Beyond the Headlines
POL SCI 747
Osher (50+). This current events lecture series features a different speaker each week. Guest speakers are experts in their field who provide a one-hour lecture followed by a thirty-minute Q&A.
What you can learn.
- Learn about national and international current events
- Understand the context of current events
- Identify the causes and effects of current and historic decisions
- Gain knowledge of politics, education, social justice, business, globalization, and more
- Develop thought provoking questions in response to a lecture
About this course:
Pulled from today's headlines, this speaker series offers in-depth analysis of significant contemporary issues. Each week, an expert from the political, social, technological, or economic spectrum focuses on a major global, national, or local issue, thus highlighting the most striking and pertinent news today.
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