Global Summit XVI
Thursday, October 17, 2024 through Friday, November 15, 2024 at the Jefferson Educational Society and Gannon University.
Join us, for our 16th year of serving the Erie community with a new Global Summit lineup of groundbreaking researchers, writers, and presenters. The JES invites speakers from around the world to speak on a broad range of globally important issues each year as part of our Global Summit Speaker Series.
We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For
November 15th,2024 | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Yehl Ballroom, Waldron Campus Center
Professor / Instructor / Speaker: Eddie Glaude, Jr. Ph.D.
Location: Gannon University, Yehl Ballroom, Waldron Campus Center, 628 Peach St, Erie, PA 16501
Date/Time: Friday, November 15, 7:30-9:00PM
Admission: General Admission $35.00, Preferred Seating $60.00
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Eddie Glaude, Jr. Ph.D.
Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr. is an author, political commentator, public intellectual and passionate educator. Glaude’s latest book, We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For, was released in April 2024. Based on the Du Bois Lectures he delivered at Harvard University, Glaude shows how ordinary Black Americans can shake off their reliance on a small group of professional politicians and pursue self-cultivation and grassroots movements to achieve a more just and perfect democracy
