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Noted historian of the modern Middle East to speak at Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Juan Ricardo Cole will present a lecture titled, "Arab Spring and Democracy," from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in 026 Hosler Building on the University Park campus. Coles' lecture will focus on the dynamics, politics and relationship between the Arab Spring uprisings and democracy.

A public intellectual, prominent blogger and essayist, Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. As a commentator on Middle Eastern affairs, he has appeared in print and on television and has testified before the U.S. Senate.

The lecture is presented courtesy of the Penn State Center for Global Studies in partnership with the School of International Affairs, the World Universities Network and the Asian Studies Department.

 

 

Last Updated January 9, 2015