University of Chicago professor invites Steve Bannon to campus debate, prompting protest
CHICAGO - A University of Chicago professor has invited Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, to speak at the South Side campus, a move that sparked a swift backlash among faculty members and students Thursday.
Luigi Zingales, a professor in the Booth School of Business, is planning an event that tentatively would involve a debate over subjects including "the economic benefits of globalization and immigration," university officials confirmed in a statement. Zingales invited Bannon, who has pushed for a harder line on trade and immigration, to debate an expert in the field with the professor serving as a moderator. No other details about the date and time were immediately
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