Kathleen Parker, a Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist for The Washington Post, will lecture at Iowa State University on Nov. 12 as the fall 2015 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. Parker will discuss women in the 2016 presidential campaign – candidates, voters and issues – at 7:30 p.m. in Benton Auditorium of the Scheman Building, Iowa State Center. Her visit to Iowa State is sponsored by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. Describing herself as “slightly to the right of center” politically, Parker addresses politics, culture and contemporary issues in her writing and speaking engagements. Read more