Cynthia McKinney to deliver public talk in Statler Auditorium on Nov. 19

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Cynthia McKinney, who served as the first African-American woman from the state of Georgia to be elected to the U.S. Congress, will make two public appearances during her first visit to Cornell as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 University Professor.

On Wednesday, Nov. 19, McKinney will deliver a talk titled "Frontline Females: Military Women and Civilian America" at 7:30 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public, but it requires tickets, available starting at 9 a.m. today, Nov. 13, at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office; limit two per person.

On Thursday, Nov. 20, McKinney will join a panel discussion with faculty from the government department and the Africana Studies and Research Center titled "U.S. Foreign Policy: What We Are and What Are We to Become?" The discussion, to be held at 7 p.m. in 265 Statler Hall, is free and open to the public and will be moderated by Salah Hassan, associate professor of Africana studies and chair of the Department of History of Art.

During her inaugural visit, McKinney also will participate in classes in history, government, policy analysis and management, and Africana studies. She will meet with students involved with Cornell's Institute for Public Policy and attend a reception organized by members of Ujamaa residential college.

McKinney was appointed to a three-year tenure as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 University Professor in July after her selection by a 13-member faculty committee.

"Cynthia McKinney is a person of great experience in public life," said Hassan. "During her 16 years in Congress, she served on several important committees and was an influential advocate for economic justice in Africa, social justice issues -- especially prison reform in the United States -- and a balanced foreign policy. Her visit will be of benefit to undergraduates and graduates who have an interest in public service or for those seeking a career in public life."

The Rhodes Class of '56 Professorship is overseen by the Cornell A.D. White Professors-at-Large Program. øÚ-- For further information about the Rhodes professorship, visit this Web site: http://www.cornell.edu/Academic/Rhodes56/. -->