President’s Distinguished Lecture Series: Colson Whitehead
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📚 Spend an Inspiring Afternoon with One of America’s Most Celebrated Authors
Kean University’s President’s Distinguished Lecture Series welcomes Colson Whitehead, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author and one of only four writers to win two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction.
Whitehead received the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for The Underground Railroad. His acclaimed novel The Nickel Boys earned him a second Pulitzer Prize. His latest bestselling Harlem trilogy includes Harlem Shuffle, Crook Manifesto and the newly published Cool Machine.
A MacArthur Fellow and recipient of the National Humanities Medal, Whitehead has created a remarkable body of work exploring history, race, ambition, injustice and the complicated American experience.
🗓️ Monday, February 8, 2027
🕟 4:30 p.m.
📍 NAAB Auditorium at Kean University
🎟️ General public and Kean alumni: $23
Kean students, faculty and staff may reserve one complimentary ticket, subject to availability. Advance reservations are required.
Join us for a rare opportunity to hear from a master storyteller whose unforgettable writing challenges how we understand our history—and ourselves.
Learn more and reserve tickets:
https://keanstage.com/colson-whitehead/
#ColsonWhitehead #KeanStage #KeanUniversity #PresidentsDistinguishedLectureSeries #PulitzerPrize #TheUndergroundRailroad #TheNickelBoys #AuthorTalk #NewJerseyEvents
Kean University’s President’s Distinguished Lecture Series welcomes Colson Whitehead, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author and one of only four writers to win two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction.
Whitehead received the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for The Underground Railroad. His acclaimed novel The Nickel Boys earned him a second Pulitzer Prize. His latest bestselling Harlem trilogy includes Harlem Shuffle, Crook Manifesto and the newly published Cool Machine.
A MacArthur Fellow and recipient of the National Humanities Medal, Whitehead has created a remarkable body of work exploring history, race, ambition, injustice and the complicated American experience.
🗓️ Monday, February 8, 2027
🕟 4:30 p.m.
📍 NAAB Auditorium at Kean University
🎟️ General public and Kean alumni: $23
Kean students, faculty and staff may reserve one complimentary ticket, subject to availability. Advance reservations are required.
Join us for a rare opportunity to hear from a master storyteller whose unforgettable writing challenges how we understand our history—and ourselves.
Learn more and reserve tickets:
https://keanstage.com/colson-whitehead/
#ColsonWhitehead #KeanStage #KeanUniversity #PresidentsDistinguishedLectureSeries #PulitzerPrize #TheUndergroundRailroad #TheNickelBoys #AuthorTalk #NewJerseyEvents
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