American Democracy Project

Announcement    Monday, September 11, 2023
Please join us this Wednesday, Sept. 13 from 12-12:50 p.m. on the second floor of the library, room 241, for a lively and engaging conversation facilitated by Dr. Bill Risch, professor of history on "Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: The good, the bad and the very ugly". The following NYT article will get you up to speed on our topic so feel free to read it ahead of time or during the discussion  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/world/europe/ukraine-arms-dealer-serhiy-pashinsky.html...
Event    Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Please join us this Wednesday, Sept. 13 from 12-12:50 p.m. on the second floor of the library, room 241, for a lively and engaging conversation facilitated by Dr. Bill Risch, professor of history on "Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: The good, the bad, and the very ugly". The following NYT article will get you up to speed on our topic so feel free to read it ahead of time or during the discussion  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/world/europe/ukraine-arms-dealer-serhiy-pashinsky.html...
Announcement    Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Please join us this Wednesday, Sept. 6 from 12-12:50 pm on the second floor of the library, room 241 for a lively and engaging conversation facilitated by Dr. Cynthia Alby, nationally recognized expert on AI and innovative pedagogy on "So a Bot walks into a bar: Will AI make us funnier (or more creative, efficient, productive...)?" The following NYT article will get you up to speed on our topic so feel free to read it ahead of time or during the discussion: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/arts/television/comedy-artificial-intelligence-chatgpt.html?searchResultPosition=1...
Event    Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Please join us this Wednesday, Sept. 6 from 12-12:50 p.m. on the second floor of the library, room 241 for a lively and engaging conversation facilitated by Dr. Cynthia Alby, nationally recognized expert on AI and innovative pedagogy on "So a Bot walks into a bar: Will AI make us funnier (or more creative, efficient, productive...)?" The following NYT article will get you up to speed on our topic so feel free to read it ahead of time or during the discussion: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/arts/television/comedy-artificial-intelligence-chatgpt.html?searchResultPosition=1...
Announcement    Monday, August 28, 2023
All current faculty, staff and students with gcsu.edu email addresses can activate or renew their complimentary year-long digital subscription to the New York Times by going to the website http://accessnyt.com type in “Georgia College” and choose that option, input your active GC email address @gcsu.edu for faculty/staff or @bobcats.gcsu.edu for students, create a personal password and check your campus email for the confirmation email you will receive shortly. Click the link to verify...
Announcement    Monday, August 28, 2023
Please join us this Wed. Aug. 30 for our inaugural Times Talk conversation of the Fall semester in 241 Library. On 27 June, 17-year-old Frenchman Nahel Merzouk was shot and killed by a police officer in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris, during a traffic stop. His killing touched off weeks of widespread protests characterized by attacks on state/municipal buildings, the burning of cars, and police efforts to contain the protests. What are the roots of the protests? How are they linked...
Event    Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Please join us this Wed. Aug. 30 for our inaugural Times Talk conversation of the Fall semester in 241 Library.  On 27 June, 17-year-old Frenchman Nahel Merzouk was shot and killed by a police officer in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris, during a traffic stop. His killing touched off weeks of widespread protests characterized by attacks on state/municipal buildings, the burning of cars, and police efforts to contain the protests. What are the roots of the protests? How are they...
Times Talk at Georgia College & State University
Announcement    Wednesday, August 9, 2023
The American Democracy Project at Georgia College requests your support for another semester of engaging weekly facilitated conversations on current events and topics of local and/or global public interest in any discipline or field. Times Talk is celebrating 18 years as a weekly GCSU campus tradition and a nationally innovative discussion program by providing a space in the GCSU library for interested faculty, staff, students, and community members to gather from noon-12:50 pm every...
Announcement    Wednesday, August 9, 2023
All current faculty, staff and students with gcsu.edu email addresses can activate or renew your complimentary year-long digital subscription to the New York Times by going to the website http://accessnyt.com type in “Georgia College” and choose that option, input your active GC email address @gcsu.edu for faculty/staff or @bobcats.gcsu.edu for students, create a personal password, check your campus email for the confirmation email you will receive shortly. Click the link to verify...
Announcement    Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Join us this Wednesday at noon in 241 Russell Library for the last Times Talk of the semester,  an informative and engaging conversation facilitated by Dr. Shaundra Walker, director and associate professor of library science at Georgia College & State University on the topic “Are libraries and access to information still considered public goods?” The following articles may be referred to during the discussion, so feel free to read them ahead of time; White House Pushes Journals to...