Connie Schultz

Connie Schultz
Schultz in 2010
BornJuly 21, 1957 (age 67)[1][2][citation needed]
Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S.[3]
Alma materKent State University[4]
Spouse
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(m. 2004)​
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AwardsPulitzer Prize (2005)
Scripps Howard Award (2005)

Connie Schultz (born July 21, 1957) is an American writer, journalist, and educator. Schultz has been a columnist for several publications. After several years as a freelance writer, Schultz became a columnist at Cleveland's daily newspaper, The Plain Dealer, a role she held from 1993 to 2011, winning the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary[6] for "her pungent columns that provided a voice for the underdog and underprivileged". She also wrote for USA Today and had a syndicated column for Creators Syndicate.

Schultz is also a journalism professor. After several years at Kent State University, her alma mater, Schultz now teaches journalism at Denison University.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nvdaily/schultz-abortion was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Connie Schultz". Ohio Center for the Book. Cleveland Public Library. June 27, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Terry, Shelley (November 30, 2018). "Ashtabula native Connie Schultz honored with signs". Star Beacon. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Connie Schultz". Kent State University. June 7, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Schultz, Connie (July 15, 2014). "Why I Came Home to Cleveland". Politico.
  6. ^ "The 2005 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Commentary: Connie Schultz of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland".