Times Talk Wednesday, Sept. 24, noon-12:50 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with Dr. Mikkel Christensen and Kaitlyn Christensen on 'Rebuilding Trust in a[...]

Times Talk Wednesday, Sept. 24, noon-12:50 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with Dr. Mikkel Christensen and Kaitlyn Christensen on "Rebuilding Trust in a Fractured Democracy"

Please join us this Wednesday, Sept. 24, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12 until 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Assistant Professor of Communication Dr. Mikkel Christensen and music educator Kaitlyn Fitzgerald Christensen, on "Rebuilding Trust in a Fractured Democracy." This Times Talk will explore how shared cultural experiences can rebuild community and examine concrete actions faculty and students can take to restore democratic discourse and re-engage those who have retreated from civic participation.

The following article may be referred to during the discussion:https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/us/politics/charlie-kirk-voters-politics-violence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU8.dPPc.nFNSRkZyaZvG&smid=url-share.

Next week's Times Talk will be Oct. 1 facilitated by Professor of Biology and Environmental Sciences Dr. Melanie DeVore on "Conservation tourism: Big animals, big bucks."

Times Talk at Georgia College 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!