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February 19, 2018
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Pulitzer-winning author Jon Meacham to deliver 2018 Commencement address KENOSHA, Wis. – Carthage College has selected Pulitzer Prize-‐winning presidential historian Jon Meacham to deliver the 2018 Commencement address Sunday, May 27. He will speak to graduates and their families during the graduation ceremony, which begins at 11 a.m. in the N. E. Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center Field House at Carthage, 2001 Alford Park Drive. Meacham also will give a public presentationat 2 p.m. Saturday, May 26, in A. F. Siebert Chapel. A regular guest on the MSNBC news show “M orning Joe,”he possesses akeen understanding of how historical and current affairs affect people’s lives. His latest presidential biography, “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush,” debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestsellers list in 2015. One of Meacham’s previous presidential works, “American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House,” won a Pulitzer for biography in 2009. He is a distinguished visiting professor at Vanderbilt University and his alma mater, The University of the South, where Carthage president John Swallow served as a board member from 2007 to 2011 and a faculty member and senior administrator from 2011 to 2017. A contributing editor at Time magazine, Mr. Meacham also pens “The Long View” column in The New York Times Book Review. In 12 years as a senior editor at Newsweek,The New York Times called him “one of the most influential editors in the news magazine business.” His next book, “The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels,” is scheduled for release Oct. 30. It tells of the slow, painful, and often tragic story of progress in America. While the Commencement ceremony isreserved for graduates and their guests, anyone can view a live stream at live.carthage.edu .
About Carthage College Carthage combines an environment of reflection and-‐ self discovery with a culture of high expectation so our students uncover and ignite their true potential. A four-‐year, private liberal arts college with roots in the Lutheran tradition,Carthage has a prime location in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The campus, an-‐ 80 acre arboretum on the shore of Lake Michigan, is home to 150 scholars, 2,600 full-‐time students, and 400 part-‐ time students.