"Dr. Taye" to Speak Feb. 21 to Discuss Crisis in Horn of Africa

This week’s Global Review speaker at Illinois State University will be Taye (TAH-yay) Woldesmiate, an ISU alumnus and currently visiting professor of Political Science at Illinois Wesleyan University.

Woldesmiate will speak at 5 p.m. (earlier than the usual Global Review programs) Thursday, Feb. 21, in Schroeder Hall room 242 (a change of location) on the topic, “Globalization and the Crisis in the Horn of Africa.”  Admission is free and open to the public.   

A week later, at 7 p.m. on Feb. 28, Illinois State Politics and Government Professor Robert Bradley will speak on “The Mad Dash for the Presidency - 2008 Style: A Recap and Predictions” in Schroeder 242.

Global Review is a weekly international current events forum for the discussion of international and related topics sponsored by the Global Review Student Association. Global Review features guest speakers, panel discussions, alternative perspectives and critical open debates of events and issues confronting the global community.  Admission is free.