“China's Quest For Soft Power"

STAMFORD, Conn. - Jan. 15, 2014 - PRLog -- Terry Lautz, Phd, will speak at the World Affairs Forum on February 12 at UCONN/Stamford.  The program will begin at 5:45 P.M. with networking and refreshments, followed by the presentation at 6:15.  The program will conclude at 7:30 P.M.

Dr. Lautz is Visiting Professor at Syracuse University's Maxwell School and former Vice President of the Luce Foundation. At the Luce Foundation, he managed grants for educational programs between the U.S. and both North and South Korea, including the Syracuse University-Kim Chaek University exchange. Other grants supported Korean studies programs at U.S. universities. He has visited both the ROK and the DPRK.

Dr. Lautz was a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC in 2010, and is currently writing a book about the influence of American missionaries on U.S.-China relations. Some of his recent publications include: “China’s Deficit in American Studies,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 12, 2010,  and “The Student Volunteer Movement and the American Liberal Education Ideal,” in China's Christian Colleges: Cross Cultural Connections, 1900-1950.

The cost for admission to the event is $20 per person for the general public and is free for 2013-2014 Forum and AR Series members, faculty and students. For reservations, please contact the World Affairs Forum at 203-356-0340 or Email: info@worldaffairsforum.org.

The University of Connecticut Stamford Campus is located on the corner of Broad Street & Washington Blvd.  Parking is available in the UCONN Parking Garage on Washington Blvd. – 2nd floor.

The World Affairs Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to expanding understanding of global affairs and America’s role in the world. The Forum is an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America.