The University of Central 海角社区 will host a 鈥渢each-in鈥� on U.S. presidential elections Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 1:40-3 p.m. via .
This faculty-led teach-in is a nonpartisan event designed to allow participants opportunities to discuss the presidential candidates鈥� positions and policies in a learned fashion. UCA鈥檚 Learning Communities and the Student Government Association are sponsoring the teach-in, which is open to students, faculty, staff and the general public.听
The first teach-in was reportedly conducted at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1965. Classes were canceled, and faculty members held special anti-war seminars for 12 hours. A similar teach-in was held at Columbia University, and other teach-ins followed.
At UCA, 10 professors will facilitate conversation across a range of topics from diversity and inclusion to public health. The session titles and facilitators are as follows:听
鈥淭he Economy鈥�
Jeremy Horpedahl, College of Business听
鈥淛辞耻谤苍补濒颈蝉尘/惭别诲颈补鈥�
David Keith, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
鈥淒iversity & Inclusion鈥�
Riva Brown, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
鈥淗ealthcare/Public Health鈥�
Chris Ryan, College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
鈥淓nvironmental Politics & Policy鈥�
Clay Arnold, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
鈥淔aith, Sex & Gender鈥�
Wendy Lucas and Julia Winden Fey, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
鈥淧ublic Lands/Resources鈥�
Stephen O’Connell, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
鈥淯.S. Supreme Court鈥�
Mark Elrod, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
鈥淓诲耻肠补迟颈辞苍鈥�
Wendy Rickman, College of Education
Those interested in participating in the teach-in can access the sessions via .听
