The Pope Center and the UNC-Chapel Hill Libertarians will jointly host a lecture by Mark Bauerlein at UNC-Chapel Hill on November 19.

Bauerlein, a professor of English at Emory University in Atlanta, is the author of a new book, The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future; Or, Don?t Trust Anyone Under 30. The book is a scathing criticism of the college youth of today?and it challenges the popular view that today?s youth are smart because they are so adept at new technology.

The goal of Bauerlein?s speech will not be to condemn these students but, rather, to help them escape the trap of their generation. The title is ?Wise America: An Antidote to Wayward Teens, MySpace Addicts and Bibliophobes.?