Why History Matters: L.A. 2024 and the Lessons of Olympics Past

Why History Matters: L.A. 2024 and the Lessons of Olympics Past

A panel discussion featuring

Zev Yaroslavsky
Director of the Los Angeles Initiative, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and Department of History; Former Member of the LA County Board of Supervisors

Barry Sanders
Chairman, Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games

David Phillips
Associate Professor, UCLA Department of History

Peter Chesney
Graduate Student, UCLA Department of History

Caitlin Parker
Graduate Student, UCLA Department of History

Moderated by
Stephen Aron
UCLA Department of History

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
6:00 p.m.
Reception to follow

California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)
UCLA Campus

Reservations required. RSVP online: https://eventsrsvp.ucla.edu/WhyHistoryMatters/Olympics/logon.aspx?NoID=Y

About the Event
Click here to read the panelists’ biographies.
About the Series
The UCLA Department of History is proud to present the series “Why History Matters.” The series is dedicated to the belief that historical knowledge is an indispensable, and often missing, ingredient in public debate. Over the course of the year, “Why History Matters” events will bring historians into conversation with prominent public officials and personalities on issues of contemporary relevance.