DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Award-winning investigative journalist Maria Hinojosa will speak Nov. 17 (Monday) as part of the University of North Texas Distinguished Lecture Series.

Hinojosa will speak at 8 p.m. Nov. 17 in UNT's Auditorium Building, at 1401 W. Hickory St. Tickets are on sale today, and can be purchased online.

Hinojosa has a 25-year history of reporting on critical issues and focusing on the changing cultural and political landscape in the United States and abroad. Hinojosa's work has earned four Emmy's, the 2012 John Chancellor Award for excellence in journalism, the Robert F. Kennedy Award for reporting on the disadvantaged, and the Edward R. Murrow Award for best documentary for "Child Brides: Stolen Lives."

In 2011, Hinojosa became the first Latina to anchor a "Frontline" report on PBS, "Lost in Detention," which explored abuse at immigrant detention facilities. Hinojosa currently is the anchor and executive producer of NPR's long-running weekly program, "Latino USA."

The Distinguished Lecture Series program introduces the UNT community to the excellence of world-class speakers whose messages enhance student learning outside the classroom. Previous speakers include President George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., John Legend, Bill Nye, George Takei, Steve Wozniak, Rainn Wilson and Vicente Fox.

The Distinguished Lecture Series is sponsored by UNT's Division of Student Affairs. For more information, contact UNT Student Affairs Coordinator of Special Projects Michelle Bradley at 940-565-3355.

Student tickets are free and student guest tickets are $5; UNT faculty, staff and alumni tickets are $8 and tickets for the public are $10. All tickets may be purchased online.