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PBS journalist Ray Suarez and microfinancial expert Jessica Jackley join
consumer advocate Ralph Nader in the lineup of presenters for the 2009
Honors Seminars. Subscribe
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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.
Jessica Jackley is co-founder of Kiva, a website that allows
users to make loans directly to specific entrepreneurs in the developing
world. Recipients use the loans to develop their small businesses and improve
the economic situations for themselves and others. Loans can be as small
as $25.
Jackley has worked with microfinance and social entrepreneurship
programs in more than 30 countries.
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.
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.
