Pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter Charles Duhigg is presenting at Aims Community College as part of the Spotlight Speaker Series on Wednesday, March 25.
Acclaimed Journalist Charles Duhigg Joins Aims Spotlight Speaker Series
February 05, 2026
The journalist replaces Sully Sullenberger as the final speaker in the 2025-2026 speaker series.
Duhigg is the author of three best-selling books, including “The Power of Habit.” He is also a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at The New Yorker Magazine, and previously worked at The New York Times Magazine. He has won the George Polk Award, the Gerald Loeb Award, the National Journalism Award, the Business News Visionary Award, and other honors. In addition to his reporting, Duhigg is a regular contributor to television and radio, including PBS NewsHour, Frontline, CBS Sunday Morning, and various programs on CNBC and NPR. Before becoming a journalist, Duhigg worked in private equity and founded a health care company in his home state of New Mexico. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and Yale College.
In his keynote lecture, Duhigg explores the science of habit formation, illustrating why we do what we do and how we can change it. He explains why the most powerful habits have emotional cores, and how tweaking even one habit can have staggering effects. Duhigg draws on several current case studies.
Spotlight Speaker Series
Ambassador Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III, the internationally recognized pilot and leadership speaker, was originally scheduled to present the Spotlight Speaker Series. Sullenberger will no longer be able to appear, as he has decided to retire, effective immediately.
Tickets are still available. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Miller Auditorium at the Aims Welcome Center, 4901 West 20th Street on the Greeley Campus.
Learn more about the series and the speakers and buy tickets at spotlightspeakerseries.com. Information regarding next year’s series will be officially announced soon.
