The 2025 Stowe Lecture Series Presents: Gregory Gransden

Please join the LSA Honors Program on Monday, March 31 at 6:00 pm (ET) in the Michigan League's Michigan Room.

From a spur-of-the-moment decision to learn Russian while a sophomore at the University of Toronto, to the streets of Moscow during the collapse of the Soviet Union, Gransden will explore his previous adventures across the world, having lived and worked in Istanbul, Moscow, Vienna, and Mexico City, doing everything from international journalism to filmmaking. His reporting assignments have included war, dictatorship, political upheaval, popular culture, nationalism, civil strife, and economic collapse. How exactly does one break into the job market for foreign correspondent work? What steps and strategies might a young professional adapt to seamlessly transition between careers? Gransden’s Stowe Lecture will unpack these questions while also touching on the work of other celebrated journalists such as Ryszard Kapuscinski and Alastair Cooke. 

Greg Gransden is a Montreal-based writer, director, and journalist who was educated at the University of Toronto, Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and the American Film Institute. After his long stint as a foreign correspondent in various countries, he moved back to Canada and settled in Montreal. His work has appeared on the Discovery Channel, National Geographic International, History Television, and others.

Interested in attending in person? No registration is needed.

Michigan League, Michigan Room:

911 N University Ave

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Driving directions can be found here. 

Parking:

Metered parking is available on Thayer, Washington and other streets surrounding the Michigan League. There is also a public parking lot on Maynard Street, three blocks west of the Union. There are two handicapped parking spots in the circle drive of the North University Avenue building entrance.

Building Accessibility:

The League is accessible through the North University building entrance, and there is a wheelchair accessible elevator in the center of the building. 

Not able to join in person? We have a Zoom webinar!