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Dan Rather to Speak at Manhattanville College's "Castle Conversations" Forum June 24
Dan Rather, whose name is synonymous with "investigative reporting," will bring his unique perspective to the news to Manhattanville June 24
Purchase, NY, May 11, 2015 -- Dan Rather, a nationally esteemed TV journalist whose name is synonymous with provocative “investigative reporting,” will be the speaker at Manhattanville College’s Castle Conversations, a speaker’s forum series, on Wednesday, June 24 at 7 PM in Reid Castle on the college’s Purchase, NY campus.
The long-time anchor of CBS News, Rather brings a unique perspective to the headlines and has covered the Kennedy assassination, the space race, political conventions, wars in Vietnam, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, and the horrific attack on New York City on September 11.
Mr. Rather believes that the “Fourth Estate – news – is being challenged and undermined on a daily basis. In the past two decades, the critical ability of a free and independent press to report on important issues locally, nationally and internationally has been severely curtailed, damaged and sometimes outright corrupted.”
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Castle Conversations, engages, challenges, and enlightens residents of Westchester and Fairfield counties with intellectual exploration from the most influential thought leaders of our time. Arianna Huffington spoke to a full house on March 25, Dan Rather speaks on June 24, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks on September 9, and Doris Kearns Goodwin finishes this year’s series on December 2.
General seating for individual events is $75. Call 914.323.1277 or go to www.castleconversations.org for tickets and additional information.
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About Manhattanville College:
Manhattanville College (www.manhattanville.edu) is an independent, co-educational liberal arts institution dedicated to academic excellence and social and civic action. Manhattanville prepares students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community. Located just 30 minutes from New York City, Manhattanville serves 1,700 undergraduate students and 1,000 graduate students from more than 50 countries and 30 states. Founded in 1841, the College offers more than 50 undergraduate areas of study in the arts and sciences, and offers graduate programs in Education, Business, Creative Writing, as well as Continuing and Executive Education programs.
