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THE ARC OF HISTORY IS BENDING BACKWARDS

We are delighted that Richard Stengel's (1977, English) recent 500th Anniversary Lecture, given at The Harvard Club in New York on Thursday 25 Septmber, has been adapted to appear in TIME magazine.
1 Oct 2025
Alumni
Richard Stengel speaking at the lecture in New York
Richard Stengel speaking at the lecture in New York

Richard Stengel was a Rhodes Scholar at Christ Church. In the 1990s, he collaborated with Nelson Mandela on the South African’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom. He was editor of TIME for seven years before becoming Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the Obama administration.

His most recent book is: Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation. He is the co-chair of the board of CARE, the global humanitarian organisation, and is an MSNBC analyst .

Read the article and watch the final 500th Anniversary Lecture.

 

 

 

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