Stukes Lecture set for Feb. 23
Dr. Martha Merritt, who serves as dean and the Carole M. Weinstein Chair of Global Education at the University of Richmond, is slated to deliver the 40th annual Joseph T. Stukes Lecture at Erskine College Monday, Feb. 23, at 3 p.m. in the Founders Room of Moffatt Dining Hall. Admission is free and the public is welcome.
Merritt’s address is entitled “Where Russia, China, and South Carolina Meet: Place and Community as a Basis for Global Engagement.”
This year’s speaker has lived and worked in five countries, including four years in the United Kingdom at Oxford University, where she earned her doctorate in Russian politics. She has taught political science and peace studies and has guided global engagement for the University of Richmond, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Chicago.
Fleet Fellowship credit will be offered for this event.
The Joseph T. Stukes Lecture Series brings a distinguished lecturer in history to Erskine College each year. The fund was established by students and colleagues of Stukes, who served as professor of history (1966-74) and vice president for academic affairs (1966-71) at Erskine College. He died in 2016.
