Talk on British empire Oct. 14 at Arsht Hall

9:25 a.m., Oct. 4, 2005--Raymond Callahan, University of Delaware professor emeritus, will address the issues surrounding the legacy of the British Empire in a lecture titled “The Late, Great British Empire--Does it Have a Lesson for Us?” at 1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14, in 105 Arsht Hall on UD’s Wilmington campus, 2700 Pennsylvania Ave.

The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will explore how the British ran their empire and whether the British example provides any useful lessons for America today.

Callahan, an expert on Churchill and military history, taught history at UD and helped develop UD’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program. He is the author of Churchill: Retreat from Empire.

The lecture is sponsored by UD’s Academy of Lifelong Learning, a membership organization for adults 50 and older to exchange ideas, take classes, teach and travel in the company of other retirement-age individuals. The academy’s members also are its students, planners, instructors, committee members and facilitators.

For more information, call (302) 573-4417.

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