Robert Reich to speak at UI Sept. 7

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich will give the University of Iowa's 2011-2012 Distinguished Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7 in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.

Reich's speech, "The Next Economy and America's Future," is presented by the UI Lecture Committee and is part of the UI Public Policy Center's Forkenbrock Series on Public Policy. It is co-sponsored by the Tippie College of Business and the UI Labor Center.

Reich will sign copies of his latest book "Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future" following the presentation. In the book, Reich gives a reading of the current economic crisis and offers a plan for dealing with the challenge of its aftermath.

Reich is the Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, most recently as Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton. He also served on President Barack Obama's Transition Economic Advisory Board. He has written 12 books.