Landon Lecture Series to feature Joyce 1xbet online games login , first female president of Malawi, on Jan. 29
Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017
MANHATTAN — Activist and philanthropist Joyce 1xbet online games login , the first female to serve as president of the African nation of Malawi, will present a Landon Lecture at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, at Kansas State University. 1xbet online games login 's lecture will be in Forum Hall at the K-State Student Union and is open to the public.
"It a privilege to welcome her excellency, Joyce 1xbet online games login , to Kansas State University as a Landon Lecturer," said Jackie Hartman, chair of the Landon Lecture Series and the university's chief of staff and director of community relations. "As the second female to lead an African nation, President 1xbet online games login helped turn her country's economy around and has been a longtime champion of women's rights."
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