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"Tour the World at Home This Summer"

June 25 to August 6, 2008

The award-winning lecture series showcasing many of PSU's visiting professors is held on Wednesdays from noon to 1:00 pm in the Multicultural Center, 228 Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway. The lecture series is free and open to the public.

June 25 - "Explaining Persistant Unemployment in eastern Germany"
John B. Hall, Economics and International Studies, USA

July 2 - "The African Family: Challenges for the 21^st Century"
Joyce Onyango-Odhiambo, Child and Family Studies, Kenya

July 9 - "Positive Living and Positive Dying"
Geshe Kalsang Damdul, International Studies, Tibet

July 16 - "The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing: Challenge and Opportunity for China"
Tianxiang Zhan, History, China

July 23 - "Can We Win the War on Drugs?"
Renato Carletti, Sociology, Italy

July 30 - "World Governance: Do We Need It, Is It Possible, What Could It (All) Mean?"
Jovan Babic, Philosophy, Serbia

August 6 - "Urban Violence and other Social Problems: European and American Responses"
Laurent Roesch, Foreign Languages and Literatures, France

The "Tour the World" lecture series is sponsored by the Office of International Affairs, Summer Session, and the Multicultural Center.

For additional information, please call Anne George, International Faculty Services, in the Office of International Affairs, 503/725-8596.