Gwen Ifill Awarded Elsie Hillman Chair

| 0 comments

elsieOn April 2nd Chatham University was honored to host Gwen Ifill, the Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics’ 2014 Elsie Hillman Chair.  Ifill, who works as moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and senior correspondent and co-anchor for the PBS Newshour, delivered a speech entitled “Politics, Policy, and Reality: What’s Really Going on in Washington.”  With a long history in Washington, D.C.’s halls of power covering politics and moderating two vice-presidential debates, Ifill shared with attendees her experience and respect for women past, present, and future.

Ifill eloquently reflects on her evening spent with Elsie Hillman on PBS’ website, how she admires and deeply respects Hillman’s work in politics as a woman.  Hillman’s rise as a strong leader in Pittsburgh, PA and as a principal member of the Republican National Convention are recorded in Never a spectator : the political life of Elsie Hillman by Kathy McCauley–on the New Books display on the first floor of the JKM Library–and served as inspiration for Ifill.

Leave a Reply

Required fields are marked *.


Skip to toolbar