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October 13, 2012 | By Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohio Wesleyan Professor to Discuss Upcoming Presidential Debate

Sean Kay

DELAWARE, Ohio – Sean Kay, Ph.D., Ohio Wesleyan University politics and government professor, will appear Oct. 23 on WOSU radio’s “All Sides with Ann Fisher” to help analyze the final U.S. presidential debate of the 2012 campaign.

Republican candidate Mitt Romney and Democratic incumbent Barack Obama will participate Oct. 22 in a debate on foreign policy issues. The 90-minute debate will begin at 9 p.m. ET with Bob Schieffer, host of “Face the Nation” on CBS, serving as the moderator.

Kay will help to analyze the debate on the next morning’s “All Sides,” which will broadcast live from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET Oct. 23. The program is available on 89.7 FM. After it airs, the show will be archived online for listening on demand.

Kay, who joined the Ohio Wesleyan faculty in 1999, also serves as director of the International Studies Program. His books include “Global Security in the Twenty-First Century: The Quest for Power and the Search for Peace” and “Celtic Revival? The Rise, Fall, and Renewal of Global Ireland.”

Founded in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation’s premier small, private universities. Ohio Wesleyan offers more than 90 undergraduate majors, sequences, and courses of study, and 23 NCAA Division III varsity sports. OWU combines an internationally focused curriculum with off-campus learning and leadership opportunities that connect classroom theory with real-world practice. Located in Delaware, Ohio, OWU’s 1,850 students represent 41 states and 45 countries. The university is featured in the book “Colleges That Change Lives,” listed on the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with distinction, and included on the “best colleges” lists of U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. Learn more at www.owu.edu.