Kimberly S. Adams, Ph.D., received the letter from a longtime friend in early September. It was an invitation to lecture at the University of Rijeka, Croatia from Branka Kalogjera, Ph.D., professor at the university and former chair of their English department.<\/p>\n
Adams, political science professor at ESU, will be packing her bags and heading to Croatia this November.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope my lectures will contribute to a better and more genuine understanding of American politics, and provide valuable insight into American government for the Croatian students and faculty,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Dr. Adams will give a series of lectures at the university, including a university-wide lecture titled \u201cPeople, Passion and Pursuit: Making Sense of America\u2019s 2016 Presidential Campaigns.\u201d Her classroom lectures include discussions on the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the changing American electorate for women and racial minorities, and Immigration.<\/p>\n
This is not her first time in Croatia. In July 2007, Dr. Adams lectured at this same university on \u201cThe Changing Faces of American Politics: from the Civil Rights Movement to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.\u201d\u00a0During her visit in 2002, she met with Vesna Pusic, a Croatian sociologist and politician who now serves as a First Deputy Prime Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in the centre-left Cabinet of Zoran Millanovic.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a native speaker and professor, I sincerely hope to fully engage students during these visits and provide them with a deeper understanding, and perhaps, an appreciation for the American political system and the electoral process,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n