Regis To Host Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Tracy Kidder

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and speaker Tracy Kidder will be the second keynote speaker of Regis College’s Elliott Lecture Liberal Arts Series.

Regis will host Tracy Kidder at the Fine Arts Center on April 16, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with a question-and-answer session and reception to follow his keynote address.  

An award-winning narrative nonfiction author, Kidder launched his exceptional career in 1981 with The Soul of a New Machine, which won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for its examination of corporate America. Additional acclaimed works include Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World and Rough Sleepers –both popular commonly read titles for hundreds of libraries, medical schools, and campuses nationwide, explore extraordinary lives and the forces shaping our world. 

"We are thrilled to welcome Tracy Kidder to Regis as part of our Elliott Lecture Series,” said Antoinette M. Hays, PhD, RN, president of Regis College. “Tracy’s ability to illuminate the complexities of the human experience through powerful storytelling aligns with our mission and challenges us to think critically and engage deeply with the world around us. 

Kidder’s program is the second of the Elliott Lectures: A Liberal Arts Lecture Series, made possible through the generous $1.2 million gift from the estate of the late and former Regis English Professor Patricia D. Elliott, PhD. The series invites speakers with insight and exposure to a broad range of topics and ideas in the liberal arts and offers different perspectives on pressing issues. 

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