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Jan. 26, 2010
RIPON, Wis. –As part of the William B. Murphy endowed lecture series, the economics department at Ripon College will sponsor its second speaker this school year. Dr. Michael Salemi will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2 in the Great Hall of Harwood Memorial Union. His presentation, “Sub-prime Lending, the Financial Crisis, Recession, and Remedies” is free and open to the public.
Throughout his career, Dr. Salemi has studied financial, monetary and macroeconomic analysis and policy, and has also studied effective economic education. He will use these studies during his presentation to present a clear overview of what has happened to the U.S. economy over the past 2-3 years, and will also provide some ideas illustrating how we can prevent similar problems from happening again in the future. Dr. Salemi is a professor of economics at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
About Ripon College
Ripon College, founded in 1851, prepares students of diverse interests for lives of productive, socially responsible citizenship. Ripon’s liberal arts curriculum and residential campus create an intimate learning community in which students experience a richly personalized education. Ripon has consistently been recognized as a “best value” and “Best 371 College” by The Princeton Review; a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s; a “Best Liberal-Arts College” by Washington Monthly; one of the 40 best liberal-arts colleges nationwide for value by U.S. News and World Report; and among the top 100 private colleges in the nation overall and for value by Forbes Magazine. For more information about Ripon College, visit www.ripon.edu.
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