Professor to discuss leaks, whistle-blowing in the political world

The CIA, FBI, NSA and other intelligence agencies collect and analyze information to support America's security interests at home and around the world. How do these necessarily secretive organizations really work, and what happens when they find themselves exposed?

Allison Stanger, a professor of international politics and economics at Middlebury College in Vermont and an Elmhurst College alumna, will discuss "Are Leaks Ever Justified? The Intelligence Community and Whistle-Blowing in a Political World" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, in the Founders Lounge of the Frick Center at Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst. Her talk is part of this year's Rudolf G. Schade lectures on history, ethics and law.

Stanger is the Russell Leng '60 Professor of International Politics and Economics and founding director of the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs at Middlebury College. She is the author of "One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy" and the forthcoming "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Leaks: The Story of Whistle-Blowing in America." Stanger also has published opinion pieces in Foreign Policy, Financial Times, The New York Times and The Washington Post. She has testified before the Commission on Wartime Contracting and the Congressional Oversight Panel.

Admission is $10 for the general public and free for Elmhurst College students, faculty, staff and alumni. Tickets are available by visiting elmhurst.edu/tix. For information, call (630) 617-5186.