Leslie G. Rude Lecture

The Leslie G. Rude Memorial Lecture

Leslie G. Rude was an outstanding Hartwick College faculty member and administrator. Following his death in 1998, Professor Emerita Norma Hutman and Marion Rude established the Leslie G. Rude Memorial Lecture Series to reflect his passionate interest in political science and public speaking, and his commitment to public life.

The Leslie G. Rude Memorial Lecture features a prominent speaker with expertise to share ideas with students, faculty, and community members about issues pertinent to the current political climate.

2024 Leslie G. Rude Memorial Lecture

 Mike McIntire ’85, P’13, P’21

“Investigative Journalism and Democracy”

Thursday, February 22

4 p.m.
Anderson Theatre

The New York Times Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and Hartwick alumnus Mike McIntire discussed the importance of investigative journalism in maintaining a strong democracy drawing on his multiple prize winning investigations, which include a series on the hidden financial incentives behind police traffic stops, covert Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, and obtaining and reporting on Donald Trump’s tax returns during the 2020 presidential campaign.

 

Mike McIntire speaking in Anderson Theater, Hartwick College
Mike McIntire speaking in Anderson Theater, Hartwick College
Mike McIntire talking with Hartwick College Interim President, James Mullen

Mike McIntire '85

Mike McIntire is a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter at The New York Times. He has been a part of investigative teams reporting on the hidden financial incentives behind police traffic stops, covert Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, and obtaining and reporting on Donald Trump’s tax returns during the 2020 presidential campaign. McIntire was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for reporting that led to his book, "Champions Way: Football, Florida and the Lost Soul of College Sports,” which explores corruption in college sports. His forthcoming book, “Lethal Freedoms: The Rise of Gun Culture and the Fracturing of America” examines the politics, ideology and business of firearms.

Mike McIntire graduated from Hartwick with a degree in political science in 1985. Two of his children also graduated from Hartwick with degrees in political science, Meg McIntire ‘13 and Ryan McIntire ‘21. 

After graduating from Hartwick, McIntire worked as a reporter and editor for several newspapers in Connecticut. When he worked for The Hartford Courant, he shared a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news reporting and was a Pulitzer finalist for investigative reporting on medical malpractice. He was awarded the Scripps Howard Foundation National Public Service Award for his work exposing corruption in Connecticut.  

Since joining The New York Times in 2003, he has worked for the national investigations unit and the metro desk, producing stories on a wide range of subjects, including presidential politics, terrorism, Wall Street bailouts, and the NRA. He has taught journalism at New York University since 2004, and was a 2019 Ferris Visiting Professor of Journalism at Princeton University.  

Past Lectures Include:

  • Zoe Oxley, “This One’s for the Boys: How Gendered Political Socialization Limits Girls’ Political Ambition and Interest”
  • Caitlin (Dwyer) Jewitt ’06, Ph.D., “Primary Rules and the 2020 Presidential Nomination”
  • Charles S. Crow ’72, J.D., “Justice, Philanthropy, and Luck: Fighting to Free “The Convicted Innocent”
  • Michael Young ’83, “Mid-Century Resilience in the Face of Climate Extremes and Population Growth: How Lessons From the Lone Star State Can Benefit the Nation”
  • James L. Seward ’73, H’99, “Politics, Protests and PR: Public service in the age of fake news, alt-left vs. alt-right, and Twitter wars”
  • Mark Green, “The New Progressive Majority vs. The Fringe Fourth: Dems and Trends”
  • Kira Sanbonmatsu, “More Women Can Run”
  • John Zogby, “The First Globals and the Changing Demographics of America”
  • Maria Sirois ’82, “The Authentic Voice, The Authentic Life”
  • Francis ‘Buck’ Rodgers H’82, “The Essence of Leadership”

Questions?

For more information, contact Professor of Political Science, Laurel Elder, elderl@hartwick.edu.