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Wright State to host Iran-U.S. relations forum
Recent revelations about uranium enrichment sites in Iran have made the Middle Eastern nation a global hot spot.
Wright State University will give Dayton residents insight into Iran with an international forum on Iran-U.S. relations on Nov. 5. The forum will cover such issues as the 30th anniversary of the U.S. embassy hostage crisis, petroleum concerns, nuclear confrontation and the security of Israel, according to university officials.
The forum is part of International Education Week at Wright State, which runs Nov. 2-6.
The forum will be held on Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. in Student Union Room E163 on the Wright State campus in Fairborn. It is free and open to the public. A reception hosted by David R. Hopkins, university president, will follow the discussion.
Donna Schlagheck, professor and chair of political science at Wright State, will moderate the panel.
Panelists will include Afsaneh Jafari Haddadian, a Wright State graduate student from Iran; Vaughn Shannon, a Wright State political science assistant professor; Jon Winkler, a Wright State history associate professor; and Riad Ajami, a Wright State business professor and executive director of the university’s Center for Global Business. All of the faculty panelists have extensive backgrounds on Iran, according to university officials.
International Education Week at Wright State also will include a Fulbright scholar workshop, a presentation on enhancing Asian studies at Wright State and a “How to Study Abroad” presentation.
“This week-long event presents an opportunity for all participants to get involved in the expanding international focus of the university,” said Stephen Foster, Wright State associate vice president for international affairs.
For more information, contact the University Center for International Education at (937) 775-5745 or click here.
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