The unexpected death this week of David Halberstam left a sudden vacancy at the commencement podium of Brandeis University, where the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer was to have delivered a graduation address on May 20. But Brandeis has quickly come up with a substitute: Thomas L. Friedman, the New York Times columnist and the recipient of three Pulitzers, will speak instead, the university announced on Thursday. Mr. Friedman will be a busy man that weekend. On May 19 he will deliver the commencement address at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. —Andrew Mytelka
April 27, 2007
Brandeis U. Finds New Commencement Speaker on Short Notice
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