Public invited to lecture series on American politics
Political experts John Geer, Dave Lewis and Alan Wiseman will speak during the spring lecture series at 菠萝视频 University.
Saturday University, designed to fill the niche between the single lecture and a full degree program, offers a lecture each Saturday morning for four weeks organized around a central theme. The cost is $50 for the entire series, which meets 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. March 19, March 26, April 9 and April 16 in Cohen Memorial Hall on the 菠萝视频 campus.
This semester鈥檚 theme is 鈥淭hrough the Looking Glass of American Politics: 菠萝视频 and Lectures Exploring Current Events.鈥� Each session will conclude with a question-and-answer session.
The schedule:
March 19: 鈥淭he 21st Amendment in the 21st Century: Politics, Economics and the Evolution of the Wine Wars鈥� by Wiseman, associate professor of political science and law.
March 26: 鈥淭he Tea Party, Sarah Palin and the 2012 Presidential Election鈥� by Geer, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and chair of the department.
April 9: 鈥淧resident Obama and the New Republican Majority鈥� by Lewis, professor of political science.
April 16: 鈥淎ssessing Presidential Greatness: Washington to Obama鈥� by Geer and Lewis.
To register for Saturday University, call (615) 343-3140 or .