Political commentator E.J. Dionne to deliver spring Pierce Lecture, March 25

Acclaimed journalist, NPR commentator, and columnist for The Washington Post, E.J. Dionne will present“Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent” on Tuesday, March 25, at 8 p.m., in Schneebeck Concert Hall, as part of the Susan Resneck Pierce Lecture series. His Washington Post column runs in more than 100 newspapers in the United States and abroad, and he's the author of five books, including the best-selling Why Americans Hate Politics (1991), which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Admission to the lecture is free for faculty and staff members, but tickets are required. Tickets are available at the Info Center.