How Civil Rights Era, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photo was Gifted to Murray State

“I’ve always believed that the most meaningful work we do in journalism is rooted in service – service to our communities and to the truth,” Carroll said. “Leading the Pulitzer Board continues that service to a profession that has meant so much to me and has been so critical to our society.”

The Pulitzer Prize Board has announced the 2025 Pulitzer Prizes and Nominated Finalists. Watch the livestream and read the shortlist of winners and nominees here.

Julie Pace, senior vice president and executive editor of The Associated Press, and Vijay Iyer, a composer, pianist and professor at Harvard University, have been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, the Pulitzer Prize Administrator’s Office announced today.