Life Instagrammed: Author Kate Fagan to speak to URI students about mental health, sports, and perfectionism
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This year’s Spring Fest brings Emmy-Award winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author to campus
KINGSTON, R.I. – April 17, 2023 – The University of Rhode Island will welcome author and journalist Kate Fagan to the Kingston Campus Wednesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place in Edwards Hall, 64 Upper College Road.
Fagan is a noted speaker on issues of sports and mental health.
Her free talk is hosted by URI’s Student Entertainment Committee (SEC). In addition to Fagan, comedian Eric Andre and rapper Don Toliver are also coming to campus as part of the SEC’s annual Spring Fest, a week’s worth of fun events for students before the school year finishes.
In her conversation with the URI community, Fagan will discuss “Life Instagrammed: Athlete Mental Health and Perfectionism.”
“The Student Entertainment Committee wanted to bring an engaging speaker to campus for this year’s Spring Fest,” says Lucas DeWitt, co-advisor for the SEC. “The subject matter Kate will tackle surrounding mental health and social media is especially relevant for our campus community and for the public in general.”
With roots in Rhode Island, Fagan is an Emmy-award winning journalist and the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of What Made Maddy Run, a semifinalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting. Her first book was the coming-of-age memoir The Reappearing Act and her third book, All The Colors Came Out, released in 2021. This March, her fourth book — Hoop Muses: An Insider’s Guide To Pop Culture and the (Women’s) Game — a collaboration with WNBA legend Seimone Augustus and artist Sophia Chang, was released by Twelve.
Fagan currently works for Meadowlark Media and co-hosts the podcast Off the Looking Glass. She previously spent seven years as a columnist and feature writer for espnW, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. She was also a regular panelist on ESPN’s Around the Horn and host of Outside the Lines. Kate covered the Philadelphia 76ers for three seasons and played college basketball at the University of Colorado. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her wife, Kathryn Budig, and their dogs. Together they host the podcast Free Cookies, which blends wellness, food and humor; she was named a 2018 Webby finalist for Best Sports Podcast.
Fagan’s free talk is open to the public. Registration is not required for the event.
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