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Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Lake Forest, Ill.—Dimon Liu, human rights activist, architect, and urban planner, is the Lake Forest College Woodrow Wilson Visiting Scholar for the academic year 2003-04. Liu will give a free public lecture titled “How I Became a Human Rights Activist” on Thursday, March 25 at 4 p.m. in Meyer Auditorium. Refreshments will be served. Meyer Auditorium is located in Hotchkiss Hall on the College’s Middle Campus. For more information, please call 847-735-6010. Liu left her native China at the height of the Cultural Revolution in 1965. She studied architecture in New York City and political economy in London, then taught architecture and urban design for fifteen years in Hong Kong and New York. After witnessing “appalling conditions” during a three-month trip to China in 1972, Liu became increasingly involved with human rights activism concerning China. She uses several platforms in her lectures to argue for human rights and democracy in China. Liu will be visiting Lake Forest College the week of March 22–26, in addition to her public presentation she will be lecturing in several classes and meeting with students and faculty. The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation bridges the liberal arts education with world beyond campus by bringing successful professionals such as government officials, business leaders, journalists, environmentalists, and medical ethicists to share their experiences with students. Fellows help prepare students for the social, political, and economic settings they will encounter in the business world, and discuss the roles of professionals and responsible citizens. Lake Forest College is a private, liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,300 students representing 46 states and 50 other countries.
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