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- Atomic Habits: Small Changes, Big Impact
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Speaker: Kathy Callahan
Dates: 10/15/2024 - 11/19/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 5
Modality: In-Person
Fee: $0.00
James Clear’s bestselling book, Atomic Habits, introduced an accessible system to acquire desired habits and reduce unhelpful ones. Through videos, short readings, lectures, and examples, we will dig into his concepts and learn to apply behavioral science-based techniques. In this interactive, in-person, discussion-format course, we will run some mini-experiments each week and talk about what we learn. Want to make time for hobbies, reduce screen time, and move more? Want to influence habits of those around you? Join us to explore “mastering the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.”
This course will meet in person October 15, 22, 29, November 12, and 19. There is no class November 5th.
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- Book Club: Poverty in America
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Speaker: Ralph Bangs
Dates: 10/15/2024 - 11/19/2024
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 5
Modality: Hybrid
Fee: $0.00
Poverty is a serious problem for all racial groups in America. In this course, each week will feature a different recent book on poverty conditions, causes, and solutions. The books are White Poverty (Barber and Wilson-Hartgrove), Poverty, By America (Matthew Desmond), Injustice of Place (Kathryn Edin et al.), Poverty in the Pandemic (Zachary Parolin), and Broke in America (Goldblum and Shaddox). The class will be asked to read each week’s book or at least a book review and participate in the discussion.
NOTE: This course will be hybrid, meeting in the Community Engagement Center in Homewood and on Zoom.
This course is hybrid and will meet October 15, 22, 29, November 12, and 19. There is no class November 5th.
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- Democracy on the Ballot
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Speaker: Lynn O'Connor
Dates: 10/14/2024 - 11/11/2024
Times: 1:05 PM - 2:50 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 5
Modality: In-Person
Fee: $0.00
Even though the upcoming election is a re-match of the 2020 candidates, its importance to the future of America is unprecedented. This course will explore the timely topic of what constitutes a democracy by identifying the hallmarks of a democratic system and determining their status in current-day America. The course will include an international perspective, comparing the political systems of other countries around the world with that of the United States. The last week of the course will consider election results and their potential scenarios.
This course will meet in person October 14, 21, 28, November 4, and 11.
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- European Politics and Government in the 21st Century
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Speaker: Paul Adams
Dates: 10/16/2024 - 11/13/2024
Times: 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
This course is designed as an introductory survey that briefly but concisely describes political institutions, political cultures, issues, and trends in different European countries over the past 25 years. It will also focus on the roles of the European Union (EU) and NATO. The course will cover big countries like France and Germany but many smaller ones, too, like Ireland and Switzerland.
This course will meet online October 16, 23, 30, November 6, and 13.
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- Irish and Irish American Nationalism
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Speaker: Peter Gilmore
Dates: 10/15/2024 - 11/19/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
For more than 200 years, visions of independence and freedom for Ireland percolated throughout the island and circulated around the Atlantic, as Irishwomen and men were forced to migrate by exigencies, economic and political. The Irish in the United States became a source of people, money, and ideas. Irish and Irish American Nationalism will examine the movements, the ideas, and the personalities, including the exiles, contributing to Irish independence.
This course will meet online October 15, 22, 29, November 12, and 19. There is no class November 5th.
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- Politics of Appalachia
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Speaker: Kristin Kanthak
Dates: 10/15/2024 - 11/19/2024
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
Located where the Rust Belt meets Appalachia, Western Pennsylvania is the ideal location to explore the ways in which Appalachia both shapes and is shaped by American politics. The story of Appalachia is itself often politicized, reducing the area and its residents to insulting stereotypes. This course will center on addressing the real, complex stories about Appalachian resilience, while also discussing the causes and consequences of Appalachia’s reductive narrative. We will construct a new, more realistic understanding of our home region, and potentially point to ways we might work together to co-create its future.
This course will meet online October 15, 22, 29, November 12, and 19. There is no class November 5th.
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- U.S. Foreign Policy, 1912-1920
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Speaker: John Burt
Dates: 10/18/2024 - 11/15/2024
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Days: F
Sessions: 5
Modality: Online
Fee: $0.00
In this critical period of the early 20th century, the United States emerged as a power on the world stage and, for good and ill, pursued foreign policies which foreshadowed much of American policy throughout the century. This course considers the successes, failures, complications, and involvements of diplomats, politicians, soldiers, and businesspeople and raises the question about why 20 years later, the world was again at war.
This course will meet online October 18, 25, November 1, 8, and 15.
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- U.S. Supreme Court in 2024
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Speaker: Tom Allen
Dates: 10/15/2024 - 11/19/2024
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 5
Modality: In-Person
Fee: $0.00
During their 2023-2024 term, the United States Supreme Court heard several important cases presenting issues that affect our nation's politics, our government, and our society. In this class we will discuss how the court addressed controversial matters in 2024 such as whether a former President is immune from prosecution for crimes allegedly committed while in office, whether the government may prohibit the possession of firearms by persons subject to domestic violence restraining orders, and the extent to which the government may influence or control the posting of information on social media. No prior knowledge of the legal system is needed.
This course will meet in person October 15, 22, 29, November 12, and 19. There is no class November 5th.
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- The Politics of Economics and Economics of Politics
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Speaker: Aaron Leaman
Dates: 10/17/2024 - 11/14/2024
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Modality: In-Person
Fee: $0.00
This course will analyze the intersection between politics and economics and how they affect both elections and markets alike. How do our political choices affect our economic reality, and vice versa? What roles can public institutions like Congress or the Federal Reserve play in maintaining and growing our economy? What roles should free market companies have in shaping the political arena? We will analyze both history and current events in the lead-up to the 2024 elections and try to understand how these critical choices can alter our lives and our nation.
This course will meet in person October 17, 24, 31, November 7, and 14.
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