Cerritos College News Release

Event Contact: John Haas, Humanities and Social Sciences Division at (562) 860-2451, ext. 2726

Media Contact: Aya Abelon, Public Affairs; (562) 860-2451, ext. 2287

WHAT: Dr. John Haas, history professor at Cerritos College and founder and director of the Global Consortium will host a global dialogue on politics with guest Professor Noam Chomsky on Tuesday April 29 from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (PST). Entitled “Power, Politics, and Propaganda,” the forum will feature Chomsky who will videoconference with the Global Consortium from MIT. This event will be broadcast live online at www.3cmediasolutions.org.

Noam Chomsky is a renowned professor of linguistics at MIT and is one of America’s most prominent political dissidents. He has authored over 90 books on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual history, international affairs, U.S. Foreign policy and propaganda and corporate media. According to the Chicago Tribune, Chomsky is “the most cited living author” and ranks just below Plato and Sigmund Freud among the most cited authors of all time. While acknowledging that he is reviled in some quarters for his ferocious anti-Americanism, a recent New Yorker profile calls Chomsky “one of the greatest minds of the 20^th century.”

WHEN: Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

WHERE: Wilford Michael Library and Learning Resource Center, Room 155 (Teleconference Center)
Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd.
Norwalk, CA 90650

View a map of the campus online at www.cerritos.edu/guide

COST: The forum is free. Daily permit for campus parking is $1.

Contact: John Haas, Humanities and Social Sciences Division at (562) 860-2451, ext. 2726

Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 200 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently nears 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu.

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Cerritos College

Releases 2008