Luther College proudly presents the Farwell Distinguished Lecture with Nicholas Kristof, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist. Mr. Kristof is co-author with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, of "Half the Sky, Turning Oppression into Opportunity Worldwide" - a New York Times bestselling book on women's issues across the globe.

Nicholas Kristof has lived on four continents, reported on six, traveled to 140 countries, all 50 states, every Chinese province, and every main Japanese island. He is also one of the few Americans to be at least a two-time visitor to each member of the “Axis of Evil.” During his travels, he caught malaria, experienced wars, saw an Indonesian mob carrying heads on pikes, and survived an African airplane crash. He is often called the “reporter’s reporter” for his human rights advocacy and his efforts to give a voice to the voiceless.

Nicholas Kristof will be featured as the Spring Farwell Distinguished Lecture at Luther College in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall on Thursday February 2, 2012, at 7 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Major funding for the lecture is provided by the Elwin & Helen Farwell Lecture Endowment with partnership from the Luther College Center for Ethics & Public Life, Women & Gender Studies Department, and the Lucile Price Endowment.