Times Talk, Wednesday, Oct. 25, with Dr. Shaundra Walker on “The dream was universal access to knowledge. The result was a fiasco.”  

Please join us this Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 12-12:50 p.m. on the second floor of Russell Library, room 241 for an engaging conversation facilitated by Dr. Shaundra Walker, associate professor of Library Science and director of Library and Research Services on “The dream was universal access to knowledge. The result was a fiasco.”  

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

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/business/media/internet-archive-emergency-lending-library.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 will be free pizza while it lasts.

Next Wednesday's Nov. 1  Times Talk will be with Dr. George Kieh, Visiting Coverdell Scholar on "The Military Coup in Niger: Implications for U.S. Interests."