Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell will visit Penn State as part of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s fall 2016 speaker series. Rendell’s speech, titled “Reflections of the Campaign,” will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in the Freeman Auditorium at the HUB-Robeson Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Rendell served as the 45th governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011. He also served as chair of the Democratic National Committee (1999-2001), as well as mayor (1992-2000) and district attorney of Philadelphia (1978-1986).
Based in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts, the McCourtney Institute for Democracy promotes rigorous scholarship and practical innovations to advance the democratic process in the United States and abroad. To learn more, visit democracyinstitute.la.psu.edu.