Friday, January 22, 2010
Hertz lecture canceled
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Wendy Knipe Bredhold Media Relations Specialist, News & Information Services 812/461-5259 Noreena Hertz has canceled her lecture planned for February 24 at USI. Hertz was to have presented "Rethinking a Post-Crisis World: Globalization, Sustainability, and the Future of Capitalism" as part of the University Core Curriculum Lecture Series. Previously: Global economist and best-selling author Noreena Hertz will present the first program in the spring 2010 University Core Curriculum Speaker Series next month. Hertz, professor of finance, globalization, and sustainability at Erasmus University and University of Cambridge, will present, "Rethinking a Post-Crisis World: Globalization, Sustainability, and the Future of Capitalism," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 24, in Carter Hall in the University Center at the University of Southern Indiana. Hertz is the author of the 2001 bestseller, The Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy, which argued that unregulated markets, corporate greed, and high-powered financial institutions would have serious global consequences. Her most recent book, The Debt Threat: How Debt is Destroying the Developing World, looks at the root causes of third-world debt, poverty, terrorism, war, and the fallout from collapsing states. Highly regarded for her expertise in political economics, Hertz was chosen as one of the most powerful women in Britain by Harper's Bazaar in 2008. After completing her MBA at Wharton, Hertz helped establish the stock exchange in St. Petersburg, Russia, and tutored Boris Yeltsin's advisors in market economics. She then became a consultant at the World Bank, advising the Russian government on economic reforms - specifically the shift from a communist model to a capitalist system. Her op-ed pieces have been published in The Washington Post, New Statesman, The Observer, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, and The Times of London. In addition to a heavy broadcasting and writing schedule on both sides of the Atlantic, Hertz regularly takes part in debates and panels with leading politicians and public figures such as Bill Clinton, Jeffrey Sachs, Larry Summers, and William Cohen. She played a leading role in the development of (RED)- an innovative commercial model to raise money for AIDS victims in Africa, with partners such as Starbucks and The Gap. Bono, who co-founded project (RED), credits Hertz's work as the inspiration for the (RED) project. In 2009, she was named one of the top 100 Twitterers in academia. Other spring 2010 UCC Speaker Series events include: March 19, 2010 At 2 p.m. Friday, March 19, also in Carter Hall, flutist Kelly Sulick and harpist Megan Stout will present an educational performance in advance of their "Beauty and Grandeur" concert on Saturday, March 20, with the Evansville Philharmonic. April 23, 2010 Finally, the USI College of Liberal Arts will present the 2010 Distinguished Scholar Lecture by acclaimed author Alan Cheuse, National Public Radio's "Voice of Books," at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, in Mitchell Auditorium in the Health Professions Center. Cheuse is the author of four novels, three collections of short fiction, and the memoir Fall Out of Heaven. He is a regular contributor to National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" as a book commentator. He teaches in the writing program at George Mason University and the Squaw Valley Community of Writers. All programs in the UCC Speaker Series are free and open to the public. For more information, call Dr. Mark Krahling, director of the University Core Curriculum, at 812/464-1712. |
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