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Times Talk Wednesday, March 11, noon-12:50 p.m. in Russell Library's Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with Dr. Robin O. Harris, professor emeriti of sociology on 'Why do you[...]

Times Talk Wednesday, March 11, noon-12:50 p.m. in Russell Library's Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with Dr. Robin O. Harris, professor emeriti of sociology on "Why do you think you are here? The founding of GCSU"

American Democracy Project Monday March 9, 2026

Please join us Wednesday, March 11, 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. Robin O. Harris, professor emeriti of sociology and official biographer of Julia Flisch on "Why do you think you are here? The founding of GCSU."

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!

The next Times Talk will be post-spring break on Wednesday, March 25, with Dr. Veronica Womack, executive director of the Rural Studies Institute on "The Significance of Place: Rural Communities in the Age of Data."
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Updated: 2026-03-09
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