Witness history in the making! As the campaign season comes to a fever pitch and Election Day draws near, join the Russell Library for Political Research and Studies for Debate Watch 2016 on Monday, September 26 at 8:00 p.m. Visitors will gather to watch the candidates go toe-to-toe on the big screen. Dr. Paul Gurian, Associate Professor of Political Science at The University of Georgia, will introduce the debate and facilitate discussion. Doors will open at 8:00, followed by discussion at 8:30, and the debate at 9:00.
This event is free and open to the public, co-sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Georgia Debate Union. The event is part of Ready, Steady, Vote!, a series of events spotlighting all things presidential during the 2016 election season. For more information on the series visithttp://www.rbrl.blogspot.com, call (706) 542-5788, or email jhebbard@uga.edu.
More About Paul Gurian:
Dr. Gurian retired earlier this year after 30 years in the Department of Political Science at the University of Georgia. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has been teaching and doing research on presidential campaign politics focusing on presidential primaries, campaign strategy, and the electoral college. His research has been published in a number of professional journals. He created both graduate and undergraduate courses in campaign politics. He has also taught introduction to American politics, statistics for political science grad students and other courses.