Frank Bruni To Speak at Stamford's Ferguson Library

Bestselling author and New York Times columnist Frank Bruni, will be at The Ferguson Library Main Library, DiMattia Building on Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. He will be discussing his new book, Where You Go is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania.

Offering a new perspective for students and their parents of the brutal, deeply flawed college admission competition and a path out of the anxiety that it provokes, where you go isn’t who you’ll be and that the Ivy League has no monopoly on corner offices, governors’ mansions, or the most prestigious academic and scientific grants. Mr. Bruni believes that Americans need to hear that, and says it with eloquence and respect for the real promise of higher education.

“Frank Bruni has a simple message for the freaked-out high school students of America. Calm down. Where you go to college matters far, far less than what you do once you get there (and afterward). He urges families to look beyond the usual suspects and find a school that’s going to offer something more useful than a window sticker. His clear, well-researched book should be required reading for everyone caught up in the college-admissions game.” -Katie Couric

“Your worth is not determined by the university you went to. Or, in other words, ‘Where You Go is Not Who You’ll Be.’ Alleluia. That’s the exact mantra every student and parent must heed as they navigate the stressful college admissions process. I’m doing it for the fourth time and this excellent writer’s new book could not have come at a better time for me. As Frank Bruni brilliantly demonstrates, your worth is your worth and it’s yours to make wherever you go.” -Maria Shriver

Frank Bruni has been an op-ed columnist for The New York Times since 2011. He previously worked as the newspaper’s Rome bureau chief, Sunday magazine staff writer, one of its White House correspondents, and its chief restaurant critic. Bruni is the author of two bestselling books, the memoir Born Round and a chronicle of George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign, Ambling into History.

Books will be available for sale and signing. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, call 203 351-8231.

The Ferguson Library Main Library, DiMattia Building is located at the corner of Bedford and Broad Streets, Stamford.

This program is generously supported by the Friends of The Ferguson Library and co-sponsored by Stamford Public Education Foundation (SPEF)

Author photo credit: Soo-Jeong Kang.