The Catholic Writer Today - Dana Gioia

Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies Plumleigh Lecture Series

• Date:
  Tuesday, November 15, 2011
  
• Time:
  6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
• Organizer:
  Shelia Garrison
• Campus:
  University Park Campus
• Venue:
  Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC)
• Room:
  Admissions Classroom - 2nd Floor
• Cost:
  Free
• Phone:
  213-740-1864
• Email:
  skgarris@usc.edu

Summary:

Dana Gioia,the Judge Widney Professor of Poetry and Public Culture at USC and former Chariman of the National Endowment for the Arts, will give a talk on "The Catholic Writer Today"

Description:

Dana Gioia holds the Judge Widney Professor of Poetry and Public Culture at the University of Southern California. Gioia’s university-wide appointment includes affiliations with the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, USC Thornton School of Music, USC Marshall School of Business, and USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development.

Gioia was named chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in 2003 by President George W. Bush and served two terms before stepping down in 2009; he was twice confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate. He is credited with revitalizing the once-embattled federal agency and gaining broad, bipartisan support in Congress and across the country for public funding of the arts. With a focus on access and education, he created the largest public programs in the NEA’s history and expanded the agency’s grant making to reach underserved communities across the nation.