Thomas Friedman, a New York Times columnist and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, will deliver this year’s Founders Day Student Address, the Washington University Alumni Association announced Wednesday.

Friedman, the New York Times’ foreign affairs columnist since 1995, has also acted as the paper’s chief White House correspondent, chief diplomatic correspondent, Beirut and Jerusalem bureau chief, and an international economics correspondent.

His speech will take place on Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. as part of the University’s Founders Day events.

Several surveyed students stated that they planned to attend, including sophomore Natalie Johnson.

“I definitely think that I would go to the speaker. I don’t know too much about him, but it makes me want to read more of his pieces,” Johnson said.

Other students who are more familiar with Friedman’s work are happy to have the opportunity to see the columnist at the University.

“I read his pieces in the New York Times often, and I’m planning on going to his speech. I think he writes with clarity and conviction, and while I don’t always agree with him, I enjoy his perspective,” sophomore Lena Bradtke-Litwack said.

However, not all students who read the New York Times plan to attend the address. Sophomore Billie Mandelbaum noted that even though she regularly reads the newspaper, she typically does not read Friedman’s work.

“I’m not a huge Thomas Friedman fan—in fact, I tend to skip over his columns when I read the New York Times. However, I would imagine many students interest[ed] in foreign policy will want to see him speak,” Mandelbaum said.