RETIRED MEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GREENWICH, Inc. (RMA)
Invites you to its meeting, February 5, 2025, at 11 am at
Christ Church, Parish Hall, 254 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich, CT. The program will also be shown on Zoom: https://bit.ly/30IBj21
Susan Herbst
The Age of Trump: Early Reflections and Predictions for the Second Trump Presidency
While political scientists have refrained from calling the past few years a major political “realignment,” it is indisputable that we live in the “Age of Trump.” President Trump has profoundly transformed American political culture, from our perspectives on traditional institutions to the nature of our political
discourse, and everything in between. But what does all of this change mean for the citizenry and our democracy? And what might we expect from Trump and his administration in these very early weeks? Professor Herbst will bring what she knows from the field of political science, but please be ready with your own reflections and predictions: Academics certainly haven’t been right about a lot when it comes to predictions about American politics!
Dr. Herbst was appointed as the 15th president of the University of Connecticut in 2010 by the University’s Board of Trustees. She stepped down as president in 2019 and returned to the faculty. She teaches at the Stamford campus where she is University Professor of Political Science and President Emeritus. Prior to her appointment to the presidency, Dr. Herbst served as Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer of the University System of Georgia where she led 15 university presidents and oversaw the academic missions for all 35 public universities in Georgia. Before coming to Georgia, she served in a number of progressively challenging academic posts.
Born in New York City and raised in Peekskill, NY, Dr. Herbst received her B.A. in Political Science from Duke University in 1984 and her Ph.D. in Communications Theory and Research from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication in 1989. She is the author of five books, her newest being A Troubled Birth.
Our next speaker, on February 12, will be Will Friedwald, author and music critic, on “Elvis at 90: The Music of Elvis Presley.”
The Greenwich Retired Men’s Association offers a free program every Wednesday that is open to the public, both men and women; no reservations are required. Our social break starts at 10:40 am followed promptly by our presentation at 11:00 am. For additional information see https://greenwichrma.org.
