Lessons from Financial Crises: lecture by Stetson PBK Scholar

Richard Sylla, PhiBetaKappa
Richard Sylla, Ph.D., Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
Richard Sylla, Ph.D., Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar

Stetson University’s Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Richard Sylla, Ph.D., will deliver a public lecture, “Lessons from Financial Crises” on Thursday, Nov. 5. The event begins at 7:30 p.m., in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., and is open to the public, free of charge. Cultural credit will be provided to Stetson undergraduate students.

After earning his doctorate at Harvard where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Sylla went on to become the Henry Kaufman Professor of the History of Financial Institutions and Markets and a professor of Economics at New York University. He is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Sylla is currently chairman of the board of trustees of the Museum of American Finance, a Smithsonian affiliate museum located on Wall Street.

Sylla is the author of several important works of literature, which tie together business, economics and financial history. Among some of his publications are The American Capital Market, 1846-1914; The State, the Financial System, and Economic Modernization; A History of Interest Rates; Founding Choices: American Economic Policy in the 1790s; and Genealogy of American Finance.

“Richard Sylla is the latest in a long line of Visiting Scholars to be hosted by our PBK chapter,” said Terry Grieb, Stetson’s Digital Media technologist and PBK chapter secretary/treasurer. “Each has proven to be a stimulating intellect who challenges our students to think and learn. We look forward to making Dr. Sylla available to the Stetson community.”

Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest undergraduate honors organization in the United States, established when the country was born in 1776. Phi Beta Kappa exists to recognize and foster excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. The organization not only values knowledge, as only the top 10 percent of arts and sciences majors are considered for membership, but Phi Beta Kappa also prioritizes intellectual honesty, tolerance and a broad range of intellectual interests. Stetson is the first private university in Florida to be awarded a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honorary society.

For more information, contact Grady Ballenger, Ph.D., at 386-822-8779, or email [email protected].

by Nicole Melchionda