Beyond the Headlines

POL SCI 747

Osher (50+). This current events lecture series features a different speaker each week. Guest speakers are experts in their field who provide a one-hour lecture followed by a thirty-minute Q&A.

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About this course:

Pulled from today’s headlines, this exclusive speaker series offers an in-depth analysis of significant contemporary issues. Each week, an expert from the political, social, technological, or economic spectrum provides a 1-hour lecture focused on a major global, national, or local issue. Afterwards, students participate in a 30-minute Q&A session with the speaker. A list of speakers for this term will be available online approximately one month before the course begins. This course uses the Hybrid format which allows students to participate remotely and/or in the classroom. Speakers will be in the classroom. This course will be recorded. Students will have access to videos for the duration of the course.

Fall 2024 Series

Moderator: James Aldinger

DATE			LECTURE
Oct. 1			Europe on Edge Dominic Thomas, PhD Madeleine L. Letessier Professor of European Languages and Transcultural Studies at UCLA and Gutenberg Chair in Ecology and Propaganda at the University of Strasbourg; European Affairs Commentator for CNN
Oct. 8			Intensifying US-China Rivalry and Implications for American Foreign Policy Derek Grossman, MA Senior Defense Analyst at RAND focused on a range of national security policy and Indo-Pacific security issues
Oct. 15			Meeting the Challenges of Homelessness in Los Angeles: Policy, Practice, and Partnership Amy Perkins, MSW Senior Housing & Homelessness Deputy, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath (Third District)
Oct. 22			A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy Rick Hasen, JD, PhD Professor of Law, UCLA; 2024 recipient of the David W. Peck Senior medal for Eminence in the Law
Oct. 29			The Legal War Against Israel at the International Courts Steve Zipperstein, JD Associate Director, UCLA Center for Middle East Development; author, Zionism, Palestinian Nationalism and the Law: 1939-1948 and Law and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Trials of Palestine
Nov. 5			It’s Election Day: What Races, Results and Votes are the Most Important to Monitor Tonight? Bob Stern, JD former president of the Center for Governmental Studies, a research organization; former chair of the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws; former legislative and Secretary of State staffer; and first general counsel for the California Fair Political Practices Commission and co-author of reform laws
Nov. 12			Why China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia Hate the West Peter Cipkowski, EdD literary historian, publishing executive, and author of Revolution in Eastern Europe: The Collapse of Communism
Nov. 19			Implications of the 2024 Elections Mark A. Peterson, PhD Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law, UCLA

Winter 2025 Schedule

January 7 - February 25

Tuesday 10:30AM - 12:00PM PT

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Instructor: Jim Aldinger

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Fee:

$120.00

Hybrid

Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood

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Notes

Hybrid course: combination of in-person and live-online.

Special Promotion: Course fee is $120 for both OLLI Basic and Plus members. Enrollment limited; enrollment prior to the first class required. Visitors not permitted.

You must be at least 50 years old and a current member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UCLA to enroll in this course. If your membership has expired or if you wish to become a new member, please proceed with enrolling in courses and you will be automatically prompted to add a membership during checkout.

If you participate remotely, please download a free version of Zoom at https://zoom.us/ to participate in this course.

Refund Deadline

No refunds after January 15, 2025

Schedule

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Date

Time

Location

Lecture

Tue Jan 7, 2025

10:30AM PT - 12:00PM PT