Gwen Ifill Lecture with Jasmine Garsd, March 27

Jasmine Garsd to deliver the Gwen Ifill Lecture on March 27

NPR's immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd will visit St. Mary's College on Thursday, March 27 at 5 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Nancy R. and Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center. The talk is free and open to the public. 

Jasmine Garsd is an Argentine-American journalist living in New York. She is currently NPR's immigration correspondent and the host of The Last Cup. She started her career as the co-host of Alt.Latino, an NPR show about Latin music. Throughout her reporting career she's focused extensively on women's issues and immigrant communities in America. She's currently writing a book of stories about women she's met throughout her travels.

About the Gwen Ifill Lecture Series

The Gwen Ifill Lecture Series is a lecture series dedicated to honoring the legacy of the late Gwen Ifill. As a journalist, television newscaster, and author, Ms. Ifill notably was the first African American woman to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program and was also a political analyst who moderated the 2004 and 2008 vice-presidential debates. The lecture series, modeled after her belief that a robust, independent media is critical to a democratic society, will focus on ethnically diverse individuals who have made significant contributions to the social and political landscape through work in journalism and media. 

The Gwen Ifill Lecture Series speakers not only address the campus community and community at large, but also spend time while on campus interacting with our students. This exchange will aim to help students, particularly from communities of color and/or first-generation populations, understand how they can leverage their liberal arts education and strive for careers in journalism or media.

The College community anticipates benefitting from learning about the experiences of the lecture speakers, as journalists, analysts, and commentators on politics and society, especially their thoughts on race in America. At a time when discussion of social justice and racial equity have come to the forefront, the College is eager to learn about our speaker’s dedication and unwavering willingness to pursue facts and share them as a critical service to the public.