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Spreading the Word
Beginning in the spring of 2002, the Gharib lectureship—directed by CWRU’s Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism, Ted Gup—will bring a series of eminent journalists for one- to three-day residencies on CWRU’s campus. The Gharib Distinguished Lecturers will lecture, meet with students, offer consultations, and participate in both faculty and University-wide activities as well as community programs.
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| Power of the press: Susie Gharib with Ted Gup, director of the new Gharib lectureship |
Students need not wait for spring, however, for new opportunities in journalism education at CWRU. Beginning this fall, they can sign up for English 309, Topics in Journalism. Developed by the College of Arts and Sciences, this class will augment both the Gharib Lectureship and journalism education in general. The course will be taught by an adjunct professor in the field and a series of guest lecturers. It will explore the coverage of cultural offerings such as art, architecture, music, television, film, and books, as well as other topics.
In this “information age,” the Susie Gharib Distinguished Lectureship in Journalism provides an opportunity for students from all disciplines to learn about journalism and communication. For engineering students and English majors alike, the program will reinforce the importance of communication skills to career success. Students interested in journalism careers will gain insight from the firsthand experience of those in the field. All will come away with a greater understanding of the role of the media and the transmission of information in our lives. 
The Gharib Connection
Susie Gharib is one of broadcast journalism’s most recognized business news anchors. She is the New York-based co-anchor of Nightly Business Report on PBS and has been covering business news for more than twenty years in print publications and television. She is a 1972 CWRU alumna, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
IN THIS "INFORMATION AGE," THE SUSIE GHARIB DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP IN JOURNALISM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS FROM ALL DISCIPLINES TO LEARN ABOUT JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION.
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Following her graduation from CWRU, she worked as a reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. After receiving her master’s of international affairs from Columbia University, she launched her career as a business journalist at Fortune magazine. She was among a handful of financial journalists to initiate business news coverage on television. She has worked for ESPN, WABC-TV in New York, NBC, and CNBC. Ms. Gharib joined Nightly Business Report in 1998.
Susie Gharib has been named one of the nation’s 100 most influential business journalists by the editors of TJFR, an industry publication. She is also the recipient of the coveted Gracie Allen award as the top anchorwoman of the year in 2001.
The Gharib family has many ties to the University. For nearly three decades, Susie’s late father, Ali Gharib, was an assistant professor of anesthesiology at CWRU’s School of Medicine. Susie’s sisters also attended CWRU: Mohtaram Gharib Shojania (FSM ’65EX), Simin Gharib (FSM ’69; GRS ’71 and ’79, Romance languages); and Soheyla Dana Gharib (WRC ’76, MED ’79). It was through this affinity for the University that Susie, her sisters, and their mother, Homa Gharib, were inspired to establish the Susie Gharib Distinguished Lectureship in Journalism.
Direct Knowledge
Director of the Susie Gharib Distinguished Lectureship program is Ted Gup, CWRU’s Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism and a former staff writer for the Washington Post and Time magazine. A 1978 graduate of the CWRU School of Law, Prof. Gup has written for a wide range of publications, including Newsweek, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Sports Illustrated, the Los Angeles Times, and the Columbia Journalism Review.
He is a recipient of honors that include the George Polk award, the Gerald Loeb Award, and the Worth-Bingham Prize. Prof. Gup is the author of The Book of Honor: Covert Lives and Classified Deaths at the CIA (2000, Doubleday), a Washington Post bestseller, the winner of the 2000 Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, and a nominee for the Pulitzer Prize in the general nonfiction category.
TRUE BLUE CWRU
Sponsored by CWRU’s Office of University Relations and Development, True Blue CWRU is dedicated to highlighting CWRU’s supporters and what their generosity allows the University community to achieve.
This installment of True Blue CWRU was written by Heidi Adams Cool, director of communications in the Office of Development Programs.
For more information on development programs and alumni activities and events, visit the development and alumni affairs Web site at www.cwru.edu/development/alum2/.
Photograph of Prof. Gup and Ms. Gharib is by Heidi Adams Cool. |
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