From a Brevard College press release:
Brevard College hosts Great Decisions Lecture Series
Beginning February 4, Brevard College will host the Great Decisions Lecture Series every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Lectures will be held in room 125 of the McLarty-Goodson building from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm at a cost of $35 per person for the six lecture series, or $10 per person for a single lecture.
The Great Decisions Lecture Series provides a forum that illuminates the hard choices facing the United States in an increasingly interdependent and multi-polar world. It is organized by the World Affairs Council of Western North Carolina in collaboration with the Foreign Policy Association of America, whose mission is to serve as a catalyst for developing awareness, understanding, and informed opinion on U.S. foreign policy and global issues. Brevard College is one of the region’s host colleges, along with UNCA-Asheville, BRCC in Hendersonville, and Isothermal Community College in Spindale, NC.
For more information visit brevard.edu or contact Laura Rain Tree, Coordinator for Event Planning and Central Scheduling, at 828-884-8251 or email raintrlh@brevard.edu
Lecture schedule:
TOPIC DATE SPEAKER
Syria’s Refugee Crisis February 4 Nora Nassri of University of South Carolina
Brazil’s Metamorphosis February 11 Liliana Castro of Buncombe County Schools
Privacy in the Digital Age February 18 Jagdeep Bhandari of Mars Hill University
Russia and the Near Abroad February 25 Steve Solnick of Warren Wilson College
India Changes Course March 4 Keya Maitra of University of North Carolina-Asheville
Sectarianism in the Middle East March 11 David Hudleson of National Security
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