Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Prof. Brandeis is faculty respondent for UAA debate team

Prof. Jason Brandeis, Justice Center faculty, will be one of the faculty respondents for the UAA Speech and Debate Team program on the topic, “The time has come to abandon race-based preferences in university admissions," on Thursday, September 16, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Library 307, UAA/APU Consortium Library.

The program features the award-winning UAA Speech and Debate team, faculty respondents, and audience discussion. This free, public event is sponsored by the UAA Center for Faculty Excellence (CAFE) and the UAA/APU Ford Foundation Difficult Dialogues Program.

This event is part of a series of debates and discussions sponsored by the UAA Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence since 2003 to offer the Anchorage community access to university resources as a basis for discussions of policies and issues affecting their future. For information contact aner@uaa.alaska.edu or 786-4605