Elizabeth Larus, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, offered a guest lecture “The Chinese Dream and the New Silk Road” to faculty and students at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland on February 4, 2020. Dr. Larus is in Poland throughout the Spring 2020 semester on a Fulbright Research Grant. She is conducting research on the political and economic significance of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (aka New Silk Road) investment in Central and Eastern Europe.