He added that a well-disciplined mind is vital for the position, and that— though he isn’t sure what things are like at Harvard now—back when he was a student “reading widely was a priority.”
This year’s Pulitzer winners were announced on April 5, and the awards will be presented at a luncheon at Columbia on May 15.
Recipients include The New York Times, which won in the category of public service for its coverage of unsafe workplace conditions.
Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel L. Golden ’78 won in the beat reporting category for his articles on admissions preferences for the children of alumni and donors.
Steve Hahn’s A Nation Under Our Feet, which was published by Harvard University Press, won in the history category. The book is a history of black post-civil war political struggles.