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Times Talk Wednesday, Feb. 18, noon-12:50 p.m. in Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with Dr. Matheson Sanchez, assistant professor of Criminal Justice on 'Federal Agents, Use[...]

Times Talk Wednesday, Feb. 18, noon-12:50 p.m. in Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with Dr. Matheson Sanchez, assistant professor of Criminal Justice on "Federal Agents, Use of Force and Police Legitimacy"

American Democracy Project Tuesday February 17, 2026

Please join us this Wednesday, Feb. 18, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12 to 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Dr. Matheson Sanchez, assistant professor of Criminal Justice on "Federal Agents, Use of Force and Police Legitimacy."

The following article may be referenced during the discussion: "'It's All Just Going Down the Toilet': Police Chiefs Fume at ICE Tactics"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/its-all-just-going-down-the-toilet-police-chiefs-fume-at-ice-tactics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.K1A.pG5D.o5Rl4iPa8N6F&smid=url-share.

Times Talk at Georgia College & State University is celebrating 20 continuous years as the first in the nation college weekly facilitated campus-wide conversation series on current and significant public events and issues as reported by the New York Times and other reputable news sources. The topics change weekly and are chosen and facilitated by volunteer faculty, staff, students and community members. Times Talks are open to all campus and local community members. Just bring your brain. There will be free pizza while it lasts!

Next week's Times Talk on Feb. 25 is facilitated by Dr. Melanie Devore on "Why we need citizen science."

Updated: 2026-02-16
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