Dr. Robert J. Bresler will be the featured speaker at the Friends of Ganser Library Fall Lecture on the Millersville University of Pennsylvania campus on September 9, 2008 from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. This lecture continues a more than 25 year tradition of lectures and will be held in the Lehr Room of Gordinier Hall and is free and open to the public.  Light refreshments will follow the lecture. 

“Since the mid-20th century America has been involved in four protracted and bloody conflicts -- World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and now Iraq. Each has had a great impact on American presidential politics in different and often unexpected ways," saidBresler who will speak on the topic in September.

Bresler received his bachelor’s degree from Earlham College and his Ph.D. from Princeton University. He has taught at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, the University of Delaware and Penn State University – Harrisburg, where he completed a 32-year career in 2001. 

He has been a visiting professor at the U.S. Army War College and a senior Fulbright Fellow at the National University of Singapore.  He was the recipient of the James A. Jordan Award for Teaching Excellence and the Outstanding Civilian Award from the Department of the Army.  Since 1974, Bresler has been the National Affairs Editor of USA Today: the Magazine of the American Scene, where he writes a regular column on American politics.

His recent books include: “Us vs. Them: American Political and Cultural Conflict from WWII to Watergate” and “Freedom of Association: Civil Rights and Liberties under the Law.” Since retiring from Penn State, he has been visiting professor of government at Franklin & Marshall College, teaching courses on international politics, war, politics and society and presidential war powers.

This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Ganser Library, an organization that promotes community awareness of Millersville’s library services. It offers programs to the community on topics of interest and supports acquisitions for the Archives and Special Collections. For more information on this lecture please contact Lin Carvell at (717) 872-3602 or by e-mail at lin.carvell@millersville.edu. 

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