Jamison Lecture

The power of truth: an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Jodi Kantor

10th annual Jamison Lecture

April 10, 2025, 7 p.m.
Phyllis J. Bridges Auditorium in the Student Union at Hubbard Hall.

This year’s speaker is Jodi Kantor, a best-selling author and prize-winning investigative reporter whose work reveals hidden truths about power, law, gender, technology and culture.

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About the Jamison Lecture

This annual event brings nationally or internationally recognized scholars or civic leaders to Texas Woman's University for a public lecture. It is made possible by the Alonzo and Elisabeth Jamison Lectureship Endowment, which assists the TWU Department of Social Sciences & Historical Studies in hosting the lecture. The late Alonzo Jamison represented Denton County in the Texas House of Representatives for 14 years, then served on the TWU faculty and as Chair of the Department of History and Government. His wife of 62 years, Elisabeth, was a TWU alumna who also taught at the university.

2016-2020 Slide Show

Sarah Weddington at the inaugural 2016 Jamison Lecture.

Attorney, legislator and presidential advisor Sarah Weddington speaking at 2016's Inaugural Jamison Lecture.

Angie Thomas, author of “The Hate U Give,” and Rose Brock, editor of “Hope Nation," speak at the 2020 Jamison Lecture.

Sylvia Garcia at the 2019 Jamison Lecture

U.S. Congresswomen Sylvia Garcia speaks with moderator Jennifer Lawless at the 2019 Jamison Lecture.

Journalists Ashley Parker and Sabrina Siddiqui at the 2018 Jamison Lecture.

Journalists Ashley Parker and Sabrina Siddiqui discuss covering the Trump presidency with KERA's Krys Boyd at the 2018 Jamison Lecture.

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