NEW YORK TIMES Columnist Paul Krugman to Speak at the Holden Public Policy Forum @ Webster University
Paul Krugman, New York Times op-ed columnist, author and Princeton University professor, will discuss the current state of the United States health care system and other topics covered in his latest book, “The Health Care Crisis and What to Do About It”, co-written by Robin Wells, Wednesday, May 31, at 7 p.m. at the Old Post Office in downtown St. Louis, 815 Olive Blvd. Krugman is speaking as part of the Healthy Futures Series of the Holden Public Policy Forum @ Webster University.
Krugman is a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University and is an acclaimed author and editor of 20 books and more than 200 papers. He has written widely on health care issues and has been called “America’s most important columnist” by Washington Monthly, “columnist of the year” by Editor and Publisher and a “top international economist” by The Economist. In recognition of his significant contribution to economic knowledge and a founder of “new trade theory,” he received the John Bates Clark medal from the American Economic Association.
Holden Public Policy Forum @ Webster University events are held at the Old Post Office, where Webster University has a campus, with forum events taking place in the third floor Missouri Courtroom of Appeals.
Thanks to the support of AT&T, the speeches are broadcast live through the Holden Public Policy website, www.webster.edu/holdenppf, and students from across the globe are encouraged to send their questions to the speaker either before, during or after the speech. All forum events are free and open to the public but reservations are required and may be made at: www.webster.edu/holdenppf.
The 2006 Healthy Futures Series focuses on public health issues facing America and the world in the 21st century. Upcoming Healthy Futures speakers include Brigadier General Sheila Baxter, Webster University alumna and first female general in the Medical Services Corps, Sept. 18; and Dr. Charles Inlander, president of the People’s Medical Society and radio commentator, on Sept. 21. Check the website for specific evening lecture times.
Former Missouri Governor Bob Holden and Webster University President Richard S. Meyers, created a bi-partisan lecture series bringing governors, senators, presidential candidates and private sector public policy leaders to St. Louis to discuss key national and international issues.
Founded in 1915 and based in St. Louis, Missouri, Webster University is a nonprofit, international university with a worldwide network of more than 100 campuses across the United States, Europe and Asia. The University enrolls approximately 20,000 students worldwide and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs through the College of Arts and Sciences, the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts, the School of Business and Technology, the School of Communications and the School of Education. The University’s mission is educating students to be lifelong, independent learners in an ever-changing international society.
