Yale professor Dr. Ellen Lust will present “The Arab People Are Speaking—But What Are They Really Saying?” Sept. 20, the first lecture in the 2012-13 International Affairs Forum lecture series at Milliken Auditorium.
A first-hand observer of the ongoing upheaval in the Muslim world, Lust will decipher how the explosion of political opposition in Libya, Syria, Egypt and Yemen signals a sea change in the Middle East. The issue is whether the U.S. can connect with the new Arab “street” without jeopardizing longstanding ties to entrenched but powerful regimes.
The eight-part IAF series brings diplomats, policy makers, journalists and others from all over the globe to Milliken Auditorium. All programs begin with a reception in the Sculpture Court of the Dennos Museum Center at 5:15 p.m. and are followed at 6 p.m. by the lecture and a discussion period in Milliken Auditorium.
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All current educators and students are admitted free. The public is invited to attend for $10 at the door. For more information, call NMC Extended Education at 231-995-1700.