Thomas L. Friedman

Friedman is currently the Foreign Affairs columnist for the New York Times. He won his first Pulitzer Prize for international reporting in 1983 for his work as the Beirut Bureau Chief for the New York Times during Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. He won his second Pulitzer Prize for international reporting in 1988 for his work as the Jerusalem Bureau Chief during the early days of the first Palestinian intifada in the West Bank and Gaza. In 2002, Friedman was awarded his third Pulitzer Prize, this time for distinguished commentary, for his columns in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He has also written five bestselling books, most recently “Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—and How It Can Renew America.”

In addition to his columns and books, Friedman has co-produced, reported and narrated six documentaries for the New York Times—Discovery Channel joint venture.

Friedman is a 1975 graduate of Brandeis University with a bachelor’s degree in Mediterranean studies. He received a Master’s of Philosophy in modern Middle East studies from Oxford University, where he attended on a Marshall Scholarship. He is currently a member of the Brandeis University Board of Trustees and the Pulitzer Prize Board, he was a visiting lecturer at Harvard University in 2000 and 2005, and has been awarded honorary degrees from 13 universities.

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Thomas L. Friedman Biography

The 18th Annual Convocation on Critical Issues

Monday,
September 19, 2011
7 pm in the
Fulkerson Center

9:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 20, 2011
M. O. Looney Complex

Free and open to the community