African-American scholar to speak about urban development at VCU on Feb. 20
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002
African-American Studies Program Distinguished Lecture Series featuring
Claude W. Barnes, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Political Science at
North Carolina A & T University.
WHO: Barnes’ areas of
specialization are urban transportation, public policy, research methodology
and the impact of racial discrimination on public policy. His lecture,
"Geographic Information Systems and the Study of Race, Transportation and
Urban Development, " will explore the impact of developments in science
and technology on efforts to solve transportation and urban development
issues, particularly given the challenges of racial demographics in urban
Feb. 20, 7-9 p.m.
WHERE: VCU’s Student Commons,
Commonwealth Ballroom A, 907 Floyd Ave., Richmond, Va.
COST: Admission to the lecture is