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As we stay safely at home, we can still join in learning about our world. Senior College faculty are ready to offer their lectures via Zoom. 

The Fall 2020 Season begins Tuesday September 15 and continues Tuesdays and Thursdays through October 29. This season includes 14 lectures - each an opportunity to connect with seniors across the region!

We are convening via ZOOM.  With a single click, you are joining the group.  You can safely connect from ANY device with internet access that has audio – computer, laptop, ipad, phone.  We will offer a trial run before the season begins to assure your set up works and to get acquainted with the program and your controls. 

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Senior College Fall 2020  Lectures

• The New Green Revolution for Africa
  Bill Moseley, Geography/Food, Agriculture & Society, Macalester College
• The Year(s) of the Whistleblower
  Heidi Kitrosser, University of Minnesota Law School
• All the News That’s Fit to Ignore: Changing Audiences for Political Information Online and Offline
  Benjamin Toff, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota
• In Search of Krazy Kat
  Michael Tisserand, author of KRAZY, a New York Times notable book
• Border Crisis? Central American Immigration in Historical Perspective
  Brian Larkin, History, College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University
• Economic Implications of COVID-19
  Louis Johnston, Economics, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University
• What’s Next on the Docket for Net Neutrality?
  Christopher Terry, Journalism/Mass Communications, University of Minnesota
• The Trump Administration in Latin America: The Return of the Monroe Doctrine
  Gary Prevost, Political Science, College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University
• Geopolitics and Global Governance
  Tom Hanson, Diplomat in Residence, University of Minnesota Duluth
• Election 2020 Preview
  David Schultz, Political Science, Hamline University
• Immune System Response to Viral Infections
  Rachel Johnson, Biology, University of Minnesota Morris
• Health Care Policy
  Claire Haeg, Political Science, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University
• My Love Affair with Willa Cather
  Annette Atkins, History, College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University
• Why We Need Poetry
  Joyce Sutphen, Literature and Creative Writing, Gustavus Adolphus and Minnesota Poet Laureate

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