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 New
York Times journalist David Gonzalez, who in the 1990s was listed as one
of the nation's 100 most influential Hispanics by the Hispanic Business
Magazine, will visit California State University, Fresno on April 11.
Gonzalez, who will address the importance of civic engagement and
community involvement, will speak from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Leon S.
and Pete P. Peters Educational Center located in the Student Recreation
Center (at the corner of Shaw and Woodrow avenues). The event, which is
sponsored by Associated Students, Inc. and is part of their campus
readership program, is free of charge and open to Fresno State students
and the community.
Gonzalez joined the New York Times in September 1990 and has served in
several roles including the Bronx bureau chief, Caribbean and Central
America bureau chief, Metro religion reporter and also as a general
assignment reporter. He also teaches community reporting at the Columbia
University Graduate School of Journalism, where he has been a frequent
guest lecturer.
Before beginning a career in journalism, Gonzalez worked for several
non-profit agencies active in New York City's Latino and
African-American communities. He was also the project coordinator at En
Foco, a Bronx-based arts group that supports emerging Latino
photographers. Prior to working for The Times, he worked for Newsweek
from 1983 until 1990, serving as a correspondent in New York, Detroit
and Miami.
For more information, contact Russel Statham, ASI vice president of
finance, at 559.278.2656 or at
rdstatham@csufresno.edu.
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