Robert Costa, a national political reporter with The Washington Post and moderator for PBS’s “Washington Week,” will return for the President’s Lecture Series at Fresno State, where he will offer insights on President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. Congress and the 2020 presidential election.

This free, public event is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Save Mart Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. to allow time for security measures as guests enter the arena. No backpacks are allowed. Parking at the Save Mart Center will be free.

Following his lecture, Costa will moderate a panel of Fresno State students and professors in a wide-ranging discussion of state and national issues. The evening will conclude with Costa answering questions from the audience.

The panelists will be:

• Lisa Bryant, professor of political science
• James Rocha, professor of philosophy
• Omar Hernandez, president and CEO of Associated Students, Inc. and a fourth-year animal-science student
• Rachel Lewis, a Smittcamp scholar and student journalist for The Collegian and the Madera Tribune

The President’s Lecture Series features prominent national guests invited to campus by President Joseph I. Castro. The series began four years ago.

“Community members who attend this event will learn fascinating and thought-provoking insights from Robert Costa, who has first-hand interactions with President Trump and members of Congress,” Castro said. “I’m pleased to welcome back Mr. Costa, who has developed close ties with our journalism students and faculty since his first campus visit in 2017.”

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