Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times' columnist and co-author of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, Nicholas Kristof, will speak at 1 p.m., March 9, in in the 1700 South Patterson Building on the University of Dayton River Campus. His talk is co-sponsored by the University of Dayton's Social Justice Convention: Consciousness Rising, which raises awareness about human trafficking. A book signing will follow. Free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. The 2012-13 University of Dayton Speaker Series brings us a diverse group of distinguished scholars, activists and artists dedicated to a common theme: "Education for Transformation."