The University of Miami and Northern Trust are privileged to present renowned CNN anchor Anderson Cooper as our distinguished guest for the Northern Trust Lecture 2008 Senior Convocation. This annual academic gathering brings world-renowned leaders to campus to share their intellectual insights and inspiring accomplishments with students, faculty, and staff.

Anderson Cooper is widely known for his courageous and compassionate coverage of high-profile events all over the world. He currently anchors Anderson Cooper 360° on CNN. Affiliated with CNN since December 2001, Cooper also provides reports for CBS’s 60 Minutes.

Cooper has won numerous awards, including several Emmys, for his reporting on events such as the tsunami in Southeast Asia, the Bosnian civil war, and the famine in Somalia. In 2007, Cooper produced and hosted Planet in Peril, a four-hour CNN documentary about environmental issues. His varied experiences and penetrating insights promise a lively, thought-provoking exploration of global affairs and contemporary media.

Cooper is also the author of Dispatches from the Edge, a bestselling memoir about his experiences in international news. His varied experiences and penetrating insights promise a lively, thought-provoking exploration of global affairs and contemporary media.

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