American Democracy Project

The American Democracy Project at Georgia College & State University requests your support for another semester of engaging weekly discussions on current events and topics of local and/or global public interest in any discipline or field. Times Talk is celebrating its 19th year as a GCSU campus tradition and a nationally innovative civic engagement program by providing a space in the GCSU library for interested community members to gather from noon-12:50 p.m. every Wednesday to discuss...

Please join us this Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Russell Library room 241 from 12 until 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk co-facilitated by sociology professor Dr. Stephanie McClure with students Riley Burns and Emma Tyler on “How can we get together when we’re so far apart? Healthy heterosexual relationships and political polarization.”The following articles may be referred to during the discussion:https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/upshot/election-young-women-liberal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=mnp&pvid=ACB379A0-FE17-4668-A531-64F56228051A https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/23/us/young-men-religion-gen-z.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eE4.6E7W.TqCco2cXxGzk&smid=url-shareTimes...

Please join us this Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Russell Library, room 241 from 12 until 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Environmental Sciences professor Dr. Melanie DeVore on "How do we connect rural and urban voices in our country to address climate change (and other issues too)?"The following article may be referred to during the discussion:https://www.newsweek.com/fight-against-climate-change-dont-forget-rural-america-opinion-1892302.Our last Times Talk of the fall...

Please join us this Wednesday, Nov. 13 in Russell Library, room 241 from 12 until 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by psychological science assistant professor Dr. Taylor Elsey on "To sleep together or not together, that is the question.”The following articles and videos may be referred to during the discussion:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/well/family/couples-restless-sleep-sharing-bed.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/realestate/couples-separate-bedrooms.htmlhttps://youtu.be/U7ntoFtZK6A?si=DW4NUZTM4JWFOUm-https://youtu.be/5MuIMqhT8DM?si=G7sY_j9owfJ4TVVYNext...

Please join us this Wednesday, Nov. 6, in Russell Library, room 241 from 12 until 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Stephen Palmer on "The 'Conservative' Case for Harris?"The following article may be referenced during the discussion; https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/opinion/harris-trump-conservatives-abortion.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M04.5cvj.tEMyMpn68EQl&smid=url-shareNext Wednesday's Nov. 13, Times Talk facilitated by Psychological Science assistant professor...

Please join us this Wednesday Oct. 30, in Russell Library room 241 from 12 to 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Georgia College & State University Professor of Public Health Dr. Scott Butler and Raven Glover on: "A Tale of Two Pandemics:  HIV/AIDS and COVID 19."The following articles may be referenced during the discussion so feel free to read them beforehand: Timeline of HIV/AIDShttps://timeline.avert.org/.Origin of COVIDhttps://www.npr.org/2024/09/19/g-s1-23605/covid-pandemic-origins-wet-market-wuhan-lab-leak-raccoon-dogs.Times...