Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Ellen Goodman reflected on her journalism career and life lessons learned as the Margo Johnson lecturer in March. The Margo Johnson Lecture, named for the headmistress of Milton Academy’s Girls’ School from 1941 to 1982, brings accomplished women to Milton’s campus.
“Even if newspapers diminish, news is expanding, and the places we can write are also expanding. People need trusted guides to help them understand the speed of change. There is no better way to grow up in our society than as an observer, a chronicler, a writer, someone paying attention and sharing with others what’s going on. There really is no more interesting life than asking questions about your world.”