Abiding Hunger: Book Talk with Author Roger Thurow

Event details Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Location: W115 Turner Hall Type: Lecture About this event General Events Calendar home Calendar search Share on Facebook Tweet Email add to calendar contact add an event Event subscriptions General Events Abiding Hunger: Book Talk with Author Roger Thurow Abiding Hunger: Book Talk with Author Roger Thurow Oct 14, 2026 4:00 - 5:00 pm W115 Turner Hall Lecture Sponsor ACES Office of International Programs Registration RSVP Requested Contact Lauren Karplus E-Mail lkarpl2@illinois.edu Views 81 Originating Calendar ACES Office of International Programs Lectures Join ACES Office of International Programs for a discussion with author Roger Thurow about his new book “Abiding Hunger: An American Paradox.” Roger Thurow is a journalist and author who writes about the persistence of hunger and malnutrition in our world as well as global agriculture and food policy. He was a reporter at the Wall Street Journal for 30 years. He is, with Scott Kilman, the author of Enough: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty , which won the Harry Chapin Why Hunger book award, as well as three other books on world hunger. He is a recipient of Action Against Hunger’s Humanitarian Award. Official event details: https://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/7/33564319