Economist speaks optimistically of global development.

Release Date: 10/30/12

DULUTH, MN - Charles Kenny, a World Bank senior economist, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Mitchell Auditorium on The College of St. Scholastica campus. The title of his discussion is "Global Development is Succeeding" The public is welcome; there is no charge for the event.

Kenny's presentation is the second lecture in a series called Confronting Global Poverty, sponsored by the Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice. The World Bank calculates that half of the world lives on less than $2.50/day and that the poorest 40 percent of the globe's population represents only 5 percent of global income.

In addition to his position with the World Bank, Kenny is the author of "Getting Better," in which he presents the story of the modern world as one of unprecedented progress. He demonstrates that technologies of increased production are widespread and that the world is a much better place than it was half a century ago.

Additional lectures in this series are outlined below. All events are free and open to the public. They start at 7:30 p.m. and are located in the Mitchell Auditorium on campus.

For more information visit spotlight.css.edu or contact the Spotlight Box Office at (218) 723-7000. Spotlight@css.edu is St. Scholastica's one-stop shop for arts and lectures information and tickets.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

"The Reality of Poverty"

Jonathan Morduch, professor of public policy and economics, New York University

 

Thursday, April 4, 2013

"Poverty and the World's Water Supply"

Maude Barlow, Canadian environmentalist, author and activist

 

The College of St. Scholastica is regularly recognized as one of the finest colleges in the Midwest. The 2013 "America's Best Colleges" survey by U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks St. Scholastica in the top tier of Midwestern universities. The Washington Post has rated St. Scholastica as one of the nation's 100 "hidden gems" among U.S. colleges and universities.

Charles Kenny, a World Bank senior economist, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Mitchell Auditorium on The College of St. Scholastica campus. The title of his discussion is "Global Development is Succeeding" The public is welcome; there is no charge for the event.

Kenny's presentation is the second lecture in a series called Confronting Global Poverty, sponsored by the Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice. The World Bank calculates that half of the world lives on less than $2.50/day and that the poorest 40 percent of the globe's population represents only 5 percent of global income.

In addition to his position with the World Bank, Kenny is the author of "Getting Better," in which he presents the story of the modern world as one of unprecedented progress. He demonstrates that technologies of increased production are widespread and that the world is a much better place than it was half a century ago.

Additional lectures in this series are outlined below. All events are free and open to the public. They start at 7:30 p.m. and are located in the Mitchell Auditorium on campus.

For more information visit spotlight.css.edu or contact the Spotlight Box Office at (218) 723-7000. Spotlight@css.edu is St. Scholastica's one-stop shop for arts and lectures information and tickets.

 

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

"The Reality of Poverty"

Jonathan Morduch, professor of public policy and economics, New York University

 

Thursday, April 4, 2013

"Poverty and the World's Water Supply"

Maude Barlow, Canadian environmentalist, author and activist

 

The College of St. Scholastica is regularly recognized as one of the finest colleges in the Midwest. The 2013 "America's Best Colleges" survey by U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks St. Scholastica in the top tier of Midwestern universities. The Washington Post has rated St. Scholastica as one of the nation's 100 "hidden gems" among U.S. colleges and universities.