Upcoming speakers at California State University, Chico will focus on issues ranging from blacks and the presidential election to men and sports violence, as part of university's Building Bridges program. Building Bridges is a year-long series of events designed to increase tolerance and respect on campus and within the Chico community. Featured speakers include journalists, sociologists, historians and political scientists.
All lectures are free and open to the public.
An expert on Somalia, Geshekter developed the university's modern Africa history curriculum. The lecture is in the Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall. Five more history lectures will follow this academic year. The series is co-sponsored by the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, the Department of History, the Friends of History and the Humanities Center. The talk is at 6 p.m. in Ayres 106.