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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 01-30-2023 to 01-30-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Naomi Daremblum, Professor, Latin American Culture & Politics, Montgomery Coll.Term: 2023-1Location: Online ClassAlthough democracy remains the dominant form of government in Europe, the quality of democracy has been stagnant or in decline across many countries. Almost half of all democracies—a total of 17 countries-- have suffered erosion in the last five years. This class will be a timely update on the spread of democratic erosion and the rise of autocracy in... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 01-31-2023 to 01-31-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Dr. Michael Kryzanek, Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Bridgewater State UniversityTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassOur history shows that migration is a major national issue that remains linked to race and ethnicity. Emphasis will be placed on the segregationist-initiated “Reverse Freedom Rides” during the 1960s as well as the movement of African-Americans to northern cities to find work and avoid the impact of segregation and discrimination in the South. We'll... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 01-31-2023 to 01-31-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassAn Italian and a Jew, and diagnosed with tuberculosis at age 16, Amedeo Modigliani lived his life under the ever-present shadow of death. In the few short years left to him he created paintings with a distinctive look: figural works and portraits inspired by pre-classical antiquity and Renaissance painting. Market demand for his female nudes also influenced... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-01-2023 to 02-01-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, and Doreen Gentzler, former anchor, WRC-NewsTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassDoreen Gentzler, one of the Washington area’s most popular TV anchors for more than three decades, talks about her long career, the state of the news business, and her recent retirement in a conversation with Washington Post reporter Paul Farhi, who has covered Gentzler throughout much of her time on the air. Gentzler will discuss changes in the TV news... read more -
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-01-2023 to 02-01-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, and Doreen Gentzler, former anchor, WRC-NewsTerm: 2023-1Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreDoreen Gentzler, one of the Washington area’s most popular TV anchors for more than three decades, talks about her long career, the state of the news business, and her recent retirement in a conversation with Washington Post reporter Paul Farhi, who has covered Gentzler throughout much of her time on the air. Gentzler will discuss changes in the TV news... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-01-2023 to 02-01-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Gene Policinski, Senior Fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom ForumTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassThe First Amendment doesn’t apply to social media at the moment, since the amendment only protects our core freedoms from government action. But as Twitter, Facebook, Google, Instagram and more become more essential elements in daily life, have those high-tech companies and sites evolved to the point where society needs to step in on issues ranging from... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-02-2023 to 02-02-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM → 11:45 AMInstructor: Barbara Blaylock, President, Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maryland and EnvironsTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassThe funeral industry has had such widespread and documented abuse that the federal government was forced to implement consumer protection regulations. Unfortunately, there is little enforcement of these regulations. At best, family members are vulnerable to manipulative sales tactics at a time of grief. Learn how to save money on funerals and lessen the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 02-02-2023 to 02-02-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:00 PMInstructor: Deeva Garel, Technology InstructorTerm: 2023-1Location: Online ClassLearn how to use Google Docs to create word-processing documents on your own or in collaboration with others. Then see how these files as well as others can be saved and backed up for safekeeping. This is a demonstration class with time for Q&A, not a hands-on class. See related Google classes: #144 and... read more
