Hastings College will host a simulcast of the E.N. Thompson Forum’s “Torture, Obama and Us: The Moral Costs of the War on Terror” presented by Mark Danner at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23 in the Wilson Center. This event is free and open to the public, and community discussion will follow.

Mark Danner is a writer and reporter who for twenty-five years has written on politics and foreign affairs, focusing on war and conflict. He has covered Central America, Haiti, the Balkans, Iraq and the Middle East, among many other stories. Danner is Professor of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley and James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs, Politics and the Humanities at Bard College. Among his books are “Stripping Bare the Body: Politics Violence War,” “Torture and Truth,” “The Secret Way to War,” and “The Massacre at El Mozote.” Danner was a long-time staff writer at “The New Yorker” and is a frequent contributor to “The New York Review of Books.” His work has appeared in “Harper's,” “The New York Times,” “Aperture,” and many other newspapers and magazines. He has co-written and helped produce two hour-long documentaries for the ABC News program “Peter Jennings Reporting,” and his work has received, among other honors, a National Magazine Award, three Overseas Press Awards, and an Emmy. In 1999 Danner was named a MacArthur Fellow. He speaks and lectures widely on foreign policy and America's role in the world.

Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,190 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.

For more information, contact Sharon Behl Brooks at (402) 461-7367.