The University of Southern Indiana will host writer and journalist Craig Fehrman

The University of Southern Indiana will host writer and journalist Craig Fehrman ‘07 to speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 in the USI Performance Center. He will discuss his book, Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote, which explores the historical and biographical writings of the American presidents. The event is hosted by the USI College of Liberal Arts and the USI Foundation, along with Indiana Humanities, and is open to the public at no charge. Light refreshments will be served pre-event.

Fehrman, who double majored in English and psychology during his time at USI, spent more than a decade writing and researching his first book, which The Wall Street Journal called “one of the best books on the American presidency to appear in recent years.” He was born and raised in southern Indiana and currently lives in Bloomington, Indiana, with his wife and children. Fehrman is an adjunct lecturer at the Media School at Indiana University, Bloomington. In addition to Author in Chief, which was also a finalist for the Marfield Prize, Fehrman has edited an anthology, The Best Presidential Writing, and is currently finishing his next book which takes a revisionary look at the explorations of Lewis and Clark.

FOOTNOTE: Founded in 1965, the University of Southern Indiana enrolls nearly 9,200 dual credit, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students in more than 130 areas of study. A public higher education institution, located on a beautiful 1,400-acre campus in Evansville, Indiana, USI offers programs through the College of Liberal Arts, Romain College of Business, College of Nursing and Health Professions and the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. The University offers study-abroad opportunities in more than 60 countries and hosts international students from around the globe. USI is a Carnegie Foundation Community Engaged University and offers continuing education and special programs to more than 15,000 participants annually through Outreach and Engagement. USI is online at USI.edu.