Maya Angelou to be at IU on March 1

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Maya Angelou will be lecturing at the IU Auditroium as part of IU’s 25th annual ArtsWeek.

“In collaboration with ArtsWeek, IU Auditorium is proud to continue the tradition of providing an opportunity for important voices to be heard on our campus and in our community,” said Doug Booher, director of IU Auditorium, in a press release. “Dr. Angelou’s presentation will certainly prove to be an engaging and thought-provoking conclusion to the stellar ArtsWeek lineup.”

Tickets will be given to IU students, faculty, and staff for free at 10 p.m. Monday a the IU Auditorium Box Office, according to the press release.

Born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Angelou was raised in segregated rural Arkansas. She currently lectures throughout the U.S. and abroad and is a lifetime Reynolds professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.

Angelou has authored 12 best-selling books and numerous magazine articles, earning Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award nominations and more than 30 honorary degrees. In 1993, Angelou became the second poet in U.S. history to have the honor of writing and reciting an original work (“On the Pulse of Morning”) at Bill Clinton’s presidential inauguration. The recognition from that event resulted in a “Best Spoken Word” Grammy award, according to the release.

Check Friday’s IDS for more on Angelou’s visit.