This semester’s faculty forum will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Charleston/Mattoon room of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union.

The topic of the forum, according to the informational poster, is ‘What is the role of liberal higher education in the current environment of public retreat and disengagement?’

The panel consists of Provost Jay Gatrell, professor of philosophy Gary Aylesworth and math professor Charles Delman.

Also on the panel is the provost for Illinois State University, Jan Murphy.

The forum is put on through the Faculty Senate, with economics professor Teshome Abebe being in charge of the senate subcommittee that plans the different forums.

Other sponsors include the Office of the Provost and the student government.

All students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend the event.

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