PBS Journalist Ray Suarez Joins Honors Seminar Lineup
PBS journalist Ray Suarez joins consumer advocate Ralph Nader in the lineup
of presenters for the 2009
Honors Seminars. Subscribe
by August 31 for a discounted rate.
They will discuss issues
related to Phi Theta Kappa's Honors
Study Topic, The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges,
and Consequences.
Ray Suarez is a Washington-based senior
correspondent for PBS' The NewsHour. A longtime member of the Washington
press corps, he is known for his expertise on quintessentially American
issues affected by the paradox of affluence, including politics, demographics,
race, and religion. He is the former host of NPR's Talk of the Nation.
He is author of The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in
the Great Suburban Migration: 1966-1999 and The Holy Vote: The
Politics of Faith in America.
Ralph Nader, a previously
announced presenter, is an internationally known consumer advocate who
is largely responsible for the creation of laws, regulatory agencies and
national standards that have improved the quality of life for generations
of Americans.
In recent years Nader has been an independent
candidate for President, pledging to work for the public interest by returning
government to the citizens.
A final presenter will be announced
soon.
The complete Honors Seminar Series will be available
on DVD and via online video downloads no later than October - earlier than
ever before. C-band and ku-band live satellite feeds have been discontinued.
Advance questions may be submitted via email. Read
more about ways to use the Honors Seminars to benefit your campus
and community.
