Course Schedule – Spring 2024 / Contemporary Issues / UPHEAVAL IN AMERICAN VALUES
Coordinators: Michael Wellner, Maureen Berman, Terri Hicks
Each week’s class will focus on one (or more) different important social and political issues having a major impact on the state of our democracy and our country’s future.
Among the topics discussed to date have been the future direction of the Supreme Court, media polarization, social inequality, immigration, free speech, and the whole “woke” culture. The bulk of time in each class is devoted to a lively and informative class discussion.
B WEEK / WEDNESDAY / 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
UPHEAVAL IN AMERICAN VALUES | ||
Date | Presenter | Title |
Feb 14 | Sandra Abramson | First Election Class |
Feb 28 | Maureen Berman | Liberalism — What’s the Future? |
Mar 13 | Sir Wayne Cotter | The Origins of Conservatism |
Mar 27 | Emily Mines | School Choice |
Apr 10 | TBD | Second Election Class |
May 01 | Debbi Honoroff | Upheavals in the Workplace |
May 15 | TBD | Third Election Class |
Other Classes: