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January 21, 2000 Sears lecture series to examine globalization WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The 2000 Sears Lecture Series at Purdue University will feature five speakers in February and March who will share their perspectives on various aspects of globalization. The speakers include the editor of Rolling Stone magazine, a professor from Australia, and a Japanese businessman. The series, sponsored by the Purdue Department of Political Science and the Department of Convocations and Lectures, is free and open to the public. All lectures will begin at 8 p.m. The schedule is as follows: • Wednesday, Feb. 9. North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. Lester Thurow, professor of economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "The Knowledge-Based Economy That Lies Behind Globalization." • Tuesday, Feb. 22. Krannert Auditorium. Linda Weiss, professor of government, University of Sydney. "Managed Openness: Beyond Neoliberal Globalism." • Tuesday, Feb. 29. Krannert Auditorium. Edna Bonacich, professor of sociology and ethnic studies, University of California at Riverside. "Fighting Against the New Sweatshops." • Tuesday, March 7. Krannert Auditorium. Glen S. Fukushima, president of Arthur D. Little, Japan, former president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Japan. "Japan's Response to Globalization: Avoiding the Wimbledon Effect." • Monday, March 27. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. William Greider, editor, Rolling Stone Magazine. "Moral Dilemmas in the Global Economy." The Sears Lecture Series has an 18-year tradition of bringing informative and distinguished speakers to the West Lafayette campus. Previous presenters have included Gen. William C. Westmoreland; Sens. George McGovern and Frank Church; Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Thomas Friedman; and Leonard Woodcock, the first U.S. ambassador to the People's Republic of China. The biennial series is named for the later Purdue historian Louis Martin Sears, who was a faculty member in the then joint Department of History and Political Science from 1920 until his retirement in 1956. Sears specialized in diplomatic history and biography and was the author of numerous books. The lecture series bearing his name is alternately sponsored by the Departments of History and Political Science. Seating for the individual lectures will be first-come, first served, and no tickets are necessary. For more information, contact the Department of Political Science at (765) 494-4161. SOURCE: Mark Tilton, associate professor of political science, (765) 494-4176; tilton@polysci.purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page