Previous Speakers for the Caulfield Lecture Series

  • 1988: Jon Franklin, Author
  • 1989: J. Anthony Lukas, Journalist
  • 1990: Russell Baker, Journalist
  • 1991: Alice Steinbach, Journalist
  • 1992: Richard Ben Cramer, Pulitzer Prize reporter
  • 1993: Jonathan Yardley, Book critic and columnist
  • 1994: Martin Walker, U.S. Bureau Chief, The Guardian in London
  • 1995: Richard Harwood, Editorial columnist, The Washington Post
  • 1996: Ellen Hume, PBS
  • 1997: Gregory Kane, Columnist
  • 1998: David Shipler, Author
  • 1999: Michael Schudson, Professor and author
  • 2000: David Maraniss, Journalist and biographer
  • 2001: James Carey, Columbia University
  • 2002: Rev. Thomas Reese, S.J., Editor, America
  • 2003: James Fallows, Editor, The Atlantic Monthly
  • 2004: Jeremy Rifkin, Author and commentator
  • 2005: Tom Fenton, CBS correspondent
  • 2006: Jules Witcover, Political columnist
  • 2007: Mark Bowden, Author and journalist
  • 2008: Gene Roberts, Author and journalist
  • 2009: Robert Marshall, Jr., Journalist
  • 2010: Frank Sesno, Professor and journalist
  • 2011: David Plots, Journalist and Editor, Slate.com
  • 2012: Dan Rodricks, Columnist and host
  • 2013: Ari Shapiro, NPR White House correspondent 
  • 2014: Christine Brennan, USA Today Sports columnist
  • 2015: Kara Swisher, Executive editor, Recode
  • 2016: Kai Jackson & Jennifer Gilbert, Fox 45 Evening News, WBFF-TV
  • 2017: Trif Alatzas, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Baltimore Sun Media Group
  • 2018: April Ryan, White House reporter for American Urban Radio Networks, and CNN Political Analyst
  • 2019: Sam Davis, Managing Editor, Baltimore Sun Media
  • 2022: Weijia Jiang, Senior White House Correspondent, CBS News
  • 2023: Aman Azhar, Christine Condon, Rona Kobel, John Lee, Kasha Patel, Journalists
  • 2024: Curt Guyette, Lindsey Smith (Investigative Journalists)
  • 2025: Karen Chavez (Executive Editor), Danielle Van Pelt (Broadcast Meteorologist), Danny Zawodny (Corps Member)

Event Information

Tuesday March 24, 2026

Panelists:
Juana Summers, NPR Co-Host
Annie Karni, NYT Journalist, Co-Author of Mad House
Luke Broadwater, NYT Journalist, Co-Author of Mad House

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