7:30 pm, Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Rieth Recital Hall, Music Center

Yoder Public Affairs Lecture: Charles Fluharty, "Change in Rural America: Culture, Equity, Impact"

Charles W. Fluharty, the founder, president and CEO of the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI), will present a Yoder Public Affairs lecture titled "Change in Rural America: Culture, Equity, Impact" on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Goshen College Music Center's Rieth Recital Hall. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Elkhart County Historical Museum and Goshen College, and is free and open to the public.

Fluharty's talk will explore the importance of rural quality of life and place in regional economic and community development, within the framework of the essential interdependence of urban and rural people and places. Fluharty's visit is in conjunction with a Smithsonian exhibit, "Crossroads: Change in Rural America," which is on display at the Elkhart County Historical Museum in Bristol Feb. 1 through March 15.

Contact: Del Good, email delgg@goshen.edu

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