JSU Espy Series: Clark speaks today at Mississippi Arts Center

Political polarization is “bad for the country,” Dr. Eric Clark, executive director of the Mississippi Community College Board, told JSU faculty and students at a talk Tuesday, Oct. 21. (Photo by Charles A. Smith)

Jackson State’s Mike Espy Scholars-In Residence Series to feature former Mississippi Secretary of State Eric Clark 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Mississippi Arts Center, 201 E. Pascagoula Street, Jackson.

Political polarization is “bad for the country,” Dr. Eric Clark, executive director of the Mississippi Community College Board, told JSU faculty and students at a talk Tuesday, Oct. 21.  (Photo by Charles A. Smith)
Political polarization is “bad for the country,” Dr. Eric Clark, executive director of the Mississippi Community College Board, told JSU faculty and students at a talk Tuesday, Oct. 21. (Photo by Charles A. Smith)

The executive director of the Mississippi Community College Board will speak on “The Dangers of Polarization in American Politics.”

The event is free and includes a panel discussion afterward.

For more information about the lecture, contact Christine M. Nielsen

christine.m.nielsen@jsums.edu (601) 979-2339 at the JSU Institute of Government.

The scholars symposiums provide the general public and university communities with in-depth research topics, seminars on current public policy issues, or forums on executive and legislative roles and problem-solving solutions.

Clark spoke on campus Oct. 21, as part of the Espy series.