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New World Disorder: Snapshots from a Journalist's Notebook

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The College of Arts and Sciences The 2021 Kenner Lecture on Cultural Understanding presents NEW WORLD DISORDER: Snapshots from a Journalist's Notebook David Ignatius Foreign Affairs Columnist, The Washington Post A globetrotting, on-the-ground journalist, David Ignatius has been making sense of the world for more than 40 years. With his unique ability to access the CIA, the Pentagon, the NSA, and Capitol Hill, Ignatius gives his readers a rare look at the world rarely covered by the evening news and takes them inside the stories and issues shaping the world. In this discussion, Ignatius draws from his long career in journalism to reflect on the current state of the world and shares his view on how we got to where we are, and where we may be headed. With the growing distrust of governments and institutions world-wide, Ignatius makes a case for the increasing importance of fact-based reporting, especially as the changing nature of journalism and the overall spread of information is jeopardizing the truth. Ignatius will also touch upon the most controversial stories he's covered recently, such as the gruesome murder of his colleague and friend, Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, and what the implications of his death mean for ties between U.S. intelligence agencies and foreign governments, bringing to light the covert, world-wide information war. The Kenner Lecture on Cultural Understanding is an endowed lecture series of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lehigh University established in 1997 by Jeffrey L. Kenner '65 '66.

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New World Disorder: Snapshots from a Journalist's Notebook
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Kenner Lectures on Cultural Understanding and Tolerance
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Creator: Ignatius, David, 1950-
Language
English
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sound recording
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lectures
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digital audio formats
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audio/mp4
Date Captured
2021-02-09
Subject (LCSH)
Journalism
Politics and government
International relations
Ignatius, . D. . 1950-. (n.d.). New World Disorder: Snapshots from a Journalist’s Notebook (1–). https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/kenner-lectures-cultural-understanding-tolerance/new-world-disorder
Ignatius, David 1950-. n.d. “New World Disorder: Snapshots from a Journalist’s Notebook”. https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/kenner-lectures-cultural-understanding-tolerance/new-world-disorder.
Ignatius, David 1950-. New World Disorder: Snapshots from a Journalist’s Notebook. https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/kenner-lectures-cultural-understanding-tolerance/new-world-disorder.

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Kenner Lectures on Cultural Understanding and Tolerance

The Kenner Lecture on Cultural Understanding and Tolerance is one of the premier events on Lehigh's calendar. It was established in 1997 by Mr. Jeffrey (Jeff) L. Kenner, who was a member of the class of 1965 as an industrial engineering major. He then earned a second degree in business in 1966 and began his career as a management consultant with Price Waterhouse and Company, later joining a Wall Street firm active in leveraged buyouts and venture capital. In 1986, he formed his own firm, Kenner & Company, Inc., which specializes in leveraged buyouts and recapitalization of closely-held companies.

Kenner's support of Lehigh has been unwavering over the years. He was chairman of the Review and Prioritization Board of Lehigh's Iacocca Institute and served on the Board of Trustees from 1995 to 2002. While a trustee, he served on the cultural affairs, development, and physical planning and plant committees.

In addition to his commitment of scholarship support for undergraduates, Kenner provided funding for a classroom in the Rauch Business Center and the Kenner Theatre in the Ulrich Student Center. He also provided financial support for the entrance road to campus and initial program endowment for the Integrated Business and Engineering undergraduate program, for which he has been a frequent lecturer. He also has been a longtime member of Lehigh's Asa Packer and Tower Societies.

The Kenner Lecture routinely brings to campus speakers that often defy our commonly held views and challenge us to see things from a new perspective. Past speakers include author Salman Rushdie, Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, and former secretary of state Madeleine Albright. Over the last few years the Kenner Lecture brought to this stage the Race Card's Michele Norris and Pulitzer-prize winning authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Bill Bradley continues that tradition.

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