National Public Radio’s award-winning legal affairs correspondent, Nina Totenberg, will provide the commencement address for the DePaul University College of Law at 2:30 p.m., June 12 . Totenberg also will receive an honorary law degree at the ceremony which will take place a t the McCormick Place Convention Center, Lakeside Center, Level Three, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive.

A regular contributor to National Public Radio’s (NPR) "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered," Totenberg has been widely recognized and honored for her expert coverage of the U. S. Supreme Court and legal affairs. She is also a correspondent for ABC’s "Nightline" and a regular panelist on "Inside Washington," a weekly syndicated public affairs television program produced in the nation’s capital.

"Totenberg brings a wealth of experience covering the types of issues many of our graduates will encounter when they are engaged in the practice of law at all levels," remarked Teree E. Foster, dean of the College of Law. "She is a superb journalist whose integrity and legal acumen are outstanding."

It was Totenberg who, in 1991, broke the story about Anita Hill’s allegations of sexual harassment by then U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Totenberg’s report riveted the nation and led the Senate Judiciary Committee to re-open Thomas’ Supreme Court nomination hearings to consider Hill’s charges. NPR won the prestigious Peabody Award for its gavel-to-gavel coverage of the hearings, which was anchored by Totenberg, and for her reports and exclusive interview with Hill.

A frequent contributor to major newspapers and periodicals, Totenberg’s articles have appeared in such publications as the New York Times Magazine, The Harvard Law Review, the Christian Science Monitor and New York Magazine. She also has been a legal affairs correspondent for the "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" and is a regular panelist on "To The Contrary," a PBS weekly news analysis program.

Prior to joining NPR in 1975, Totenberg served as Washington editor of the New Times Magazine, where she is best remembered for her story, "The Ten Dumbest Members of Congress." She also has worked as a legal affairs correspondent for the National Observer, where she wrote an often-quoted profile of J. Edgar Hoover that prompted the late FBI director to attempt to have her fired.

Included in the long list of awards and honors that Totenberg has received are the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Silver Baton, the coveted Sidney Hillman Foundation Award, the Headliner Award and the Armstrong Award. She also has received the American Bar Association Award six times for her continued excellence in legal reporting.

Founded in 1912, the DePaul University College of Law has approximately 750 full-time and 350 part-time students. Graduate degrees are offered in taxation and health law.

The College of Law is also the home of the Center for Church/State Studies, the Health Law Institute, the International Human Rights Law Institute and the Center for Law and Science.

College of Law graduates have a tradition of public and professional service, and they can be found working in all areas of the legal field from judges and lawyers in private practice to members of public interest groups and prosecutors and defenders.

Note to Editors: Reporters interested in covering Totenberg’s address should contact Valerie Phillips.