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Burke Lectureship on Religion and Society presents E. J. Dionne: Can Overcoming Loneliness & Isolation Heal a Divided America?

  • Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
  • @
  • 5:30 p.m.
  • 5:30 p.m.
  • The Jeannie on the UC San Diego Campus
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About the Event

UC San Diego is hosting distinguished Georgetown University professor and prominent journalist E.J. Dionne as a part of the Spring 2024 Burke Lectureship on Religion and Society. His two-hour lecture advocates for bridging societal divides by addressing issues like social isolation and loneliness, inviting the audience to contemplate solutions for transcending political boundaries.

E.J. Dionne is a long-time op-ed columnist for The Washington Post and a respected political commentator. He is also a distinguished university professor in the Foundations of Democracy and Culture at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy and a senior fellow and W. Averell Harriman Chair in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He has authored nine books, including the New York Times Bestseller “Why the Right Went Wrong.”

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