HIGH POINT, N.C., March 9, 2011 ? The Phillips School of Business at High Point University will host noted speaker and Forbes.com columnist Dr. Yaron Brook as part of the annual BB&T grant speaker series. The event will be held at 7 p.m. on March 23 in the Phillips Hall Auditorium, Room 120. It is open to the public. Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute, will address faculty, students and community guests in a presentation, titled ?Capitalism Without Guilt.? He will speak about his perspectives on Ayn Rand?s revolutionary view of why government intervention grows over time and what must be done in order to stop it. His articles have been featured in major publications such as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Investor?s Business Daily. A former finance professor, he is an internationally sought after speaker on such topics as the causes of the financial crisis and the morality of capitalism. Brook is often interviewed on radio and is a frequent guest on a variety of national TV programs. Additionally, he is co-author of ?Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea.? The BB&T grant speaker series funds several events at local colleges and universities. It is designed to highlight key thinking from the worlds of business practice, academia and the policy community regarding critical aspects for understanding the foundations of capitalism. It is sponsored by the BB&T Charitable Foundation. At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with over 4,200 undergraduate and graduate students from 51 countries and 46 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report at No. 3 among Regional Colleges in the South. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 7 percent among ?America?s Best Colleges.? Parade Magazine lists HPU in the top 25 private schools in the nation. The university offers 50 undergraduate majors, 42 undergraduate minors and 14 graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at highpoint.edu. # # # Pam Haynes
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