Derek Jones, University of Evansville assistant professor of philosophy, will be the speaker at UE’s Scholars for Syria Lecture Series on Thursday, March 2. The lecture will begin at 6:00 p.m., in Room 162 (Harkness Hall), Schroeder School of Business Building. These lectures, which are being sponsored by Scholars for Syria, are free and open to the public.
Jones’s topic will be “Xenophobia: The power and the consequences.â€
Scholars for Syria includes members from UE and the surrounding community. It was created to help support UE’s large number of Syrian students. UE is part of a consortium of colleges and universities dedicated to providing scholarship and aid to Syrian students.