Newsweek Editor Fareed Zakaria Delivers Albion College Commencement Address
Monday, May 7, 2007

Reported by Jake Weber

NOTE: Fareed Zakaria has canceled his commencement appearance due to last-minute transportation problems.

ALBION, Mich. — Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaria will deliver the Commencement address to Albion College’s 2007 graduating class. Albion College’s 2007 Commencement takes place Saturday, May 12, at 11 a.m. on the College’s Quadrangle (rain location: Albion College Dow Recreation Complex).

Zakaria currently serves as the editor of Newsweek International, overseeing all Newsweek’s editions abroad. He writes a regular column for Newsweek, hosts the new weekly PBS show, “Foreign Exchange,” and regularly appears on ABC News’ “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”

Zakaria’s post 9/11 cover story for Newsweek, “Why They Hate Us,” won a slew of national and international journalism awards. He is widely respected by the general public and his peers for his keen understanding of international political and economic issues.

Albion College’s Commencement is free and open to the public, except in the case of inclement weather. If Commencement is moved indoors, to the Dow Recreation Complex, it will be a ticketed event. The final decision for the Commencement location will be made at 6 a.m. Saturday, May 12. After that time, the Albion College Office of Campus Safety will announce the location, and can be reached at 517/629-1234.

For more information, contact the Albion College Office of Alumni and Parent Relations, 517/629-0448 or mstarkey@albion.edu.

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