"The North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Problems and Prospects" is the title of the next offering in the Academic Speakers Series. The presentation by Dr. Han Park will be at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 17, in the Watkins Auditorium in the UC.

Park’s appearance is coordinated by the Honors Programs on behalf of the entire university and is co-sponsored by the UTM Center for Global Studies. The event is open to the public and there is no admission.

A public reception will follow the speech.

Dr. Park is university professor of international affairs and director of the Center for the Study of Global Issues at the University of Georgia. He holds degrees in political science from Seoul National University (B.A.), the American University (M.A) and the University of Minnesota (Ph.D.).

Park has focused his research on the issues of human rights, sustainable development and East Asian politics.

He has initiated and participated in negotiations designed to alleviate tension on the Korean peninsula.

Park led a U.S. agricultural team to Pyongyang in October 2000 to explore bilateral technical and scientific cooperation, and hosted a reciprocal visit by agricultural scientists from North Korea in May 2001. Park is the organizer and founding president of Uniting Families, Inc., an organization that has helped many separated families in China and Korea.

For more information, contact Dr. William Zachry at zachry@utm.edu or 587-7436.