Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will lecture and hold a forum with students at Atlanta’s Morehouse College tomorrow.
“This is an opportunity for our students to gain a better understanding of how
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topics during a discussion with students, faculty, and staff. Bernanke, will address “bank mergers, mortgage crises, stimulus packages and consumer confidence,” the school said in a statement.“It is a once in a lifetime opportunity for our economics students, with Mr. Bernanke’s background as an economics scholar and professor,” Allen said.
The event isn’t open to the public.
Deborah Creighton Skinner is the editorial director at BlackEnterprise.com