I write to share a message from my colleague Dr. John Rudisill (Philosophy) with the schedule for the 2018 Great Decisions Lecture Series.  This campus-community collaboration brings together an impressive array of speakers.  All events are free and open to the public.

• The series begins on Thursday, February 1 with a lecture by Laura Galante, Founder of Galante Strategies and Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council. The title of her lecture is “Cybersecurity in the Age of Connectivity.” This lecture is scheduled for 7:30pm in Gault Recital Hall, Scheide Music Center..

• The second event is Tuesday, February 6 when Angela Maria Kelley, Senior Strategic Advisor on Immigration, Open Society Foundations, will speak on “Immigration Policy and Politics Under the Trump Administration: What’s Happened and What’s Happening Next?” This lecture is scheduled for 7:30pm in Gault Recital Hall, Scheide Music Center.

• On Tuesday, February 13 E.J. Dionne, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Syndicated Columnist for the Washington Post will join us with his lecture: “One Nation After Trump.” This lecture is scheduled for 7:30pm in Gault Recital Hall, Scheide Music Center.

• The final event in our series takes place on February 27 & 28. On Tuesday, February 27, we will screen the powerful documentary film, “Chasing Coral” at 7:00pm in Gault Recital Hall. The following day, from 11:45 am to 1:15 pm we will host a lunch lecture featuring “Chasing Coral” Producer, Larissa Rhodes who will give the talk: “From Chasing Coral to Chasing Conversations.” This lunch event will take place in Kittredge Dining Hall. A ticket will be required for this lunch event only.