Nicholas Saravia/Staff Writer
The Graham Center Ballrooms will host a lecture on America’s challenges featuring author Thomas Friedman on Feb. 13.
The event, sponsored by the Knight Foundation, will begin at 1:30 p.m., and will be followed by a teach-in by SIPA and law professors on Friedman’s co-authored book “That Used to be Us.”
The lecture, titled “Rediscovering America? A Geopolitical Summit,” will have Friedman discuss economic issues affecting the country and their social and political implications.
“The Geopolitical Summit brings to South Florida some of the leading thinkers in the US and beyond to discuss the urgent issues that face our nation and the world,” said University President Mark Rosenberg in an email about the event.
A three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Friedman has worked at The New York Times since 1981, where he covered such events as the First Palestinian Intifada and the 1982 Lebanon War.
He is also the author of best-selling books “The World is Flat” and “Hot, Flat, and Crowded.”
“In his latest book, [Friedman] analyzes the critical challenges the U.S. currently faces and spells out what needs to be done to sustain the American dream and preserve American interests in the world,” said Rosenberg in the email.
Following the main lecture, a panel composed of SIPA and law professors will analyze Friedman’s ideas.
The teach-in, scheduled for 3 p.m., will include discussions by professors Shlomi Dinar, Jose Gabilondo, Allan Gummerson, Cem Karayalcin, Paul Kowert and Judith Stiehm.
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