Union Board and Themester present A Conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones at IU Auditorium. This 2022 Lou Mervis Distinguished Lecture event will feature a keynote by Hannah-Jones followed by a moderated Q&A session.

Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine.  The book version of The 1619 Project was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller.  Hannah-Jones has spent her career investigating racial inequality and injustice and her reporting has earned her the MacArthur Fellowship, known as the Genius grant, a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards, and the National Magazine Award three times. 

Don’t miss Nikole Hannah-Jones as part of the Lou Mervis Distinguished Lecture, Union Board’s biggest lecture of the year! This event is open only to IU students, faculty, staff, and community.

Thank you to these additional sponsors: Hutton Honors College, IU Bookstore, The Media School, Maurer School of Law, The Media School, and the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs.