by The Dorothy Garrett Martin Memorial Delta Gamma Lectureship on Values and Ethics and by Thomas Hall.
Pauley is an advocate for mental health, children’s health and education issues.
Tickets, which can be ordered by calling the Thomas Hall Ticket Office at 330-972-7570 or visiting UAevents.com, are $10 each for the general public; $8 for UA faculty, staff and seniors; and $6 for UA students.
About the Forum Series:
In its 20th season, The University of Akron Forum Lecture Series, supported by the Office of the President and the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost, brings major speakers to the University and the northeast Ohio community.
Story by Nicholas Nussen
Media contact: Denise Henry, 330-972-6477 or henryd@uakron.edu.