SEARCY, Ark. — Harding University announces Steve Forbes, chairman and chief executive officer of Forbes Media and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine, as the final speaker in the 2010-11 American Studies Institute Distinguished Lecture Series. Forbes will speak April 7, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. in Benson Auditorium on campus.
Under his leadership, Forbes Media has launched a variety of new publications and businesses with licensee editions published worldwide reaching more than six million readers. In 1996 Forbes entered the new media arena with the launch of Forbes.com, which now averages 18 million unique monthly visitors. The company’s flagship publication, Forbes, is the nation’s leading business magazine with a circulation of more than 900,000.
Forbes is the author of numerous books including “Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS” and “A New Birth of Freedom.” He was appointed chairman of the bipartisan Board for International Broadcasting by presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, serving until 1993.
The lecture series kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. in Benson Auditorium with retired Gen. Richard Myers who will offer analysis on military, security and preparedness matters at home and abroad. Myers was the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, leading the U.S. military through four years of tumultuous change on the international and domestic stage. From our engagement in Iraq and Afghanistan to the military’s heroic role following Hurricane Katrina, Myers was the principal military adviser to the president, the defense secretary, and the National Security Council in his role as Joint Chiefs chairman.
Other speakers in the 2010-11 series include political analysts Bob Beckel and Cal Thomas on campus Oct. 5 and Arkansas native and Texas Tech University Red Raiders head football coach Tommy Tuberville Feb. 17, 2011.
All presentations are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the American Studies Institute at 501-279-4497.
