University of Saint Mary of the Lake

Hillsdale College Announces Commencement Speaker Bishop Robert Barron

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Hillsdale College is pleased to announce that Bishop Robert Barron will address the class of 2023 during the Colleges 171st commencement ceremony.

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  • Hillsdale College is pleased to announce that Bishop Robert Barron will address the class of 2023 during the Colleges 171st commencement ceremony.
  • It holds firmly to the Christian teachings of time immemorial, said Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn.
  • Barron is bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester (Minnesota) and founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
  • Hillsdale College is an independent, nonsectarian, Christian liberal arts college located in southern Michigan.

First Annual Pattis Family Foundation Chicago Book Award to Be Presented to Dawn Turner for Three Girls from Bronzeville

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

CHICAGO, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Newberry Library and The Pattis Family Foundation are pleased to announce the winner of the first annual Pattis Family Foundation Chicago Book Award. Dawn Turner, author of Three Girls from Bronzeville, will receive the award, which celebrates works that transform public understanding of Chicago, its history, and its people. 

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  • CHICAGO, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Newberry Library and The Pattis Family Foundation are pleased to announce the winner of the first annual Pattis Family Foundation Chicago Book Award.
  • Dawn Turner, author of Three Girls from Bronzeville, will receive the award, which celebrates works that transform public understanding of Chicago, its history, and its people.
  • "Dawn Turner's storytelling embodies the spirit of the Pattis Chicago Book Award, which seeks to advance understanding of our city among readers.
  • The Pattis Family Foundation Chicago Book Award is open to writers working in a variety of genres, including history, biography, social sciences, poetry, drama, graphic novels, and fiction.