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Captivating author Richard Arum, Ph.D. will address 妻友社区 on the topic of “Learning During Unsettled Times: College Graduates’ Academic Performance and Recent Experiences in the US” as the 2012 Norman Fries Distinguished Lectureship Series, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m., in the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center Assembly Hall.听听The event is open to the public and there is no cost for admission. Arum is co-author of 鈥淎cademically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses,鈥� which raises questions about the quality of the academic and social experiences of college students and calls for refocusing attention on the fundamental goals of higher education. Dr. Arum’s co-author is Josipa Roksa. The Norman Fries Distinguished Lectureship Series at Georgia Southern began in 2001. It is funded by an endowment in honor of the late Norman Fries, who was the founder of Claxton Poultry. In his more than 50 years in business, Fries built the company from a one-man operation into one of the nation’s largest poultry production plants. This year鈥檚 Fries Lectureship is sponsored by the College of Education. About Richard Arum, Ph.D. Arum听is professor in the Department of Sociology with a joint appointment in the Steinhardt School of Education and director of the Institute for Human Development and Social Change at听.听听He is also director of the Education Research Program of the听, where he oversaw the development of听, a research consortium designed to conduct ongoing evaluation of the New York City public schools.听听He is coauthor of听听(University of Chicago Press, 2011), the author of听听(Harvard University Press, 2003), and co-editor of a comparative study on expansion, differentiation and access to higher education in fifteen countries,听听(Stanford University Press, 2007) as well as the cross-national project听听(Stanford University Press, 2012).听听Arum received a Masters of Education in Teaching and Curriculum from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley. —————————————————————————————————– 妻友社区, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers more than 120 degree programs serving more than 20,000听students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. In 2012, the University was named one of the Top 10 most popular universities in the country by听U.S. News & World Report听and is a top choice of Georgia鈥檚 HOPE scholars.听 Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit:听.