When I signed up to cover Robert Gates’ presentation at the Bryan Series, I didn’t know what to expect. Surrounded by people in suit-and-tie and dresses, I felt underdressed in my jeans. I tried to...
“We never get asked questions,” said Steve Kroft of “60 Minutes” at the Community Center during the afternoon of April 8.
That was about to change.
Both at the Q&A session on campus with...
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.
A mundane, yet legendary, opening to one of the most esteemed news shows on television: “60 Minutes.”
Soon after, viewers are graced with familiar faces...
“Contrary to news reports, poetry is not dead,” said poet Elizabeth Alexander. “It was reported dead, and it is not at all.”
Alexander took the stage Tuesday night at the War Memorial Auditorium,...
Four Emmys. Fifteen Grammys. A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in the performing arts. A Medal of Liberty from President Reagan. A National Medal of Arts from President Clinton.
Their...
Bryan Dooley, Senior Staff Writer
• April 26, 2013
“The age of the average is over,”said Thomas Friedman at the Bryan Series. “We all need to find our ‘extra’ to compete in this globalized market.”
On Tuesday, April 16, Thomas Friedman,...
Sixteen years ago this September, Thomas Friedman appeared at Guilford College for an on-campus lecture as the first speaker in what later became The Bryan Series. On April 16, 2013, Friedman will return...
Caroline Kennedy will not speak at the next Bryan Series program scheduled for March 28 as originally planned. This marks the first time a speaker has canceled their Bryan Series appearance in over 50...
The Guilford community is not one to shy away from controversy. Nay, it seems to welcome it. When Geoffrey Canada came to campus as part of the Bryan Series on Feb. 10, students did not hesitate to voice...
