Local expert Kristi Andersen will speak on Sept. 14
Cazenovia College’s 2016 Washburn Distinguished Lecture will be “Women and the 2016 Elections,” presented by Kristi Andersen, professor emeritus of political science, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and member of Cazenovia’s Town Board. The lecture will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the McDonald Lecture Hall in Eckel Hall on the Cazenovia College campus.
For the first time in U.S. history, a major political party has put forth a female presidential candidate; however, we still lag behind other countries in terms of women in Congress and other political positions. Andersen examines the reasons why this is so, and discusses the differences it might make if more women held elected office.
The lecture will be available via Livestream at livestream.com/cazenoviacollege/washburnfall2016.
Andersen is a notable resident of Cazenovia. She has taught at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University for over 30 years, and was named the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence. The author of numerous publications, she has published three books including most recently, “New Immigrant Communities: Finding a Place in Local Politics.” For more details about Andersen, visit maxwell.syr.edu/andersen.
The Annual Washburn Distinguished Lecture Series, created by Professor Emerita Margery A. Pinet to honor the memory of her parents, the Rev. Gordon H. and Mrs. Dorothy M. Washburn, highlights notable persons speaking on topics of broad interest.
For information about the lecture series, which is free and open to the public, contact Dr. Grazyna Kozaczka, professor of English and honors program director, at 655-7302.
