WHO: Political analyst Donna Brazile
WHAT: Free lecture, “A Time to Serve”
WHEN: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Janikies Theatre, Bryant University, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (March 29, 2010) – Veteran political strategist Donna Brazile (http://donnabrazile.com/), considered one of the most powerful women in Washington, D.C., will present a public lecture titled “A Time to Serve” at Bryant University on Thursday, April 1, at 7 p.m. in Janikies Theater on the Bryant University campus, 1150 Douglas Pike.

The lecture is free, but tickets are required. A limited number of tickets are available to the public. They can be reserved beginning Monday, March 29, by calling 401-531-6664.

REPORTERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS: If you would like to cover Brazile’s lecture, please contact Tracie Sweeney, director of public relations, so that she can secure media passes for you.

Brazile became the first African American to direct a major presidential campaign when she led Al Gore’s bid in 2000. She is a syndicated columnist, a weekly contributor and political commentator on CNN, and a frequent contributor to National Public Radio’s “Political Corner.” She also appeared regularly on ABC’s “This Week” news show. She chairs the Democratic National Committee’s Voting Rights Institute and serves as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and the University of Maryland.

The lecture is sponsored by Bryant University’s Student Arts and Speaker Series.

Contact:
Tracie Sweeney / tsweeney@bryant.edu
Bryant University, Smithfield, RI
(401) 232-6183
Online newsroom: http://blogs.bryant.edu/newsroom/?p=431