Topics in the News - 2022 Summer Session
Code: LH31804
Dates: June 1 - September 21, 2022
Meets: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Sessions: 17
Location: Creutzburg and Online (Hybrid) 101 or 102
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Course Fee: $176.00
Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course. Please contact our office to find out if it will be rescheduled, or if alternative classes are available.
Join the Topics in the News class which meets for 17 weeks this summer. This ongoing class uses a hybrid format, meeting at Creutzburg and on Zoom simultaneously, conditions permitting. Each week we analyze a different topic in depth. Sometimes the topics are currently in the news, such as the war in Ukraine, what to do about immigration, and cancel culture, for example, while other times they are more eclectic and focus on timeless issues, such as the gene editing technology CRISPR, the crisis in American education, and climate change. American domestic politics as well as foreign policy are constant themes running through many of the topics. Class participants and outside guest speakers contribute regularly, ensuring a wide variety of points of view. Many class members have been attending for years, contributing to a family-like atmosphere. The group calls itself “Gray Matters”.
| Fee: | $176.00 |
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Fee Breakdown
| Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Course Fee (Basic) | Course Fee | $ 176.00 |
| Course Fee (Alternate) | Online Course Fee | $ 176.00 |
Creutzburg and Online (Hybrid) 101 or 102
260 Gulph Creek Rd.Radnor, PA 19087
Ken Sklar
Ken Sklar has moderated MLSN course Topics in the News since 2014. Before that he created the popular Global Issues and Contemporary American Studies classes at Radnor H.S., where he taught for 37 years. While there, Ken served on the faculty of the Governor’s School for International Studies, helmed the Model UN Club, the Global Responsibility Organization, the student newspaper, led trips to the Soviet Union and China, ran Radnor’s gifted education program, and hosted guest speakers from area colleges, US and foreign governments as well as former students. Always seeking to promote the teaching profession, Ken served as President of Radnor’s Teachers union and was its Chief Negotiator. Ken considers himself a lifelong learner who transitioned from teaching 17 year-olds to septuagenarians. A political junkie and an avid traveler, Ken has visited over 80 countries. He is married with three sons and two grandchildrenN/A
