American Democracy Project

Please join us Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 12-12:50 p.m. on the second floor of Russell Library, room 241 for an engaging conversation facilitated by Dr. Harold Mock, assistant professor of history and director of Leadership Programs on "Are we in a new Cold War?"  The following background article may be referenced during the discussion so feel free to read it before the conversation: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/world/europe/biden-nato-cold-war-russia-ukraine.html Times Talk at...

Please join us this Wednesday, Nov. 1 from 12-12:50 p.m. on the 2nd floor of Russell Library, room 241, for an engaging conversation facilitated by Dr. George Kieh, visiting Coverdell Scholar on "The Military Coup in Niger: What are the implications for US Interests?" The following background articles may be referenced during the discussion so feel free to read them before the session: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/what-is-stake-united-states-niger-2023-07-27/ https://nationalinterest.org/feature/coup-niger-threatens-american-interests-206699...

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...

Please join us this Wednesday, Oct. 18, from 12-12:50 p.m. on the second floor of Russell Library, room 241 for an engaging and insightful conversation facilitated by Dr. Nathan Bedsole on" Greek life, whiteness and The Bachelor" The following NYT articles may be referred to during the discussion so feel free to read them ahead of time; https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/opinion/bama-rush-tiktok-race.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/arts/television/chris-harrison-bachelor.html...

Please join us this Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 12-12:50 p.m. on the second floor of Russell Library, room 241 for an engaging conversation facilitated by Melissa Gerrior on “What’s the ‘correct’ number of LGBTQ+ people? More visibility does not equal crisis.”  The following NYT article may be referred to during the discussion so feel free to read it ahead of time  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/opinion/gay-trans-lgbt-americans.html?searchResultPosition=7. Times Talk at Georgia College...