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Saturday, October 19, 2024 - 10:00am

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Amanda Jones has been an educator for 23 years, at the same middle school she attended as a child. She has served as President of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians and won numerous awards for her work in school libraries, including...

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Saturday, October 19, 2024 - 11:30am

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Josh Cowen is Professor of Education Policy at Michigan State University, and an author on topics related to education politics, school choice, and culture wars in the United States. In addition to each of the major academic outlets in his research...

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Saturday, October 19, 2024 - 2:30pm

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Ari Berman is the national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones and a reporting fellow at Type Media Center. He will read from Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It,. He is also the author...

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Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 6:30pm

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Samuel G. Freedman, professor of journalism at Columbia University, will speak on Hubert Humphrey's efforts in the 1940s--in tandem with the African American leader A. Philip Randolph--to set the table for what President Lyndon Johnson,...

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Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 11:00am

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For details about early voting, visit www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/november-5-2024-general-election or call the Johnson County Auditor's Office 319-356-6004.

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Sunday, October 27, 2024 - 12:00pm

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For details about early voting, visit www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/november-5-2024-general-election or call the Johnson County Auditor's Office 319-356-6004.

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Monday, October 28, 2024 - 10:00am

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For details about early voting, visit www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/november-5-2024-general-election or call the Johnson County Auditor's Office 319-356-6004.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 10:00am

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For details about early voting, visit www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/november-5-2024-general-election or call the Johnson County Auditor's Office 319-356-6004.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 10:00am

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For details about early voting, visit www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/november-5-2024-general-election or call the Johnson County Auditor's Office 319-356-6004.

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Transparent threat: global democracy in the age of AI

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 6:00pm

Digital Media Lab

In 2024, at least 2 billion people are eligible to vote in major elections in 50 countries – including the United States, India, South Korea, and Mexico. Along with the excitement over widespread democratic participation, however, are concerns over...

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