Former Irish president to speak at Columbia College Tuesday evening
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The former president of Ireland will speak about a global human rights campaign Tuesday evening in Columbia.
Mary Robinson, Ireland's first female president, led the country from 1990 to 1997, then spent five years as the United Nations' human rights commissioner.
She will speak at 7:30 p.m. at Columbia College's Launer Auditorium as part of the school's annual Schiffman Ethics in Society lecture. The event is free and open to the public,. Tickets are not required.
Previous ethics lecture series speakers include actor Edward James Olmos and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee.