GREENVILLE, Pa.—Thiel College announces best-selling author, media personality and nationally recognized website founder Arianna Huffington will speak to students, faculty, staff and the public at 7 p.m. March 17 in Bly Hall.
Huffington will be streamed live to Thiel College as part of the National Society of Leadership and Success speaker series. The event is free and open to the public.
Huffington, a conservative commentator before switching to liberal politics and starting the Web site The Huffington Post in 2005, will share advice on redefining success, and creating a life of well-being, wisdom and wonder.
Huffington is at the forefront of new media and politics. She runs one of the world’s most successful news sites, The Huffington Post. She is the author of more than a dozen books, including "Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream" (2010). Her new book, "Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder" (March, 2014), debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
The event is sponsored by the Thiel College chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success. This is the second installment of the 2015 multi-speaker broadcast series sponsored by the Society.
About Thiel College
Thiel College is an independent college founded in the Lutheran tradition. Located in Greenville, Pa., the College offers 60 majors and minors, 24 varsity sports, and an 11:1 student-faculty ratio. The College is also home to a new Master of Science in speech-language pathology and 2Master of Business Administration. Both master’s degree programs offer innovative and accelerated five-year paths which allow students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. The speech-language pathology program also has an accelerated 15-month graduate-level program. The M.B.A. program also has a 12-month post-graduate program.A dedicated faculty paired with dynamic research and internship opportunities produce numerous graduate school and job placements. Coeducational from its beginnings, the College remains committed to combining tradition with innovation as it celebrates 150 years.