Former Congressman Bob Barr joins KSU as adjunct professor
Some Kennesaw State University graduate students are exploring the issues of civil liberties versus…
Georgia (Jan 11, 2008) — Former Congressman Bob Barr joins KSU as adjunct professor
Jennifer Hafer
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Contact/Writer: Jennifer Hafer‚ 770−423−6711 or jhafer@kennesaw.edu
KENNESAW‚ Ga. (Jan. 10‚ 2007) −− Some Kennesaw State University graduate students
are exploring the issues of civil liberties versus government power with one of the
nation’s top constitutional advocates − former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr who represented
Georgia’s 7th District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.
Former Congressman Bob Barr has received a joint appointment to the Coles College
of Business and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences‚ where he will instruct
master’s of business administration and master’s public administration students in
a new course‚ “Privacy and Public Policy in 21st Century Business and Society.”
An outspoken critic of government invasion of personal privacy‚ Barr believes individual
civil liberties are being eroded by a growth in government power and technological
advances. A former U.S. attorney with a Georgetown University law degree‚ Barr has
also worked as an official with the CIA. He is currently president and CEO of Liberty
Strategies‚ a public policy consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta‚ and practices
law.
“We are thrilled to have Congressman Barr on campus‚” Kennesaw State President Daniel
S. Papp said. “He brings a wealth of professional expertise and knowledge to campus
that will greatly benefit our students.”
During Barr’s tenure in Congress‚ he was a senior member of the Judiciary Committee‚
vice−chairman of the Government Reform Committee and a member of the Committee on
Financial Services.
Dubbed “Mr. Privacy” by columnist William Safire of The New York Times‚ Barr has appeared
on virtually every major cable and network television program dealing with public
policy matters. He also has served as a contributor for CNN and hosted a weekly‚ nationally
syndicated radio show.
Barr writes a regular column for The Atlanta Journal−Constitution and serves as a
contributing editor for The American Spectator.
“I’m honored to be a part of the KSU family‚” Barr said. “Teaching students about
privacy policy as a fundamental right and as a critical matter of public policy‚ particularly
in business administration‚ will benefit students in their studies and professional
careers.”
For further information‚ please contact Jennifer Hafer at jhafer@kennesaw.edu or (770) 423−6711.
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A member of the 35−unit University System of Georgia‚ Kennesaw State University is
a comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing student population of more
than 20‚000 from 132 countries. The third−largest university in Georgia‚ Kennesaw
State offers more than 60 graduate and undergraduate degrees‚ including a new doctorate
in education.
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