Roy H. Park School of Communications
Park Scholar Program
Academic Programming
Speaker Series
Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, chats with Park scholar Erika Spaet.
NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson also recently visited with students.
Park scholars enjoy extraordinary opportunities to meet and learn from today's leaders in print and broadcast media through special programs scheduled throughout the year, including
The Park Distinguished Visitor Series
Each year, with generous funding from the Park Foundation, the Roy H. Park School of Communications hosts an individual representing one or more of the significant professions associated with the communications industry for a three-day residency. Park scholars often share a meal with these guests while engaging in informal question-and-answer sessions. Past distinguished visitors include
Bill Moyers, broadcast journalist
Robert Fisk, print journalist
John Seely Brown, author, humanistic technologist, former chief scientist and director of Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC, Inc.)
Michael Eric Dyson, author and cultural critic
A Decade of Achievement:
The Park Scholars' Tenth Anniversary Speaker Series
Other guest speakers visited Ithaca College recently as part of the Park Scholar Program's tenth anniversary speaker series, including
Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter
Danny Green ’85, co-creator of The Smoking Gun website
Norman Solomon, columnist and author