Smith to Sponsor Teach-In About War in Kosovo

Smith College will again host a teach-in on the war in Kosovo, this time focusing on the politics of NATO intervention. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 7-9 p.m. Monday, April 26, in Stoddard Auditorium.

Discussion will be moderated by Marjorie Senechal, Louise Wolff Kahn Professor of Mathematics at Smith College and co-author of "Long Life to Your Children! A Portrait of High Albania."

The following panelists will speak at the teach-in:

• Fred Abrahams, a New York-based researcher for Human Rights Watch who has made numerous trips to Albania and other parts of the region;
• Michael Klare, Five College professor of peace and world security studies and director of the Five College Peace and World Security Studies Program at Hampshire College; author of "Rogue States and Nuclear Outlaws";
• Vincent Ferraro, Ruth C. Lawson professor in international politics at Mount Holyoke College and a supporter of NATO actions in Kosovo;
• Karl Ryavec, longtime professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and an expert on East European politics and Russian studies.

For more information about the teach-in, call (413)585-4914.

April 15, 1999