The School of Journalism Spring Speakers Series kicks off Wednesday when best-selling author Alexandra Robbins visits Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union at 7 p.m.

Robbins has written for a variety of publications, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan and Salon. She is the author of five books, including Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities and The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids.

She has been spotlighted numerous times in the national media, including appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show and 60 Minutes. She'll talk on overachievers and will be available for book signing after the lecture.

School of Journalism students, faculty and staff are invited to a special reception for Robbins at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the journalism library.

The other two speakers for the spring series are Pulitzer Prize-winning social and political commentator David Halberstam, who visits March 19, and Sports Illustrated writer and National Public Radio commentator Frank Deford, who wraps up the series April 11.

All of the lectures are free and open to the public.