Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union who ended Communist rule in Eastern Europe and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, will deliver a major address titled “Perspectives on Global Change” at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Allan P. Kirby Sports Center, followed by a question-and-answer session.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are required to attend the address. The supply of tickets, which are free of charge, is now exhausted. Alumni gatherings will feature a live streaming of President Gorbachev’s address. To attend one of the live streaming events, please click here to register.
Gorbachev’s visit to Lafayette celebrates the creation of a new center for global education made possible by the support of Walter Oechsle ’57 and his wife, Christa.
