Times Talk Wednesday, Sep. 27, with Dr. Stephanie McClure and Dr. Mikkel Christensen on "The Instagram account that shattered a California High School: Do schools bear a responsibility for racist posts by students?"

Please join us this Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 12-12:50 p.m. on the second floor of Russell Library, room 241 for an engaging conversation co-facilitated by Dr. Stephanie McClure, professor of Sociology and Dr. Mikkel Christensen, associate professor of Communication.



The following NYT article may be referred to during the discussion so feel free to read it ahead of time 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/magazine/california-high-school-racist-instagram.html

Times Talk at Georgia College & State University is celebrating 18 continuous years as the first in the nation college weekly discussion series on current and significant public events and issues as reported by the New York Times and other reputable news sources. The topics change weekly and are chosen and facilitated by volunteer faculty, staff, students and community members. Times Talks are open to all campus and local community members. Just bring your brain. There's free pizza while it lasts.

Next Wednesday's Oct. 4 Times Talk:  Dr. Aran Mackinnon and Dr. George Kieh; "Why do some African states support Russia in the war on Ukraine? The struggle for non-alignment in a polarizing world."