Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman will present "The World is Flat," May 12 at 7 p.m. in Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall as part of the Barbara Greenspun Lecture Series at UNLV.
Although the event is free and open to the public, tickets are required and will be available to the public beginning April 23 at the Performing Arts Center box office or through unlvtickets.com.
Friedman will be on hand for a book-signing following the lecture that will feature his most recent work, "The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century," which endeavors to explain the increasingly complex economic and foreign policy issues surrounding the current state of globalization.
Since joining the New York Times in 1981, Friedman has won three Pulitzer Prizes for international reporting, the most recent coming in 2002 for his distinguished commentary following the tragedies of 9/11.
Friedman's career has taken him across the globe to report on critical issues and events, including the Israeli invasion of 1982, the final years of the Cold War, the return of Hong Kong to China, and the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
He has also written three New York Times best-sellers, including "From Beirut to Jerusalem," which won the 1989 National Book Award for non-fiction and currently serves as a basic text on the Middle East in many universities.
In addition, Friedman has written multiple documentaries for the Discovery Channel, has appeared as a commentator on national and international news programs, and hosts a signature segment, "Tom's Journal," on "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer."
Friedman currently serves as a foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times, is a member of the Board of Trustees at Brandeis University, and is on the advisory board of the Marshall Scholarship Commission.
The Barbara Greenspun Lecture Series, funded through a grant from the Greenspun family, brings nationally and internationally renowned journalists and public figures to UNLV each year. The presentations are free and open to the public. For ticket information, please call 895-ARTS (2787).
