As regimes fall and unrest mounts in the Middle East, a forum on “Protests in the Arab World: Egypt, Tunisia, and Beyond” will be held on Thursday, Feb. 17 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Student Union, Room 304b.

To watch the event live, or watch a recording after the event, go to:  http://mediasite.dl.uconn.edu/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=804ecfa6b29a4e41859b7983c596efca1d

The program will include:

Introduction:
Katharina von Hammerstein, professor of modern and classical languages, UConn
Chair, Global Citizenship Curriculum Committee

Moderator:
Jeremy Pressman, Alan R. Bennett Honors Professor of Political Science, UConn
Coordinator, Middle East Studies

Panelists:
Reda A. Ammar
Professor and Department Head
Department of Computer Science & Engineering, UConn

Abdelkader Cheref
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Modern & Classical Languages, UConn

Adria Lawrence
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science, Yale University