Republican presidential candidate and Senator Lindsey Graham will participate in the College of Charleston’s “Bully Pulpit Series” on September 25, 2015.
U.S. Sen Lindsey Graham
Graham’s address on foreign policy will be held in Alumni Hall inside Randolph Hall starting at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
Graham received a law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1981. He worked as a lawyer in private practice before he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1992, serving one term from 1993 to 1995. He then served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District from 1995 to 2003.
Graham was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and was re-elected in 2008 and 2014.
The mission of the Bully Pulpit Series is to encourage and facilitate political participation throughout the College of Charleston community by providing a platform for dialogue with our nation’s leaders. At its core, the series engages today’s youth by meeting students where they are – in the classroom, outside their residence hall and through their social networks – to create curious, informed and engaged individuals who are ready and able to engender political and social change. As an effort of the College of Charleston Department of Communication and Department of Political Science, the Bully Pulpit Series gives young voters the opportunity to become involved in the political process as well as the issues that affect their communities. Originally created in 2008 to highlight the communication powers of the political pulpit, the mission of the series has expanded as a result of increased student and community interest and engagement.
This event is co-sponsored by Americans for Peace, Prosperity and Security.
