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On Friday, Nov. 10, Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, a leading international economist and renowned humanitarian and advocate for the world's most impoverished, visited UNC and Duke to give a lecture and speak with the student body. Dr. Sachs spoke on behalf of the Millennium Village Project, a project that has shaped a village model through which impoverished countries can achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. The effort to sponsor a Millennium Village, by students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and Bennett College represents the first ever student-led coalition to finance a village. He spoke at UNC’s Memorial hall in support of this effort, from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. At 12:15 p.m. he addressed student groups in the Pit. He then spoke at Duke University’s Page Hall from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
A simplified itinerary may be found below:

11:00am-12:00pm              Sachs' Speech at UNC's Memorial Hall

12:15pm-12:45pm              Sachs at UNC Student Rally at UNC's Pit

1:30pm-2:30pm                   Sachs' Speech at Duke's Page Hall

This event was free and open to all members of the community.

For more information regarding Jeffery Sachs, please read the PDF biography.