U.S. inspector general to speak at Cheltenham Adult School
The Cheltenham Township Adult School will celebrate its 70th anniversary this fall with the kick-off of a speaker series featuring United States Department of Justice Inspector General and Cheltenham native Glenn Fine and New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof.
The inspector general will speak Sept. 22.
Inspector General Glenn Fine has worked as the assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney’s office, as a lawyer at private law firms, and has worked in the U.S. Justice Department since 1995. Fine was named inspector general in 2000. Through his work with the justice department, Fine has led investigations on interrogation methods at Guantanamo Bay, internal hiring methods at the justice department and an investigation on FBI terrorist watch listings.
Fine, a 1974 Cheltenham High School graduate, regularly speaks at government agencies and educational institutions and gladly accepted the invitation to speak. Fine’s mother, Alice Fine, is a former Cheltenham Adult School volunteer.
“I am looking forward to going to the series and am sure it will bring back great memories,” he said.
While at Cheltenham High School, Fine was a baseball, football and basketball player and was a co-captain of Harvard’s basketball team where he earned an undergraduate degree in 1979. Also in 1979 he was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs, but declined in order to pursue a Rhodes scholarship at Oxford University and a career in law.
Fine plans to speak about his position of inspector general and his work, dealing with investigations and audits of governmental entities such as the FBI, DEA and the US Attorney’s office at the speaker series. Fine’s position of inspector general requires him to testify before Congress and conduct meetings and investigations focusing on waste and abuse in the justice system.
His advice to the students of Cheltenham is to value education, and he encourages students to seek out ways to serve their community.
“Education and public service are important and can be very satisfying. I have been lucky enough to be able to serve in both the private and public sectors, and I encourage others to seek out ways to serve,” he said.
Fine hopes that people walk away from his presentation with an understanding and appreciation for what he and the United States Department of Justice does.
After Fine, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and co-author of “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” Nicholas Kristof, will speak Oct. 20.
Also featured will be executive director of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office Sharon Pinkenson on Nov. 17 and Doctors Without Borders on March 23. On April 20, a show tune and opera performance by the Academy of Vocal Arts will be held as the last event of the series.
The Cheltenham Adult School is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1939 by a group of civic-minded residents who saw a need for adult enrichment.
The adult school has held the annual speaker series since 1962 and was called the Five Star Forum prior to this year.
The objective of the school is to provide adult education classes, English as a second language courses and GED opportunities to residents of the local community.
According to Cheltenham Forum committee co-chair Justine Gerety, the adult school aims to create a speaker series featuring locally and nationally known individuals with a variety of backgrounds.
“We like to have a balance of politics, literature, contemporary affairs, music and other topics at the series. Over time we’ve had some very notable speakers,” Gerety said.
The adult school’s speaker series has featured individuals such as Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Nader, Maya Angelou, John Updike, Gloria Steinem, Erin Brockovich and Joyce Carol Oates.
The series is advertised throughout the community via e-mail, flyers and catalogs that are sent to residents in the township and past series attendees.
The inspector general will speak Sept. 22.
Inspector General Glenn Fine has worked as the assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney’s office, as a lawyer at private law firms, and has worked in the U.S. Justice Department since 1995. Fine was named inspector general in 2000. Through his work with the justice department, Fine has led investigations on interrogation methods at Guantanamo Bay, internal hiring methods at the justice department and an investigation on FBI terrorist watch listings.
Fine, a 1974 Cheltenham High School graduate, regularly speaks at government agencies and educational institutions and gladly accepted the invitation to speak. Fine’s mother, Alice Fine, is a former Cheltenham Adult School volunteer.
“I am looking forward to going to the series and am sure it will bring back great memories,” he said.
While at Cheltenham High School, Fine was a baseball, football and basketball player and was a co-captain of Harvard’s basketball team where he earned an undergraduate degree in 1979. Also in 1979 he was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs, but declined in order to pursue a Rhodes scholarship at Oxford University and a career in law.
Fine plans to speak about his position of inspector general and his work, dealing with investigations and audits of governmental entities such as the FBI, DEA and the US Attorney’s office at the speaker series. Fine’s position of inspector general requires him to testify before Congress and conduct meetings and investigations focusing on waste and abuse in the justice system.
His advice to the students of Cheltenham is to value education, and he encourages students to seek out ways to serve their community.
“Education and public service are important and can be very satisfying. I have been lucky enough to be able to serve in both the private and public sectors, and I encourage others to seek out ways to serve,” he said.
Fine hopes that people walk away from his presentation with an understanding and appreciation for what he and the United States Department of Justice does.
After Fine, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and co-author of “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” Nicholas Kristof, will speak Oct. 20.
Also featured will be executive director of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office Sharon Pinkenson on Nov. 17 and Doctors Without Borders on March 23. On April 20, a show tune and opera performance by the Academy of Vocal Arts will be held as the last event of the series.
The Cheltenham Adult School is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1939 by a group of civic-minded residents who saw a need for adult enrichment.
The adult school has held the annual speaker series since 1962 and was called the Five Star Forum prior to this year.
The objective of the school is to provide adult education classes, English as a second language courses and GED opportunities to residents of the local community.
According to Cheltenham Forum committee co-chair Justine Gerety, the adult school aims to create a speaker series featuring locally and nationally known individuals with a variety of backgrounds.
“We like to have a balance of politics, literature, contemporary affairs, music and other topics at the series. Over time we’ve had some very notable speakers,” Gerety said.
The adult school’s speaker series has featured individuals such as Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Nader, Maya Angelou, John Updike, Gloria Steinem, Erin Brockovich and Joyce Carol Oates.
The series is advertised throughout the community via e-mail, flyers and catalogs that are sent to residents in the township and past series attendees.
