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Former U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe to speak at UNC Kenan-Flagler, Feb. 2
(Chapel Hill, N.C. – Jan. 15, 2016) – Olympia Snowe, former U.S. Senator from Maine, will deliver the annual Weatherspoon Lecture at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School on Feb. 2. Snowe’s speech, “What’s Gone Wrong in Washington, and Why It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way,” will take place at 5:30 p.m. in Koury Auditorium.
Snowe served in the U.S. Senate from 1995-2013 and the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979-1995. A leading Washington policymaker, she ranked 54th on Forbes 2005 list of the most powerful woman in the world. Upon her election in 1978, at the age of 31, Snowe was the second youngest Republican woman and the first Greek-American woman elected to Congress. She was also the first woman in U.S. history to serve in both houses of state legislature and both houses of Congress.
Snowe built a reputation as one of the most influential moderates in Congress and one of the most effective advocates for her constituents. During her terms, she worked on issues regarding fiscal responsibility, education, national security and healthcare, and served on committees for social justice and women’s rights.
Register for the free, public talk at http://www.unckenan-flagler.org/weatherspoon2016 or email kfbsrsvp@unc.edu with “Dean’s Speaker Series RSVP” in the subject line. Free parking will be available in the Business School parking deck.
Established with a gift from longtime UNC Chapel-Hill and UNC Kenan-Flagler supporters Van and Kay Weatherspoon, the Weatherspoon Lecture series showcases outstanding visiting scholars and world leaders from the fields of politics, education, business and government. Its purpose is to enrich the professional lives of the UNC Kenan-Flagler community and provoke compelling discussion and debate.
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