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MCC, ESL Charitable Foundation Presents Celebrated Scholar Jared Diamond (04/18/2019)

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MCC Scholars Day Keynote, Jared DiamondPulitzer Prize-winning author’s new book Upheaval explores how nations and individuals can be more resilient and recover from traumatic crises (Photo credit: Reed Hutchinson)

Immediately following the debut of his new book Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis, geographer and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond will deliver Monroe Community College’s Scholars’ Day keynote address based on his findings on how nations and people successfully recover from crisis. Presented by ESL Charitable Foundation, Diamond’s keynote address will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 8 in MCC’s Samuel J. Stabins Physical Education Complex gymnasium, 1000 East Henrietta Road, Rochester.

Diamond’s latest work Upheaval (Penguin Books Limited) compares political crises in nations like Germany, Japan, Chile, Finland, and the United States to the personal crises people experience in their lives. Based on his book, Diamond’s presentation will explore how and why some countries were able to thrive after great turbulence, while others struggled. He will also share insights as to whether the United States, and the world, are squandering their natural advantages, on a path towards political conflict and decline.

The keynote address is made possible through support from presenting sponsor, the ESL Charitable Foundation, and local philanthropists through the Monroe Community College Foundation. Diamond will answer questions and sign books following the presentation. Books will be available on site for purchase.

Tickets are required and available online at www.monroecctickets.com. Admission is $10 for general public; $5 with MCC ID. Parking will be available in Lot G.

About Jared Diamond
Considered one of the world’s top 100 public intellectuals (Foreign Policy), Jared Diamond is a professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has received some of the world’s most prestigious awards, including a MacArthur Genius Award, the Dickson Prize in Science, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, and the National Medal of Science, America’s highest civilian award in science. His book Upheaval is the final installment in a trilogy that began with Guns, Germs, and Steela series the New York Times calls “one of the most significant projects embarked upon by any intellectual of our generation."

Scholars’ Day showcases the work of MCC student and faculty researchers and celebrates academic excellence. MCC Foundation scholarships are awarded to outstanding student presenters. Scholars’ Day 2019 will be held Tuesday, May 7 at MCC’s Brighton Campus. Student and faculty research reflect a wide variety of academic disciplines as well as entrepreneurial ideas to support economic development throughout the Finger Lakes region. Presentations are free and open to the public.

The Monroe Community College Foundation seeks philanthropic investment to advance academic achievement, innovation, and the mission of excellence at the college.

Media Contact:
Rosanna Yule
Government and Community Relations
585-292-3024
ryule@monroecc.edu