Sacramento State will host a diverse group of speakers this spring as part of a series of forums organized by Sac State’s Renaissance Society, a campus learning organization for senior citizens.

The talks are free and open to the public, and will cover a large array of topics.

Forums will be held on Fridays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and are followed by a question and answer session.

Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters kicked off the series with a lecture called “Primary Colors” in which he analyzed the Feb. 5 primary election and the positions of current candidates as well as the propositions.

Friday’s forum will be held at Mendocino Hall 1003 and will feature Bahman Fozouni, coordinator of the International Affairs Graduate Program at Sac State, who will present his lecture “All About Iran.”

A native of Iran, Fozouni earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Tulane University and earned his doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh.

Fozouni returned to Iran after completing his studies where he served as director of research for a national survey project studying the socio-psychological effects of the rapid change of Iranian population.

Fozouni has been at Sac State since fall of 1990 and is currently professor and chair of the Government department, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in international politics, the Middle East, nationalism and research methods.

Arthur Scotland, presiding justice of the state Court of Appeals in Sacramento, will be the next speaker and will present a lecture entitled “The Rule of Law” on Feb. 29.

Future speakers include Shawn Harrison, executive director of the non-profit organization Soil Born Farms, Assemblyman Dave Jones, D-Sacramento, Tom Philp, executive strategist of the Metropolitan Water District and Assemblyman Roger Niello, D-Sacramento.

For more information on the exact times and locations, contact the Renaissance Society at (916) 278-7834 or click here to visit their Web site.

Isela Reyes can be reached at [email protected]