Join the University of Iowa College of Law for the Spring 2027 Levitt Lecture, a conversation with Eugene Robinson, at Hancher Auditorium. The conversation will be moderated by Iowa Public Radio's talk show host, Ben Kieffer. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are free to the general public and will be available through the Hancher Box Office on February 9, 2027.

Eugene Robinson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, political analyst for MSNBC, and author whose career has spanned more than four decades in American journalism. A longtime columnist for The Washington Post, he earned the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his coverage of the 2008 presidential election. Born and raised in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Robinson’s experiences growing up during the Civil Rights Movement shaped his perspective and reporting. After graduating from the University of Michigan, where he became the first Black co-editor-in-chief of The Michigan Daily, he began his journalism career at the San Francisco Chronicle before joining The Washington Post in 1980.

Over the course of his career, Robinson held numerous leadership and reporting roles at The Washington Post, including city editor, foreign editor, South America correspondent, and associate editor. He is the author of three books exploring race, culture, and politics, with a fourth memoir, Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal American History, scheduled for publication in 2026. Robinson also served on the Pulitzer Prize Board, including a term as chairman, and has been recognized with induction into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame. Following two decades as a columnist, he departed The Washington Post in 2025.