Monday, January 20 – January Series Calvin University – JONATHAN EIG 12:30 p.m.

Jonathan Eig – King: A Life

Jonathan Eig will discuss his most recent title, “King: A Life,” which earned him the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. He’ll explore Martin Luther King Jr. as a deep thinker, brilliant strategist, and committed leader of one of history’s greatest movements. Jonathan will also explain why King’s demands for justice remain as urgent today as they were in his lifetime.

At age 16, Jonathan Eig began his writing career working for his hometown newspaper, The Rockland County (NY) Journal News, He went on to study journalism at Northwestern University before becoming a reporter for notable news outlets, including The New Orleans Times-Picayune, The Dallas Morning News, Chicago Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal.  

Follow Jonathan on Facebook, Instagram, and X, or learn more about him at www.jonathaneig.com.  

With appreciation for today’s underwriter:

Larry & Mary Gerbens, Liza & Khan Nedd, The Howard Miller Company

This lecture will be broadcast live at the Dogwood Center from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Admission is free.

For more information on the Calvin University January Series click here.

The Dogwood Center, a remote site for the Calvin University January Series, is supported in part by the Fremont Area Community Foundation.