November 13, 2008 - 'Three Cups of Tea' Author Greg Mortenson at Indiana College

"The more I do this, I'm convinced that education should be the top global priority," Greg Mortenson told an audience at DePauw University. The co-author of the bestselling book, 'Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time', Mortenson declared, "We can drop bombs, we can build roads, we can put in electricity, but unless the girls are educated a society won't change."

In a Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture at DePauw's Kresge Auditorium, Mortenson -- who was greeted by a standing ovation -- shared the story of how a mountain climb resulted in a humanitarian effort which has resulted in the construction of about 80 schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan.