Joel Stein, a TIME senior editorial staff member known for his irreverence and appeal to young readers, will visit California State University, Chico as a distinguished visiting professor Feb. 6 and 7, 2001.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Prior to going to TIME, Stein was sports editor and columnist at Time Out New York for two years. Stein has gained attention for his efforts to expand TIME's 4.1 million circulation, which has remained stagnant since 1994. One key to their future guaranteed readership is to gather younger readers into the fold. Lyn Lepre, CSU, Chico assistant professor of journalism, worked with Stein at Martha Stewart Living magazine. The thing I believe the public will find most interesting about Joel Stein is that he is a regular person with an amazing job.