Wall Street Journal columnist and best-selling author Peggy Noonan will give the Cutchins Distinguished Lecture at Virginia Tech on Thursday, March 25, 7:30 p.m., in Burruss Auditorium. In a talk titled “An Evening of Perspective with Peggy Noonan,” Noonan will draw on her 30-plus years in journalism to discuss American history, politics, and culture, including domestic and foreign policy, the economy, and the current administration.

The talk is free and open to the public, no tickets are required. For assistance, please call 540.231.9457; parking information is available online.

Noonan’s essays have appeared in Forbes, Time, Newsweek, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and other publications. A CBS News producer earlier in her career, Noonan is a frequent guest on political talk shows.

Noonan was a special assistant to President Ronald Reagan from 1984 to 1986 and was chief speechwriter in 1988 for George Bush when he ran for the presidency.