Combining Technical Skills with Public Service: Confessions of a Political Economist Scott Farrow, Professor of Economics, Affiliate Professor of Public Policy, UMBC Before joining the UMBC faculty in 2005, Dr. Farrow served as Chief Economist at the U.S.Government Accountability Office and also in the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Professor Farrow will address the usefulness and challenges in combining disciplinary skills with public service. His talk, primarily based on four periods of Federal government service, will also address the importance of soft skills along with the ethical and real-life dilemmas posed in government service. Wednesday, April 25, 6pm Fine Arts Building, Recital Hall Inaugural Phi Kappa Phi lecture