Noted journalists, Haygood and Goodman, to visit local colleges next week

Two noted journalists, Wil Haygood and AmyGoodman, will lecture and sign their new books at central Ohio universities next week.

Columbus native and New York Times bestselling author Wil Haygood will speak Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at Ohio Dominican University about his new book, Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination that Changed America. Haygood’s speech is scheduled in Alumni Hall on ODU’s  main campus, 1216 Sunbury Road in northeast Columbus. For more information, visit Ohio Dominican’s website at http://tiny.cc/mju98x

Award-winning investigative journalist, author and syndicated columnist Amy Goodman will come to Otterbein University’s campus to speak about the role of independent media in promoting social change, peace and justice on Monday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville. The lecture will be followed by a book signing at 9 p.m. in neighboring Roush Hall, 27 S. Grove St.  For more information, visit Otterbein’s website at http://tiny.cc/w5t98x