Silvia Pedraza to speak at
DC Hispanic Awareness Lecture Sept. 21

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Office of Intercultural Relations will host a Hispanic Awareness lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 21. The guest speaker will be Silvia Pedraza, professor of sociology and American culture at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, who will speak on the topic of “Transforming America: Immigrants Then and Now.”

The lecture will be held in Schomburg Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Mercedes Clay at 419-783-2362 or mclay@defiance.edu.

Defiance College, chartered in 1850, is an independent, liberal arts institution in Northwest Ohio offering more than 40 undergraduate programs of study as well as graduate programs in education and business. Defiance College has received national recognition for its educational experience of service and engagement. The college website is www.defiance.edu.

September 19, 2011