Pete Hamill, distinguished writer-in-residence in New York University’s Department of Journalism and author of Downtown: My Manhattan, will deliver NYU’s eighth annual Irving H. Jurow Lecture, “What New York Can Teach the Rest of the World,” on Tues., March 1, at 5:30 p.m. in NYU’s Hemmerdinger Hall, Silver Center (100 Washington Square East). The event is free and open to the public. His talk will explore how immigrants made New York the city that it is and the ways in which many countries are now struggling with immigration issues of their own.
Who: Pete Hamill, distinguished writer-in-residence in New York University’s Department of Journalism and author of Downtown: My Manhattan
What: NYU’s eighth annual Irving H. Jurow Lecture, “What New York Can Teach the Rest of the World”
When: Tues., March 1, at 5:30 p.m.
Where: NYU’s Hemmerdinger Hall, Silver Center (100 Washington Square East)
The Irving H. Jurow Lecture is the premier endowed annual event at NYU’s College of Arts and Science. It honors the memory of one of New York University’s most distinguished and most generous alumni, Irving H. Jurow, and brings to the university community, under the auspices of the College, leading intellectual, and cultural figures.
Reporters interested in attending the lecture must contact James Devitt, Office of Public Affairs, at (212) 998-6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu. The general public should contact (212) 998-8100 for more information.