Save the date: Former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros to speak at MSU in October

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction has invited special guest lecturer, Henry Cisneros, the former United States Secretary of Housing and Development, to speak at MSU.

Henry Cisneros, former HUD secretary and co-chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Immigration Task Force

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC) has invited special guest lecturer, Henry Cisneros, the former United States Secretary of Housing and Development, to speak at Michigan State University. The event will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing. During his lecture, Cisneros will discuss “Cities and the Economy, Smart Growth and Sustainability, and American Latinos and the Nation’s Future.”

Cisneros currently co-chairs of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Immigration Task Force. He is a four-time mayor of San Antonio, TX, and has served as the deputy chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Cisneros is also the author of 14 books, including Urban Real Estate Investment: A New Era of Opportunity, Latinos and the Nation’s Future, and Interwoven Destinies, Cities and the Nation. He has a PhD in Public Administration from The George Washington University.

The lecture is free and open to the public. For questions about this event, please contact Rene Rosenbaum, SPDC associate professor, at rosenba5@msu.edu. Learn more at SPDC Special Guest Lecture: Henry Cisneros.

This event is co-sponsored by the MSU Julian Samora Research Institute, the Chicano Studies Program, the Environmental Science & Policy Program, and University Outreach and Engagement.

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