Nat Hentoff, award-winning author and syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, will discuss "Free Speech at Cornell and Other Centers of Higher Learning" at Cornell on Oct. 5, at 5 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall.

Free and open to the public, the lecture is sponsored by the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Fellowship Program.

Hentoff is author of many books and articles, including novels, biographies and writings on jazz, politics and education. His most recent book is Living the Bill of Rights: How To Be An Authentic American (1998). Other books include Free Speech For Me But Not For Thee: How the American Left and Right Relentlessly Censor Each Other and Listen to the Stories: Nat Hentoff on Jazz and Country Music. He also writes a column for the Village Voice.

His awards include the National Press Foundation Award for distinguished contributions to journalism, the John Peter Zenger Award from the University of Arizona Department of Journalism for distinguished service in support of freedom of the press and the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award for his coverage of the criminal justice system.

In fall 1998, Hentoff was the Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University.

The Kops Freedom of the Press Fellowship Program was established in 1990 by Daniel W. Kops, a 1939 graduate of Cornell and former editor of The Cornell Daily Sun, to bring distinguished speakers to Ithaca annually to discuss issues relating to freedom of the press. The Kops Fellowship is hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences in cooperation with the American Studies Program.