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Talk on Iraq at Academy of Lifelong Learning 2:24 p.m., Sept. 23, 2004--In the Middle East, the legacy of World War I is still visible. In 1921, Winston Churchill was handed the job of trying to bring order out of the chaos that followed Britain's wartime victory over the Ottoman Turks. The creation of Iraq was part of the solution—or was it? A lecture by historian Raymond Callahan will address the issues surrounding the lasting legacy of the creation of the state of Iraq. Titled “Present at the Creation: Winston Churchill and the Birth of Iraq,” the lecture will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 8, in 105 Arsht Hall on the University’s Wilmington Campus at 2700 Pennsylvania Ave. The lecture is free and open to the public. Callahan, an expert on Churchill and military history, is the author of Churchill: Retreat from Empire. He received his master’s and doctoral are from Harvard University and his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University. During his tenure at UD, Callahan helped development the Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies Program. The lecture is sponsored by UD’s Academy of Lifelong Learning, a membership organization for adults 50 and over to exchange ideas, take classes, teach and travel in the company of other retirement age individuals. The academy is a learning cooperative whose members are its students, planners, instructors, committee members and facilitators. For more information, please call the Academy of Lifelong Learning at (302) 573-4417. To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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