Join the conversation! The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill welcomes Professor Erinn Whitaker, speaking on “Uncloaking the CIA.” Tuesday, January 23, 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM.”
About Professor Whitaker:
• Former Senior Analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency and US State Department.
• 15 years of experience overseas and in Washington DC.
• Professor of the Practice at UNC.
• Courses covering topics including the dynamic between senior policymakers and intelligence officers, how the intelligence community has evolved, and analytic tradecraft.
• Teaching UNC’s Burch Field Research Seminar in Berlin: Intelligence --June 29 through July 27, 2024
UNC students who are members of the Carolina Forum for Education and Diplomacy (CFED) -- https://heellife.unc.edu/organization/cfed -- asked me to invite Professor Whitaker to speak about her career with the CIA, her work with the State Department, her Research Seminar in Berlin, the transatlantic relationship, and related topics.
Professor Whitaker will be speaking with CFED members, students enrolled in my “Epic, Empire and Diplomacy” course (PWAD/CMPL 489-- https://tfed-ngo.org/courses ), and the wider UNC community. Our classroom discussion takes place in UNC’s FedEx Global Education Center -- home of UNC Global Affairs – and those interested in joining the discussion virtually can do so by registering in advance: https://unc.zoom.us/.../register/WN_6Ht6rniTQ42fTzP1UoxdrA
Professor Whitaker’s talk forms part of TFED’s Corridors of Power Series: further information at www.tfed.ngo. Cosponsors include CFED, UNC Global Affairs, Honors Carolina, PWAD, and ECL.