Symposium on International Terrorism
To Be Held at U.T. Dallas Oct. 3
RICHARDSON, Texas (Sept. 28, 2001) - The University of Texas at Dallas
(UTD) will hold a symposium on international terrorism - its causes, its
impact on civilized society and possible ways to prevent it --
Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Jonsson Performance Hall in
the Erik Jonsson Building on the UTD campus.
The symposium, entitled “Understanding Terrorism: Lessons from the
Ashes and the Rubble,” is free and open to the public.
Panelists will include four experts on various aspects of terrorism
from the U.T. Dallas faculty:
- Dr. Lloyd Jeff Dumas,
professor of political economy in UTD’s School of Social Sciences
and author of Lethal Arrogance. Dumas has been quoted
extensively in the national news media in the aftermath of the Sept.
11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
- Dr. Marie Isabelle Chevrier,
associate professor of political economy in the School of Social
Sciences. Chevrier is an expert in both arms control and biological
and chemical warfare and also has been quoted in the media on
several occasions about recent events.
- Dr. Jennifer Holmes,
assistant professor of government and politics and political economy
in the School of Social Sciences. Holmes is the author of Terrorism
and Democratic Stability. She, too, has been called on as
an expert in her field to do a number of interviews with the media,
including KERA radio, in recent weeks.
- Dr. Murray J. Leaf,
professor of anthropology and political economy in the School of
Social Sciences. Leaf is an expert on South Asia, mainly
focusing on the relations between government and local social and
economic conditions. He is the author of Pragmatism and
Development: The Prospects for Pluralist Transformation in the Third
World and The Punjab Crisis.
Each of the four panelists will speak for about 20 minutes, and then
the forum will be open for questions and comments from the audience.
Anyone interested in additional information on the symposium may
contact Jyoti Mallick at 972-883-6191 or mallick@utdallas.edu.
The main entrance to UTD is on University Boulevard on the north side
of Campbell Road between Coit and Floyd Roads.
About UTD
The University of Texas at Dallas, located at the convergence of
Richardson, Plano and Dallas in the heart of the complex of major
multinational technology corporations known as the Telecom Corridor,
enrolls more than 7,000 undergraduate and 5,000 graduate students. The
school’s freshman class traditionally stands at the forefront of Texas
state universities in terms of average SAT scores. The university offers
a broad assortment of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree
programs. For additional information about UTD, please visit the
university’s Web site at www.utdallas.edu.
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