Navesink Wealth Management Endowed Honors College Lecture Series Presents Dr. David Greenberg.
The Navesink Wealth Management Endowed Honors College Lecture Series supports speakers who are focused on providing an inspiring vision of innovation and social purpose.
About the Lecture
The Life and Legacy of Congressman John Lewis
Dr. Greenberg's book John Lewis: A Life, is a Pulitzer Prize Finalist and New York Times Book Review Top 100 Books of 2024.
Explore the “comprehensive and compelling” (Jon Meacham) biography of civil rights leader John Lewis, celebrated as “the conscience of Congress,” through a narrative that weaves together exclusive interviews, never-before-seen FBI files, and documents, offering profound insights into his significant role in American history and the civil rights movement.
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About the Speaker
Dr. David Greenberg
Distinguished Professor
Department of History, Department of Journalism & Media Studies at Rutgers University, New Brunswick
David Greenberg is a professor of history and of journalism and media studies at Rutgers University and a frequent commentator on historical and political affairs. He is the author or editor of several books on American history and politics including Nixon’s Shadow: The History of an Image and Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency. Formerly acting editor of The New Republic and then a columnist for Slate, Greenberg now writes regularly for Politico, Liberties, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. His work has also been featured in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, and numerous academic journals. In support of this book, Greenberg won awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Cullman Center of the New York Public Library, and the Leon Levy Center for Biography. He holds a PhD in history from Columbia University and a BA from Yale and lives with his family in Manhattan.
David Greenberg was recognized as a finalist for the country's most prestigious award in journalism and literature for his groundbreaking work on the life of John Lewis, The New York Times reports.
Schedule
6:00-9:00PM | Lecture
Academic Building, East, 2225