MDA 325, Case Studies in Modern Leadership

a special two-unit course offered Spring 2015 and co-taught by

Professor Gordon Brown MP
former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Professor Steve Lamy
USC Dornsife Vice Dean for Academic Programs

April 7 to April 16, 2015 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM
USC students have a special opportunity this spring to study with a world leader, together with one of USC's
most highly rated professors, in an intensive study of international politics and economics. Gordon Brown
played a central role in containing the international financial crisis of 2008. Other topics in this two-week class
are planned to include the world financial crisis of 2008, climate change and the summit of 2009, global growth
and the role of the U.S., the role of the United Nations in regards to poverty, education and disease, and an
analysis of what the world may look like in 2025.

Gordon Brown served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010. As Prime Minister, Browns
tenure coincided with the start of the global financial crisis. He was one of the first to initiate calls for global
financial action and is credited with preventing a second Great Depression. In July, 2012 he was made UN
Special Envoy for Global Education. He is a passionate advocate for global action to ensure education for all. He
also chairs the Global Strategic Infrastructure Initiative for The World Economic Forum and serves as New York
Universitys inaugural Distinguished Global Leader in Residence.

Steve Lamy is Vice Dean for Academic Programs in USC Dornsife and professor of international relations
specializing in foreign policy analysis, human security, and foreign policies of the Western nation-states with
emphasis on Western European states, the U.S. and Canada. Dean Lamy has worked with faculty development
programs abroad and has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching, research and civic
engagement. He is an active contributor to major international relations journals, conferences and workshops.

This special two-unit section of MDA 325 (section 42295) is open to all undergraduate students. Students registered in
this course are expected to attend every class meeting from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Tuesday through Thursday, April 7
th
to 9
th

and Monday through Thursday, April 13
th
to 16
th
. The class will also meet once at the beginning of the spring semester.
Students enrolled in MDA 325 will be notified of the date, time and location by email. Inquiries may be directed to
213.740.2961 or mvelasqu@usc.edu.