CNN analyst to speak at ECU Sept. 29

Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst and Director of the National Security Studies Program at the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C., will present “Making Sense in a World of Trouble,” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29, in Wright Auditorium at East Carolina University.

The presentation is the premier lecture in the 2015-16 Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series. It is a Wellness Passport event and is free to all attendees. No tickets are required.

A question and answer session will immediately follow the presentation, and Bergen will sign copies of two of his books, “The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al-Qaeda,” and “Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad,” which will be available for purchase in the lobby of Wright Auditorium.

Cosponsors of the lecture include ECU’s Division of Academic Affairs, Division of Health Sciences, Honors College, Division of Research and Graduate Studies, and Division of Student Affairs.

For additional information on the Voyages lectures, visit http://www.ecu.edu/voyages. More information about THCAS is located at https://www.ecu.edu/cas.

— Lacey Gray