The 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners
On a drizzly May Monday, the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners found shelter under Low Library's rotunda at Columbia University in New York City.
Past Pulitzer Board chair Paul Gigot of The Wall Street Journal speaks to current board chair Eugene Robinson and Marty Baron, both of The Washington Post.
Following a cocktail reception, winners, board members, university staff and guests took their seats for luncheon and the presentation of awards.
Pulitzer Prize Administrator Mike Pride opened the festivities with a welcome, and introduced 2009 Commentary winner and current Pulitzer board chair Eugene Robinson to address the room.
Mary Gissler, former Pulitzer Administrator Seymour Topping, and former Pulitzer Administrator Sig Gissler
Robinson harkened back to British economist John Maynard Keynes as he delivered thoughts on the current and future states of American journalism — saying its "animal spirits" are alive and well.
Pulitzer board members Eugene Robinson and Gail Collins with Arthur Gregg Sulzberger of The New York Times
Two past Pulitzer administrators were in attendance in addition to Pride, Sig Gissler and Seymour Topping.
Current and former board members in attendance in addition to Robinson included Louis Boccardi, Gail Collins, Steve Coll, Stephen Engelberg, Paul Gigot, Ann Marie Lipinski, Mindy Marques and Keven Ann Willey.
A full list of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners is available here.
Pulitzer Administrator Mike Pride addresses guests at the luncheon.
Scroll down to see each of this year's winners accepting their award from President Bollinger.
The New York Daily News and ProPublic accept the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
The East Bay Times staff accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking Breaking News.
Eric Eyre of the Charleston (WV) Gazette-Mail accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting.
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, McClatchy and the Miami Herald accept the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting.
The Salt Lake Tribune staff accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting.
David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.
The New York Times staff accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.
C.J. Chivers of The New York Times accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing.
Peggy Noonan of The Wall Street Journal accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.
Hilton Als of The New Yorker accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.
Art Cullen of The Storm Lake (IA) Times accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing.
Jim Morin of the Miami Herald accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning.
Daniel Berehulak accepts for 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for pictures that appeared in The New York Times.
E. Jason Wambsgans accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.
On behalf of Colson Whitehead, Doubleday Editor-in-Chief William Thomas accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for The Underground Railroad.
Lynn Nottage accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for Sweat.
Heather Ann Thompson accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in History for Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy.
Hisham Matar accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Biography for The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between.
Tyehimba Jess accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for Olio.
Matthew Desmond accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction for Evicted: Poverty and Profit in teh American City.
Du Yun accepts the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Music for Angel's Bone.
Recent Columbia Journalism School graduates Joseph Flaherty, Oliver Arnoldi, Jon Allsop and Nicole Einbinder were recognized with Pulitzer traveling fellowships.