Thomas Friedman To Visit Rosalind Franklin University

Updated May 26?This is mostly sold out!

This press release comes from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science:

NORTH CHICAGO, IL ? Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times foreign affairs columnist and author, will give a lecture on May 30 at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS), focussing on the state of education in the United States. To make a reservation, please visit https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?AP=107806532

WHO: ?Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist, recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes and the author of six bestselling books, among them The World Is Flat and That Used to Be Us.

WHAT: ?A lecture on the state of education in America, followed by a Q&A session

WHEN: ?Wednesday, May 30, 7 p.m.
6 p.m. Reception for sponsors
7 p.m. Lecture by Thomas Friedman
7:45 p.m. Q&A session
8:15 p.m. Book signing

WHERE: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Rhoades Auditorium
3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064

WHY: Advance Illinois;?the Gorter Family Foundation;?North Chicago Community Partners;?Rosalind Franklin University of Medical & Science; Trinity International University; and Wintrust Financial Corporation support discourse on this important topic impacting our local communities.

About Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science:
Formed in 1912 as the Chicago Hospital-College of Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a national leader in interprofessional medical and healthcare education, offering a doctor of medicine program through the Chicago Medical School, doctor of podiatric medicine program through the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, and a range of degrees through its College of Health Professions, including nurse anesthesia, nutrition, physical therapy, pathologists? assistant and physician assistant. The University also offers advanced biomedical degrees through the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. The university received pre-candidate status for its College of Pharmacy and welcomed its first class August 2011. For more information, please visit www.rosalindfranklin.edu.

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