Courtesy of Mark LaVelle
Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, will take the stage at this semester’s Maverick Speakers Series at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Texas Hall.
Mark LaVelle, assistant vice president for university events, said McFaul was recommended by the faculty at UTA’s Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies. LaVelle also said that with the current state of global politics, this was an opportune time to have McFaul as a guest speaker.
The lecture will be moderated by Brian Whitmore, assistant professor of practice at UTA and a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center.
“The purpose of the series is to start a conversation and continue a conversation with members of the community about current affairs and issues that are happening,” LaVelle said. “It sort of expands the educational mission of the university outside of the classroom.”
Admission is free for students, faculty, staff and retirees with a UTA email address. General admission is $5.
After the event, there will be an autograph and book signing.
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