COURSES – FALL 2026 / Contemporary Issues / UPHEAVALS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY
Coordinators: Michael Wellner, Terri Hicks
Each week’s class will focus on one (or more) different important social and political issues, including the all-important 2024 election, that have a major impact on the state of our country, and its future.
Discussion topics will include the US Constitution, the Supreme Court, changes in news reporting and the media in general, the impact of mobile phones on our children, social and income inequality, our immigration problem, free speech rights, the “woke” culture, our international relations, and, of course, politics.
B WEEK / WEDNESDAY / 10:30 AM-NOON / ROOM 15-17
| Upheavals in American Society | ||
| Date | Presenter | Title |
| Sep 16 | Michael Wellner | Birthright Citizenship |
| Sep 30 | George Hicks | The Discontent of the Middle Class/td> |
| Oct 14 | Emily Mines | The Changing Face Of Media & The News |
| Oct 28 | Andy Bata | The New Penn Station |
| Nov 11 | Marian Friedmann, Howard Salik | An Analysis of the November Election Results |
| Dec 02 | Terri Hicks | TBD |
| Dec 16 | Maureen Berman | TBD |
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