April 15, 2003

Contact: Ranjit Arab, University Relations, (785) 864-8855.

MEDIA ADVISORY: KU professors to discuss future of Iraq at public forum on campus today

LAWRENCE -- The Graduate School and International Programs at the University of Kansas will host the forum "Is This the New World Order? Perspectives on the War in Iraq" today on campus.

Diana Carlin, dean of the Graduate School and International Programs, will deliver the forum introduction, followed by four panels of KU administrators and professors with expertise in areas such as the role of international organizations in rebuilding Iraq, and the future of U.S. and European relations. Each panelist will speak for six to eight minutes. The forum, which is free and open to the public, will conclude with a question-and-answer session.

WHEN: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 15

WHERE: Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union

The scheduled panels are:

 • Overview and Perspectives
Ted Wilson, professor of history, and Khalid El-Hassan, assistant professor and program coordinator for the African Studies Resource Center

 • The Role of International Organizations
Paul D'Anieri, associate dean and associate professor of political science and government

 • U.S./European Relations
Carl Strikwerda, associate dean and professor of history, and Diana Fourny, associate professor of French & Italian

 • "Law and the Use of Force"
Brian DeToy, chair and professor of Army ROTC, and John Head, professor of law