LEWISTON — The 2018-19 season of the Great Falls Forum continues Thursday, featuring Julia Azari, an associate professor of political science at Marquette University in Milwaukee, with a talk entitled “What do the 2018 midterms mean?” 

The program is scheduled for noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library.

Azari holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree and doctorate in political science from Yale University.

She is the author of “Delivering the People’s Message: The Changing Politics of the Presidential Mandate,” and is a regular contributor at the political science blog The Mischiefs of Faction.

Her work has also appeared in The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog and in Politico.

Her research interests include the American presidency, political parties and political rhetoric.

In her Great Falls Forum presentation, Azari will discuss the outcomes of the 2018 midterm election.

The Great Falls Forum is a monthly, brown bag, speaker series featuring statewide and regional leaders in public policy, business, academia and the arts. The programs are free, open to all and no reservations are required.

Coffee, tea and bottled water are provided for a donation at the event. The forum is sponsored by the Sun Journal, Bates College, Maple Way Dental Care and the library.

For more information, contact the library’s adult and teen services at 207-513-3135 or LPLReference@Gmail.com

Professor Julia Azari of Marquette University.

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