Symposium recalls impact of global revolution in 1968

GRINNELL — 1968 . . . anti-war, anti-government . . . student protests . . . in Paris, Prague, Mexico City  and the U.S. Forty years later, the relevance of these international events will be examined during a week-long symposium, “1968: The Global Revolution,” on the Grinnell College campus next week. “Grinnell College is bringing together historical players and scholars to reflect on this defining year,” said David Harrison, director of Grinnell’s Center for International Studies and symposium organizer. “The symposium will draw parallels to today’s events, looking through the lens of global activities.” Best-selling author Mark Kurlansky, who wrote “1968: The Year that Rocked the World,” will deliver the symposium keynote on Thursday,