To mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, the Pathfinder Foundation and the US Embassy in Sri Lanka launched a series of lectures on the legacy of America’s Founding Fathers. The first lecture, ‘The Legacy of Thomas Jefferson on Education and Institutions,’ was held in Colombo on Thursday (10), featuring US Fulbright Specialist Lara Szypszak as the lead speaker and LIRNEasia Senior Research Fellow and Education Forum Sri Lanka Coordinator Dr. Sujata Gamage as a discussant.