FEBRUARY 17, 2004

Columnist Katha Pollitt to Speak for Women’s History Month at UGA

The Ideas and Issues division of the University Union is proud to welcome Katha Pollitt, columnist for The Nation as the keynote speaker for Women’s History month. Pollitt will speak March 18, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. at The Chapel.

As a successful writer and poet, Pollitt has written for the top newspaper, magazines, and news programs across the world and received many awards. Pollitt has contributed to The Nation since 1980, and her 1992 essay on culture wars, “Why We Read: Canon to the Right” won the National Magazine Award for essays and criticism.

Her essays and poetry have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, Glamour, The New York Times, Washington Post, and Ms. She has also appeared on Dateline NBC, BBC, and NPR’s Fresh Air and All Things Considered.

Tickets are FREE for students and $2 for non-students. Tickets go on sale February 24, 2004 at the Tate Center Cashier’s Window. Students must present a valid UGACard at the time of purchase and at the door on the night of the event.

This even is sponsored by The University Union Ideas and Issues Division, the Women’s Studies Department, Center for Humanities and Arts, and The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at The University of Georgia.

For more information, please contact Ideas and Issues Division Coordinator, Jennifer Wilson, or Program Advisor, Jill Trawick, at (706) 542-6396.

University Union is the student programming board at the U niversity of Georgia, and we are dedicated to bringing quality programs to the student body. Members brainstorm ideas and vote for shows which they believe will appeal to the various groups on campus. Our programs range from movies at Tate to lectures, from concerts to performance art, from comedians to homecoming events. We do what we can to keep a variety of events coming to campus for students and the Athens community to enjoy.