Former US Education Secretary and 'Drug Czar' William Bennett Speaks Tonight

September 30, 1992, Greencastle, Ind. - William J. Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education and "Drug Czar," will deliver the Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture tonight at 7:30 p.m. in DePauw University's East College, Meharry Hall. "The Real Stakes in the Family Values Debate" will be the topic of Bennett's speech.

Also scheduled is an open forum on the 1992 elections with Bennett at 4:30 p.m. in the Center for Contemporary Media, Watson Forum. A reception will follow the open forum. Both the lecture and forum are open to the public.

This will mark Mr. Bennett's second Ubben Lecture. He first appeared at DePauw on October 6, 1988.

William Bennett has been rated, in various surveys, as the best appointment by both President Reagan and President Bush. Political commentators predict that he has one of the brightest political futures in the country. In August Bennett introduced Vice President Dan Quayle, a 1969 graduate of DePauw, at the Republican National Convention.

As Secretary of Education, Bennett declared that we must attend to the "Three C's" of American education: Content, Character and Choice. He engaged in a highly publicized debate on the failures of American higher education.

Bennett became director of the Office of National Drug Policy ("Drug Czar") in 1989. Even his critics concede that he led a vigorous national debate on drugs, education, and the condition of children and culture in America.

Prior to serving as Secretary of Education, Bennett was chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is a current member of the senior research staff at the Hudson Institute in Indianapolis.

Endowed by Timothy and Sharon Ubben, both 1958 graduates of DePauw, the Ubben Lecture Series is designed to bring the world's top leaders, thinkers and creative minds to the Greencastle campus. See a list of all Ubben Lecturers by clicking here.

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