Author to Speak on Urban Racial Tension

AUTHOR TO SPEAK AT OHIO STATE ON URBAN RACIAL TENSION

     COLUMBUS -- William Julius Wilson, the Lucy Flower Professor
of Sociology and Public Policy at the University of Chicago, will
lecture on "Political Economy and Urban Racial Tension" Nov. 30
at The Ohio State University.  His talk begins at noon in the
Conference Theater of the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.

     The lecture is based on Wilson's book, Jobless Ghettoes: The
Disappearance of Work and Its Effect on Urban Life, to be
published next year.  Wilson will discuss how the interrelations
of political policies, economics, and social processes affect
racial tensions in the nation's cities.  The speech will be
followed by a discussion panel featuring Ohio State faculty
members and community leaders.  The program will conclude at
1:45 p.m.

     The lecture is free and open to the public.  Parking is
available in the Ohio Union Garage.

     Wilson, director of the Center for the Study of Urban
Inequality, is the author of The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner
City, The Underclass, and Public Policy.  He is the first speaker
in the Minority Scholars and Policymakers Lecture Series,
sponsored by Ohio State's School of Public Policy and Management.

     Wilson has a doctorate in sociology and anthropology from
Washington State University, a master's degree in sociology and
history from Bowling Green State University and a bachelor's
degree in sociology and history from Wilberforce University.  He
holds 18 honorary degrees.

     More information is available from the school at 292-8696.

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NOTE TO NEWS MEDIA:  Reporters wishing to interview Wilson may
make arrangements by contacting C. Ronald Huff, director, School
of Public Policy and Management, at (614) 292-4544.


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