Please join us Wednesday Sept. 3, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12-12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Dr. Amanda Rutter, associate director of the Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy on "Is thinking becoming a luxury good?"The following article may be referred to during the discussion if you'd like to read it ahead of time https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/opinion/smartphones-literacy-inequality-democracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ik8.bKFj.vsT7vnOsDtue&smid=url-share.The...
Please join us Wednesday Sept. 3, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12-12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Dr. Amanda Rutter, associate director of the Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy on "Is thinking becoming a luxury good?"The following article may be referred to during the discussion if you'd like to read it ahead of time https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/opinion/smartphones-literacy-inequality-democracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ik8.bKFj.vsT7vnOsDtue&smid=url-share.The...
The American Democracy Project at Georgia College & State University requests your support for another semester of engaging weekly discussions on topics of local and/or global public interest in any discipline or field. Times Talk is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a GCSU campus tradition and a nationally innovative civic engagement program by providing a space in Russell Library for interested community members to gather from noon-12:50 p.m. every Wednesday to discuss a chosen...
Please join us Wednesday, April 23, in Russell Library, room 241, from 12 to 12:50 p.m. for our final Times Talk this semester facilitated by Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower on “What’s the best thing I can do for the planet?” An Earth Day 2025 conversation.The following article may be referred to during the discussion: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/climate/earth-day-what-to-do.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BU8.tLxC.wzMihPYHmX7u&smid=url-share.Times Talk at Georgia College & State University...
Please join us Wednesday, April 23, in Russell Library, room 241, from 12 to 12:50 p.m. for our final Times Talk this semester facilitated by Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower on “What’s the best thing I can do for the planet?” An Earth Day 2025 conversation.The following article may be referred to during the discussion: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/climate/earth-day-what-to-do.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BU8.tLxC.wzMihPYHmX7u&smid=url-share.Times Talk at Georgia College & State University...
Please join us Wednesday April 16, in Russell Library, room 241 from 12 to 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Business Law Associate Professor Jehan El-Jourbagy on "The End of Corporate Sustainability, the Benefits of Plastic Bags and Other Myths: An Earth Week Discussion."The following article may be referred to during the discussion: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/climate/shopping-bags-paper-plastic-grocery-totes.html.Times Talk at Georgia College & State University...
Please join us Wednesday April 16, in Russell Library, room 241 from 12 to 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Business Law Associate Professor Jehan El-Jourbagy on "The End of Corporate Sustainability, the Benefits of Plastic Bags and Other Myths: An Earth Week Discussion."The following article may be referred to during the discussion: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/climate/shopping-bags-paper-plastic-grocery-totes.html.Times Talk at Georgia College & State University...
Please join us Wednesday, April 9, in Russell Library, room 241, from 12 to 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Environmental Science Professor Melanie DeVore on "Why the actual content of your phone is even more controversial than what you post on social media."The following articles may be referred to during the discussion: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2024/10/why-is-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-wracked-by-conflict/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/09/conflict-minerals-from-the-congo-is-your-cellphone-made-with-them.html.Times...
Please join us Wednesday, April 9, in Russell Library, room 241, from 12 to 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Environmental Science Professor Melanie DeVore on "Why the actual content of your phone is even more controversial than what you post on social media."The following articles may be referred to during the discussion: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2024/10/why-is-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-wracked-by-conflict/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/09/conflict-minerals-from-the-congo-is-your-cellphone-made-with-them.html.Times...
Please join us Wednesday, April 2, in Russell Library, room 241, from 12 - 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Professor of Education Dr. Cynthia Alby on "Depolarizing Dialogue: Fostering Understanding Across the Political Spectrum."The following article may be referred to during the discussion: “A Republican and a Democrat Sit Across From Each Other. There’s No Punchline”https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/22/style/storycorps-partisan-divide-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7U4.UZri.mcQ_ZZJ2336b&smid=url-share.Times...
