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Program Airs in NY and CT on Cablevision 29 and 137 and Verizon FiOS 296 … and streams simultaneously at www.telecaretv.org

Uniondale, NY – Exploring Critical Issues, the 2013 MarCom Gold Award televised series hosted and conceived by Adelphi University President Robert A. Scott, returns with a discussion by expert panelists on the impact of World War I both here in the U.S. and abroad.  The latest show, entitled the “100th Anniversary of the Start of World War I,” will air for two weeks beginning June 14, 2014.

“We know that disagreement over the causes of World War I profoundly shaped the subsequent course of European and world history,” notes Dr. Scott. “Our latest program will explore the role played both by the U.S. and the British in what was then called the Great War, the intended and unintended consequences of this war and what lessons are relevant to society today.  I look forward to sharing this exchange with our viewers.”

Joining Dr. Scott to examine how World War I shaped the course of history are guests:  Dr. Michael Christofferson, Associate Professor, Adelphi University; Dr. Jennifer Fleischner, Professor, Adelphi University; Dr. Katie Laatikainen, Associate Professor, Adelphi University; and Dr. Hugh Wilson, Professor Emeritus, Adelphi University.

The “100th Anniversary of the Start of World War I” airs over two weeks in June in New York and Connecticut on Cablevision 29 (Long Island) and 137 (Connecticut and New York area outside of Long Island) and FiOS 296 (New York and Fairfield, CT).  It will also stream simultaneously at www.telecaretv.org on airdates and times as follows:

Saturdays, June 14 and 21 at 10:00 PM
Sundays, June 15 and 22 at 7:00 AM
Wednesdays, June 18 and 25 at 1:30 PM
Thursdays, June 19 and 26 at 10:30 PM

Seen by over seven million households, Exploring Critical Issues has earned three Telly Awards (the cable equivalent of an Emmy) and the 2013 MarCom Gold Award for the Critical Regional Public Policy Issues (broadcast and cable) Campaign.  As the engaged university, Adelphi is proud to sponsor Exploring Critical Issues to provide scholars, advocates and other distinguished guests with a forum in which to examine critical local, regional, national and global topics, including the environment, health, business, the arts, politics, law and government regulations.

About Adelphi University
Adelphi is a world-class, modern university with excellent and highly relevant programs where students prepare for lives of active citizenship and professional careers. Through its schools and programs—College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, College of Nursing and Public Health and the School of Social Work—the coeducational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,000 students from 43 states and 45 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and its centers in Manhattan, Suffolk County, and Poughkeepsie, the University, chartered in 1896, maintains a commitment to liberal studies, in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.

For more on Dr. Scott, see: http://administration.adelphi.edu/president/index.php