Sujata Massey Marvin Kalb to Give Frank R. Kent Memorial Lecture on Journalism Veteran television correspondent Marvin Kalb will deliver the Frank R. Kent Memorial Lecture in Journalism on Thursday, Oct. 6, at The Johns Hopkins University.
Admission is free, with no reservations required.
Kalb received numerous awards for excellence in diplomatic reporting, including two Peabody Prizes from the University of Georgia, the DuPont Prize from Columbia University, and several Overseas Press Club awards. Kalb now directs Harvard University's Joan Shorenstein Barone Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, and is the Edward R. Murrow Professor in press and public policy. He has a forthcoming book, The Nixon Memo, scheduled for publication in October 1994. Kalb earned a bachelor's degree at the City College of New York, and a master's degree at Harvard University. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a senior research associate of the Center for Science and International Affairs, and a member of the Executive Committee of Harvard's Russian Research Center.