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Endowed Lecture: Alexandra Petri

November 15, 2023 , 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Alexandra Petri

Endowed Lecture: Alexandra Petri
When: Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Cole Hall
Cost: This event is free and open to the public.

Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri will present an endowed lecture at Bridgewater College on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Cole Hall.

Petri’s witty and satirical reactions to current events entertain and adroitly summarize the essence of the controversy. She is the author of A.P.’s U.S. History: Important American Documents (I Made Up) and the essay collections Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why and A Field Guide to Awkward Silences. Petri joined The Washington Post as an intern in 2010 after graduating from Harvard College.

The endowed lecture is sponsored by the Harold H. Hersch Educational Fund. It is free and open to the public. A livestream of the lecture will be available at bridgewater.edu/petri.

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