Dr. Kåre Bremer, the President of Stockholm University, will visit the UW on May 26 to partcipate in a panel with Interim President Phyllis Wise on The University and the City, a capstone and a conversation about the global role of universities shaping present-day urban realities and future urban possibilites. The conversation, which will take place in Kane 120 at 6:30, is part of the 2010-2011 John E. Sawyer Seminar in the Study of Comparative Cultures at the University of Washington. It is a component of the NEXT CITY initiative, hosted by the Simpson Center for the Humanities. The event is free and open to the public.