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Moraine Valley Community College Library Podcast — 581 episodes

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Understanding Giovanni's Room A Faculty Panel Discussion

2

From Starships to Video Games: The Importance of Popular Culture

3

Doctor Who, Pop Culture, and the Regeneration of Politics

4

Promise of the Absolute: The Inevitability of Corruption in Leadership and Power

5

Palestine, Student Solidarity and the BDS Movement

6

Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Mutual Aid and How it Makes a Difference

7

The Psychology of The Dispossessed: A Faculty Panel

8

The Red and Blue Worlds: the Geography of Cultural Division

9

Italian American Fantastika: Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction from Pinocchio to Star Trek

10

Revisiting the Revolution at 250: A Discussion of Ken Burns’ The American Revolution

11

Venezuela: Questions and answers about U.S. military attacks in Venezuela

12

Imagining New Worlds: The life and work of Ursula Le Guin

13

The American Revolution at 250: A Faculty Panel

14

Why did the government shutdown and why does it matter?

15

Using Our Power to Change Our Communities: A discussion led by the Workers Center for Racial Justice

16

Artificial Intelligence for Science featuring Azton Wells of Argonne National Laboratory

17

Prelude to a Revolution: The French and Indian War Leading up to the American Revolution

18

The breakdown of the Post-WWII system and implications on international relations in 2025 and beyond

19

Special Lecture on Ursula K. Le Guin featuring Rebecca Johns-Trissler from DePaul University

20

What would the Framers say about the Constitution in 2025?

21

Thriving with a Disability: Author talk featuring Brian P. Swift

22

Patria over Profits: The Story of Afro-Cuban Boxing Champion Teófilo Stevenson

23

A Century of Debate: The Scopes Monkey Trial and Its Legacy

24

Women in Leadership Presents: A Conversation with Dr. Pamela Haney, President

25

How the media ecosystem is changing and the impact on politics and society

26

In Our Own Words: Experiences and Insights from Students with Disabilities

27

Free trade and Protectionism: Examining the benefits, drawbacks and consequences of tariffs

28

What is it like to go to graduate school? An honors program panel

29

The Reshaping of American Governance and Culture (Discussion 2)

30

Which Superhero Are You? Fandom, Identity, and American Culture

31

Universal Design for Learning featuring Dr. Heather Hayes

32

The Reshaping of American Governance and Culture (Discussion 1)

33

Studying Pop Culture as an Academic Discipline: Featuring Dr. Paul Booth of DePaul University

34

The Dignity in Pay Act and The Legislative Process with Illinois State Representative Theresa Mah

35

The Evolving International System and the Impact on States around the World

36

Murder, Religious Conflict, and Closet Capitalism on the Prairie: the the Bishop Hill Colony

37

Loyalty recipes, patriotic food trucks & Food Shows: A history of American World War I food and drink

38

Understanding and Navigating Homelessness and Unstable Housing

39

Humans are the Real Monster: How the World Wars Shaped Horror and Monsters

40

"Rebellions are Built on Hope" : Star Wars, Participatory Culture, and Fan Resistance

41

Healthy Relationships: Inspiring Safety and Knowing the Signs of Abuse

42

Exploring Manga: A Student Panel Discussion on Favorites and Genre

43

The Power of Words: Building Disability Awareness and Understanding

44

Neurodiversity: Context and Connection

45

How does the Electoral College Work?

46

What Does College Mean in the Age of AI

47

2024 Election Overview: Political Science Faculty

48

Tell No Fear: Star Trek and Gothic Science Fiction

49

Access and Accommodation: Introduction to the Center for Disability Services for Students and Faculty

50

Did Anything Change? Harris and Trump Presidential Debate Analysis

51

Reframing Disability: Embracing Deaf Perspectives Through a Fresh Lens

52

The 2024 Election: Harris donations, RFK's exit, the DNC, and Down Ballot

53

Environmental Work in Faith Communities: Interview with Rev. Brian Sauder from Faith in Place

54

Defying Stereotypes: Arab American Women Reflect on their Professional Journeys

55

Political Science Forum featuring Representative Sean Casten

56

MVCC Trustee Interview: Patricia Joan Murphy and Kevin Navratil-MVCC Democracy Commitment

57

MVCC Trustee Interview: Tiffany Robinson and Kevin Navratil-MVCC Democracy Commitment

58

MVCC Trustee Interview: Tracy Sullivan and Kevin Navratil-MVCC Democracy Commitment

59

Building a Life after Addiction: A Faculty Panel

60

The Complete Character is Nowhere: The Evolution of Frankenstein and His Monster in Films, Comics, and Songs

61

The Creature Within: Using Psychology to Understand Frankenstein s Monster

62

Leap Year and the Brain! What Calendars Teach Us about Us! featuring Troy Swanson

63

Almost Amounted to Agony: Grappling with Anxiety in Frankenstein featuring Kelly Christian

64

The Factions Within: The Schisms in the Democratic Party

65

Voices from Palestine: A Panel Featuring Student Voices from Palestine

66

This is Not Normal: The 2024 Candidacy of Donald Trump

67

Educators and the Movement: the Fight for the Schools Our Children Deserve featuring Jesse Sharkey

68

It's ALIVE!: A Performance of Mary Shelley s Frankenstein

69

International Education Week: Student Panel 2

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International Education Week: Student Panel 1

71

The Graying of America: The Political and Social Ramifications of an Aging Populace

72

Vinyl Record Collecting: Everything you wanted to know

73

How did we Get Here? The History of Israel and Palestine from the 19th to the 21st Centuries

74

Universal Monsters: Critical Monsters in Horror History

75

Early childhood education professional panel: The classroom and the business

76

Dia De Los Muertos Panel Discussion

77

How it works: Introducton to National Novel Writing Month

78

Monster Mash: Frankenstein in Popular Culture

79

Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Monster?

80

More Human than Human: What Frankenstein Teaches us about Empathy?

81

Chatting with a MVCC Trustee: Why Politics, Policy, Participation, and Bi-Partisanship are Important

82

The Psychology of Monstrosity: Exploring Social Taboos, Norms, and Collective Fears

83

A Discussion on the Importance of Belonging for Democracy

84

American Individualism: Disciplinary Perspectives Drawn from Kristen Radtke's Seek You

85

Michele Cunningham: A Deaf Woman s Journey in a Hearing Family

86

Reclaiming our Narrative: Arab American and Muslim American Women s Panel

87

Special lecture on Yemen by Kipp Cozad: Honors Brown Bag Talk

88

Global Perspectives on American Loneliness: A Faculty Panel

89

The States Responses to Overturning Roe v. Wade and How They Are Impacting Women

90

International Women s Day: A Feminist Look at Uprisings in the Middle East

91

The Mystery of the Siberian Explosion: An Environmental History of the Tunguska Event

92

LGBTQIA Sexual Health

93

Shaping Our Muslim Identity: Challenges and Responsibilities in a Modern World

94

How Did We All Become Amateur Epidemiologists: Public Health Lessons on the Covid-19 Pandemic

95

Turn the scene, turn the page: storytelling in graphic novels

96

Domestic Violence 101

97

Will the Real Vlad Dracula Please Lie Down: The Historic Vlad Dracula

98

2022 Election Overview

99

Alone in the Crowd: A Faculty Panel on American Loneliness

100

The Impact of the Conservative Majority on the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court

101

The Art of Loneliness: Discussing Kristen Radtke's Seek You

102

Tibet Today: The History of a Diaspora

103

Examining the War in Ukraine at 6 months

104

Anxiety 101: Understanding and Managing It

105

Shamanism for Local and Global Change

106

Chicago s Arab American Community

107

How Misinformation can impact political processes, policymaking and election laws

108

Preserving MVCC s Nature Study Area

109

Climate Change and the Nature of Belief

110

Island Life and Sustainable Development

111

Blame it on the media: The erosion of trust and truth, and what we can do about it

112

Carpool the Remix: Creation of the PiggyBack Ride Share network

113

Native Plants: Foundation of our Ecosystem

114

Getting sucked down the rabbit hole: Tribes, filter bubbles, identity fusion, and conspiracy theories

115

Vaccine and Mask Mandates: Balancing Liberty and Public Safety during a Pandemic

116

Climate Reality: Catalyzing Solutions to the Climate Crisis

117

2021-2022 FPAC Season Preview: Music, Dance, and More

118

Medical Career Paths: Nephrology study and treatment of the kidneys with Dr. Alexander Alonso

119

Virtual Coffeehouse and Poetry Event

120

How might psychology helps us understand the rise of extremism and belief in conspiracy theories?

121

Examining the relationship between pandemics, extremism, mistrust

122

Covid-19 Vaccines: The Science and the Psychology

123

Blame it on the media: The erosion of trust and truth

124

Revisiting the Past and Looking to the Future: Equity and Inclusion 1919-2021

125

The Divine Nine: the History and Discussion of Black Greek Letter Organizations

126

Civil unrest in the U.S. Is the worst behind us or ahead of us?

127

An Interview with Haki R. Madhubuti: Taught by Women and other Writers

128

Uncover 1919: A Discussion of Eve Ewing's 1919

129

Was it really a year like no other? 2020 in Historical Context

130

Our Shared Shelf 3: Learning, Immigration, Writing, Girls in School

131

The Divided States of America: Insurrection, Impeachment, and Inauguration

132

Are Confederate Monuments History? Assessing the Lost Cause, Monuments, and Race

133

The Bubonic Plague: The Ultimate Pandemic

134

Eve Ewing s 1919: A Critical Conversation with Dr. Janice Tuck Lively

135

2020 Post-Election Panel

136

2020 Pre-Election Panel

137

The Electoral College: How does it work and should it be updated

138

Ironheart, Champions, and Ms. Marvel: Eve Ewing's Comics

139

History, Epidemics, and How Governments Respond

140

Poetry as the Voice of Experience: A Discussion of Eve Ewing's 1919

141

Radically Unchanged: Reading Eve Eweing's 1919

142

Race, protest, and the history of street violence in Chicago: A Faculty Panel

143

Racial Health Disparities: Equity in Light of Covid 19

144

Our Shared Shelf: Episode 1, Dinner and a Movie

145

Self Care During Social Isolation Part 2: Mental Illness, Suicide Prevention, and Domestic Violence.

146

Self Care During Social Isolation

147

148

In Relationships with our Phones: Our Emotional Attachment to Gadgets and Devices

149

Uncover: The Watts Riot of 1965

150

2020 Impeachment Discussion: Impeachment of President Donald Trump

151

Early Designs: Early Automatons

152

Visions of Tomorrow: Science Fiction as Social Commentary

153

Why You Should Be a Voter

154

Before I was Your Teacher: My Life Oversears

155

24 Hours of Reality: A Climate Conversation

156

Take Me Out to the Ball Game: A Short History of Baseball and its Fans in America and Around the World

157

Deconstructing Home: The Journey that Challenged a Hometown Identity

158

Reflections on Fire: The Symbolic, Sacred and Destructive

159

The Physical Implications of Critical Infrastructure Cyberattack

160

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Realities and Possibilities

161

The Road to 50,000: Surviving NaNoWriMo

162

The 1919 Chicago Race Riot: A talk by Dr. Eric Allen Hall

163

Avicenna: The Often Forgotten Philosopher

164

Evaluating the Primary and Caucus System

165

Author Jos ngel N. in Discussion with MVCC Students

166

MVCC:POV Release Discussion

167

Particle Accelerators: Probing the Universe with the World's Highest Energy Collisions

168

Fired Up About Getting Fired: Workplace Discrimination Against the LGBTQ Community

169

How It Works: Introduction to NaNoWriMo 2019

170

Westworld: Robots, Entertainment, Power and Desire

171

So We're Playing Video Games Today: The Importance of Teaching With All Literacies

172

After Watchmen: Interpreting and Misinterpreting a Superhero Comic

173

How AI is Changing the Healthcare Landscape and What's Coming Next

174

Inequality, Automation, Algorithms, and Technology: A Faculty Panel

175

Voyages in Computer Engineering featuring Machine Learning

176

Real Robots and Real Science: STEM Opportunities for Students On Campus

177

Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Psychology: One Book on I, Robot

178

I, Robot, Frankenstein, and the 2019-2020 One Book, One College

179

Student Tribute Speeches

180

The Hero's Journey and the Power of Myth

181

Climate Change and the Mechanics of Skepticism: How Can we KNOW Better?

182

Baking with Vegetables: From the Garden to the Oven with Chef Rose Deneen

183

The Impacts of Factory Farming

184

G. Willow Wilson author of Ms. Marvel

185

A Biologist from Long Ago: The Accomplishments of Al-Jahiz, a Ninth Century Polymath

186

Inspiring Insight from Arab American Women: Professional, Passionate and Proud

187

Making Podcasts: A Conversation by MVCC Staff and Faculty on Learning College Day

188

World War I in American Memory: The Legacy of the Forgotten War

189

Young and Muslim in America: A Panel Discussion

190

Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom

191

Monologues from African-American History

192

Measuring, Mapping and Observing the World: House of Wisdom Scientists

193

A Short History of Modern Pakistan

194

Dear Mama, Are You ALright?

195

Pop Culture and Social Change

196

The Alchemist Chemist: The Unnecessary Divide in the Life of Jabbir Ibn Hayyan

197

Happy 200th Birthday, Illinois: A Progress Report on the State Constitution

198

Report from the Frontlines: USPCN Delegation to Palestine

199

Democracy Hour Presents 2018 Election Analysis

200

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago

201

My Culinary Journey: From a Truffle to a Teacher

202

To Sikh Understanding: My Faith as a Sikh

203

My Struggle to Feel Normal: How an Invisible Illness Forced Me to Take Charge of My Health

204

Advanced Photon Source

205

Energy for a Sustainable Future: What is it? How do we make it happen?

206

Improving Energy Materials Using Quantum Physics and Machine Learning

207

Life and Education in the Netherlands

208

Me or We: A Discussion on the Social Contract and Our Responsibilites to Each Other

209

200 Years of Illinois History in 75 Minutes

210

Ms. Marvel, Meaning and Modern Storytelling : A Faculty Panel

211

Iva-Marie Palmer and Marta Kissi: Their Writer and Illustrator Partnership

212

The Magnificent: The Creative Journey of Comics with Carmello Chimera

213

What's Next for Illinois? Special Guest Senator Bill Cunningham

214

Conflict, Assassination, and Assimilation on the Prairie: Nauvoo and Bishop Hill in Illinois History

215

Materials Tribology featuring Kaylan Mutyala

216

MVCC Faculty: Wise, Woke, and she WRaps an Interview with Dr. Amani Wazwaz Ch 4, Ep 2, Pt 4

217

MVCC Faculty: Wise, Woke, and she WRaps an Interview with Dr. Amani Wazwaz Ch 4, Ep 2, Pt 3

218

MVCC Faculty: Wise, Woke, and she WRaps an Interview with Dr. Amani Wazwaz Ch 4, Ep 2, Pt 2

219

MVCC Faculty: Wise, Woke, and she WRaps an Interview with Dr. Amani Wazwaz Ch 4, Ep 2, Pt 1

220

MVCC Faculty: Vision, Service, and Leadership with Dr Nina Shoman Dajani and Sundus Madi-McCarthy Ch 4, Ep 1, Pt 3

221

MVCC Faculty: Vision, Service, and Leadership with Dr Nina Shoman Dajani and Sundus Madi-McCarthy Ch 4, Ep 1, Pt 2

222

MVCC Faculty: Vision, Service, and Leadership with Dr Nina Shoman Dajani and Sundus Madi-McCarthy Ch 4, Ep 1, Pt 1

223

Mosaics: Syn-Syrianly Yours an Interview with Omar Offendum Ch 3, Ep 4

224

Mosaics: You are Beautiful! an interview with Amirah Sackett Ch 3, Ep 3

225

Mosaics: Just about Creativity an Interview with Aja Black Ch 3, Ep 2

226

Mosaics: A MVCC Leaders point-of-view an Interview with Tommy Hensel Ch 3, Ep 1

227

Arab Student Union: Scholarship Awards Night Conversations CH 2, Ep 2, Pt 3

228

Arab Student Union: Scholarship Awards Night Conversations CH 2, Ep 2, Pt 2

229

Arab Student Union: Scholarship Awards Night Conversations CH 2, Ep 2, Pt 1

230

Arab Student Union: The Arab Student Union Un-Filtered and Un-Cut CH 2, Ep 1, Pt 4

231

Arab Student Union: The Arab Student Union Un-Filtered and Un-Cut CH 2, Ep 1, Pt 3

232

Arab Student Union: The Arab Student Union Un-Filtered and Un-Cut CH 2, Ep 1, Pt 2

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Arab Student Union: The Arab Student Union Un-Filtered and Un-Cut CH 2, Ep 1, Pt 1

234

Muslim Student Association: Message, Music, and Mosaics Ch1, Ep 4, Pt 2

235

Muslim Student Association: Message, Music, and Mosaics Ch1, Ep 4, Pt 1

236

Muslim Student Association: MSA perspectives: Stereotypes Ch1, Ep 2, Pt 2

237

Muslim Student Association: MSA perspectives: Class, Culture, and Clothing Ch 1, Ep 2, Pt 1

238

Muslim Student Association: What Islam means to me Ch 1, Ep 1

239

The Early Days of Hollywood and the Women Who Built It

240

Illinois Bicentennial Special Events

241

The Mosaics Project, G. Willow Wilson, and Ms. Marvel

242

The Identities of Ms Marvel

243

Why Study Pop Culture

244

Ms. Marvel Review 2018-2019 One Book One College

245

Real Talk Climate and Advocacy

246

Male Victims of Rape and Survivorship

247

Pursuing Creativity with a Purpose Filmmaker Qasim Basir

248

Taking Nanotechnology from Cleanroom to the Classroom

249

Readings from We Believe You

250

The Underground Church in North Korea

251

Sexual Violence in America's 20th Century

252

Live Museum and Monologues Project A Black History Month Event

253

Why Suffer in Silence Mental Illness and African American Community

254

Relationships Hot, Warm, and Cool

255

The Role of the House of Wisdom in Creating Knowledge

256

Progress in Stopping Sexual Assault Finding a New Normal

257

Are You A Sexpert

258

Announcing the 2018 Black History Month Events

259

Understanding Violence within the LGBTQ Community

260

SGA Student Feedback Panel

261

No Ban, No Wall Standing With Immigrant Communities

262

The Arab American Experience Featuring Authors Sahar Mustafah and Nevien Shaabneh

263

The Newspaper Headline Read, This Was a House, Keyword Was

264

Living Life on the Hyphen Exploring My Identity and Belonging Amidst Being a Bi-Racial, Caribbean-American Woman

265

GraFEETi, Growth, and Grief Impact of an Friend

266

Leadership and Law Careers in the Courts and Law Enforcement

267

Industrial Applications of 3D Printing

268

Bringing Mystical Sufi Music to Modern Audiences

269

Building Healthy Relationships and Sexual Health

270

Computer Science in the Argonne Leadership Computer Facility

271

Dungeons and Dragons The Myth the Legend

272

Artist and Writer Dan Dougherty Shares His Creative Process

273

Talking About Things We Love Finding Community in Fandom

274

Following a Sexual Assault Information for You or Your Loved One

275

It's on Us to Stop Sexual Violence

276

Moraine Valley Support and Services for Sexual Assault Victims

277

Changing the Narratives on Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence

278

Fall Preview We Believe You

279

Fall Preview 2017 Graphic Novel Symposium

280

Hamilton The Revolution Co-Author Jeremy McCarter

281

The Big Fake Out Why Do We Fall for Fake News

282

Be the Change with JoeyFineRhyme

283

The US Banking System and Your Finances

284

Playing the Fake News Game An Interactive Event and Discussion

285

Student Trustee Candidates Debate April 2017

286

50 Years of Womens Voices Oral Histories of Moraine Valley

287

Forgotten History Myths and Oddities of the American Revolution

288

Fake News, Journalism, and Media with Margaret Holt

289

Syrian Refugee Discussion

290

A Dakota Access Pipeline Primer

291

Rise Up Women's Marches Start a Movement

292

What does the artist owe history

293

Quiet mouse dont get fed race and oppression today

294

Black Excellence in Literature

295

Oh the Places You Will Go with Civil Engineering

296

Resilient Journey Leaving My Arab Homeland for a New Life in the US

297

Ball is Life How I Used Basketball and Did Not Allow It to Use Me

298

My Career Development Without a Plan How a Passion Became a Profession

299

Skateboarding Hip Hop and Hatha Yoga How I Became a Hindu

300

This is not a moment, it's the movement Taking action for positive change

301

The Broadway Musical The Quintessential American Art Form

302

Hamilton and the Use of Language

303

Connecting to Hamilton the Musical and Lin-Manuel Miranda Lovefest

304

Senator Pat McGuire Higher Education Funding in Illinois

305

You Get What You Ask For The Good and Bad Uses of Statistics

306

Comics Journalism Depicting Unseen Connections Between Sex and Garment Trades Worldwide

307

Artist and Writer Gene Ha Shares His Creative Process

308

Graphic Novels in the Classroom with Ronel Whitaker and Eric Kallenborn

309

Crowd Funding and Publishing Comics featuring Carmelo Chimera

310

Straight Outta Hamilton The Impact of the Musical

311

X-ray crystallography Shining a Light on Protein Structure

312

The 2016 Election a Faculty Panel Discussion

313

How Sept 11 Affected Me A Panel Discussion

314

Commemorating the 15th Anniversary of Sept 11

315

The History of Sept 11 and the War on Terror

316

The Importance of Hamilton Examining the History

317

2016 Gaming Day Preview

318

Graphic Novel Symposiumn 2016 Preview

319

Hamilton and American Musicals

320

The History Behind Hamilton the Musical

321

Hamilton as the 2016 One Bok

322

Navigating a Stressful World with Mindfulness

323

How Language Functions as a Window to Our World

324

Transgressing Borders Spiritual Mestizaje with Randy Conner

325

Study Abroad Through Moraine Valley

326

Ways that Race, Gender, and Sexuality Have Shaped U.S. Immigration Policy

327

Who Deserves the Arab American Vote

328

Student Trustee Debate 2016

329

If SHE Were President

330

BYOBeautiful Conceptions of Beauty

331

World Class Creativity and Mental Illness Featuring Psychologist Gregory J Feist

332

Civic Engagement, Participation, and the 2016 Election featuring Genius Recipient, Juan Salgado

333

The Arab Experience Through Graphic Novels Featuring Toufic El Rassi

334

Actuarial Science Challenges Math Creativity

335

Determined in a World of Uncertainty Latino Undocumented Students

336

Family Matters Ghosts and the Holocaust and the Suitcase of Documents

337

Design Matters Mindful Connections Can Lead to Joy

338

My Journey Across the Rubicon How Serving Others Helped Me Find My Purpose

339

Being the Police Service, Integrity, Honor, and Community

340

Talking Immigration in the Land of Lincoln Celina Villanueva

341

Engineering in Todays Manufacturing Industry

342

Chicano/Chicana Identity and Oppression featuring Ana Castillo

343

Graphic Novels and Their Use as Tools of Tolerance and Diversity

344

Generation Next How to Keep Nerd Communities Growing

345

From Pencils to Print: Small Press Comics and Publishing

346

Building Comics: Constructing Visual Narrative featuring Adam Fotos

347

What Can Algorithms Teach Us About Life, Love, and Happiness

348

US Politics and Immigration Political Science Panel Discussion

349

Illegal Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant

350

Tips for Academic Success featuring Jeremy Kingery

351

Preview of Celebrating Latino Americans Program with Tamarra Coleman-Hill

352

The Sea Cannot Be Fenced An Interview with Dr. Randy Conner

353

Gaming Day and Games In the Moraine Valley Library

354

Reviewing Graphic Novels in the MVCC Collection

355

Interview with One Book Author Jose Angel N.

356

Review of 2015 One Book Illegal

357

Graphic Novel Symposium 2015 Preview

358

Symbolism of the Mandala

359

Domestic Violence and LGBT Community featuring Jennifer Nye

360

GASP A Discussion by Gender and Sexual Minority Students

361

Syria and the Syrian Refugee Crisis

362

En avant les calories French fine cooking a global heritage, a taste of paradise

363

Writing for Change James Baldwin and the 1960s

364

The Fall of the Yemen Government and Its Implications

365

Women and War in the Middle East

366

How did the Great War Shape the 20th Century? A Faculty Panel Discussion

367

Not Quite White: U.S. Census Race Classification and Arab-Americans

368

Numbers Push Food and Drink Choices

369

To Thine Own Self Be True: Stories from a Life of Perpetual Wanderlust

370

Platos Cave and Moraines Core Values

371

Terribly Toxic to Terrifically Tranquil

372

Am I Paranoid? Buying a Home While Black

373

More Room to the Pie. . . Living Life Beyond Slices

374

James Baldwin and the Intersection of Race, Gender and Sexuality

375

Sexuality, Gender, and the Coming Out Process

376

Education in Central America Schooling as a Cause and Solution to the Child Migration Crisis

377

Suffer in Silence No More Art Fair for Mental Health Awareness

378

All About Bullying A Faculty Panel Presentation

379

Scotty Works OUT Film Screening and Conversation with the Filmmaker

380

Engineering-Building, Accomplishing, Connecting

381

What is Queer? Current and Historic Struggles of LGBTQ People

382

Board Games and Learning featuring Jason King

383

Graphic Novels as Literature featuring Sheryl Bundy

384

Comic Books and the Art of Visual Story Telling Featuring Erik LaGatutta

385

A Summer of Dumpster Diving and Sustainability

386

Graphic Novels as Literature and as Class Texts

387

Visual Storytelling: A Discussion with Erik La Gatutta

388

Graphic Novels at Moraine Valley and the Graphic Novel Symposium

389

James Baldwin, the Activist Voice, and Views on Privilege in Giovannis Room

390

Services for LGBTQ Students at Moraine Valley

391

Defining Gender Identity, Sexual Identity, Gender Expression, LGBT, and Queer

392

Four Stories of Data The Hidden Power of Numbers

393

Review of Giovanni's Room and Discussion of James Baldwin

394

Beavers, Bogs, and Badlands The Site and Situation of the Moraine Valley Area

395

The Truth about Vaccinations and Herd Immunity

396

What Matters Films Discussion: Turning Apathy to Action (Discussion 2)

397

What Matters Films Discussion: Turning Apathy to Action (Discussion 1)

398

Preservation Reclaiming and Maintaining My Identity as an Arab-American Woman

399

Suicide A Human Condition featuring Dr. Jason Burns

400

Meaning in Destruction Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Literature

401

Science Fair Podcast

402

Psychology of Zombies

403

Public Health Preparedness Whole Community Involvement featuring Jeremy Hirst

404

Feminism and Democracy featuring Tamarra Coleman-Hill

405

Education and Democracy Featuring Ann Henson

406

Preserving My Memory in a Digital Drop Box featuring John Neff

407

Finding My Voice in a Quiet World featuring Maura Vizza

408

Democracies and Republics Then and Now

409

Giving Life New Hope: Life Beyond Tragic Times

410

Modern Muslims Three Young Muslim Women Finding a Balance at MVCC

411

How Plagues, Disease, and Outbreaks Have Changed History

412

Emergency Responses at Moraine Valley Featuring MVCC Police Chief Patrick O'Connor

413

Longevity: the Ageless Quest

414

From History to Mystory: My Journey to the 2009 Presidential Inauguration

415

30 Years From the Hill a discussion with Bill Droel

416

Kennedy Assassination and Conspiracy Theories

417

Statistical Analysis in the Financial Markets featuring Arthur Urban

418

Job Resource Center Internship Employer Panel

419

World War Z and International Relations

420

The Politics of Food Building Community Through Local and Sustainable Food

421

Zombie Math Real-World Implications of the Numbers

422

The Role of Mathematics in Predicting Whiplash Injuries and Seat Belt Performance

423

Zombies in Art and Popculture

424

Evolution of the Blues: A Conversation with the Blues Brothers

425

Am I Really an Individual or Just a Zombie

426

Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse

427

The Truth about the 1 Job in America featuring Bryan Bowman

428

Naming My Ghosts and Taming My Myths: A Narrative of Adoption, Discovery, and Reunion

429

After Egypt The Fate of Political Islam in the Middle East

430

The Hopeful Mythology of World War Z

431

There and Back Again My Journey from Teacher to Nursing Student and Back

432

Talking Zombies and Emergency Preparedness with Michelle Furlow

433

Talking Zombies with Jason King

434

The Environment as Character in Post-Apocalyptic Literature

435

Post-Apocalyptic Literature and World War Z

436

World War Z a Review

437

The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization featuring Claudia Ayala

438

What is Activism featuring Tamarra Coleman-Hill

439

The American Red Cross and Disaster Relief featuring Jodie Lieffring

440

My Enduring Sustainability Journey by Stephenie Presseller

441

Illinois, Chicago, and the Civil War featuring Theodore Karamanski

442

Young and Arab in America

443

Currency of the Civil War Era and Slavery

444

Uncovering Why We Cover The Meaning of the Hijab

445

Anti-Slavery Societies, Feminism, and Sophia Peabody Hawthorne

446

Grand Strategy of the North and South Why the South Never Had a Chance

447

The Roots of Jazz featuring members of the Moraine Valley Jazz Ensemble

448

Islam Up Close featuring Iman Kifah Mustapha

449

Behind and Through the Lens by Glenn Carpenter

450

Thodos Dance Chicago Historical Perspectives of the Devil in the White City

451

Moraine Valley's Emergency Preparedness Certificate featuring Michelle Furlow

452

Interview with American Idol Contestant Megan Waltman

453

A Soldiers Life Service in the Union and Confederate Armies

454

A Hedgehog Guide to the Universe by Dawn Wrobel

455

Why Integration Still Matters by Tamara Coleman-Hill

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International Student Panel Discussion

457

PTSD Faculty Panel Discussion

458

JRC Employer and Internship Panel

459

The Suffering Grasses The Syrian Uprising

460

Global Elections in 2012

461

Historians Discuss Confederates in the Attic

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How Research is Making Healthcare Better Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship

463

The 2012 Election Panel Discussion

464

What Does it Mean to Be American?

465

Author Tony Horwitz talks about John Brown and Confederates in the Attic

466

My Trip to Cuba with Justin Synnestvedt

467

Conderates in the Attic 2012-2013 One Book One College

468

Perseverance and Hope: The Words of My Life by Lawanda Burrell

469

What Bigfoot Can Teach Us About Belief by Troy Swanson

470

Communicating by Cutting Up Fabric and Sewing It Back Together by Martha Mazeika

471

Income Inequality Examining the Divide between the Rich and Poor Throughout the World

472

Act Out and the Power of Volunteering featuring Mona Purdy

473

Act Out and Service to others featuring Laura Gardner

474

Act Out and Volunteerism featuring Merri Fefles

475

Why Joni Can't Do Math or Science And What You Can Do About It featuring Larry Langellier

476

A Conversation about Being Beautiful with Tamarra Coleman-Hill

477

Human Rights in Iran with Elise Auerbach of Amnesty International USA

478

History of Mexico with Eric Garcia

479

Light of the Common Day National Poetry Month Event

480

Chicago and the Civil War

481

The Heart of My Writing Younger Sons, Bastards, and Devils by Tom Dow

482

Blurred Boundaries Being Multiracial in a Black and White World

483

Hyperlocal or Just Hyper 21st Century Journalism

484

Free Math Help

485

Global Perspectives a Conversation with Moraine Valley International Students

486

Arab-American Women Tell Their Stories

487

Internship Employer Panel

488

LGBT and DV Discussion with Dorian Harris

489

The New World of Journalism

490

Violence Against Women an International Perspective

491

Discussion of Between Two Worlds by Roxana Saberi

492

After bin Laden Democracy Vs Fundamentalism in the Middle East

493

Substance Abuse The Rest of the Story Featuring Dr. Keviv Osten

494

The Digging A National Poetry Month Special Event

495

Special Event About Dating Violence

496

The Future of Water in Chicagoland

497

Symbolism of the Sand Mandala

498

Reproductive Justice with Guest Toni Bond Leonard

499

Global Aging, Confronting the Challenges of Demographic Changes

500

Where's Daddy A Conversation For African American History Month

501

Henrietta Lacks, Medical Research, and the Politics of Trust

502

Paying for the Legacy of the Past

503

Upcoming One Book One College Events

504

Understanding Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine

505

Self Injury A Discussion

506

The Black Swan with Jerimi Walker and Mario Borha

507

Work and Food in the Economy Perspectives of an Economist

508

A Survivors Story A Journey Through Clinical Depression

509

Future of Work Panel Discussion

510

My Journey to Jesus sponsored by the Moraine Valley Christian Fellowship

511

Latino Leadership Series Rudy Lozano Jr

512

Our Journey African American Women Tell Their Stories

513

A Peoples History of the United States Remembering Howard Zinn

514

Unions Today with Jorge Ramirez

515

Understanding Mammogram Guidelines

516

Debunking Sept 11 Myths with Jeremy Shermak

517

Gaza One Year Later

518

A Visit with Mrs Potts

519

The Prophets of Islam featuring Sheik Yaser Birjas

520

Ourselves and Our Work How Our Jobs Make us Who We Are

521

The Meaning of Justice Sotomayor

522

Working How Studs Terkel Inspired a Generation of Journalists

523

Fun Fast Summer Reads with Kate Wolicki

524

Studs Terkel's Working

525

Award Winning Author Harry Mark Petrakis

526

Rape and Sexual Assault Awareness Discussion

527

How Green is MVCC Green Team Members Discussion Sustainability on Campus

528

The Ten Most Pivotal Events in Middle East History

529

Special Education in Schools Today

530

Striving for Sustainable Communities Area Leaders Discuss Green Efforts in our Region

531

Author James Bilder Discusses A Footsoldier for Patton

532

Misconceptions of Islam

533

Spring Break Reads from Liz Garcia

534

The Beauty of the Hijab

535

Controlling Carbon Emissions with Trading Markets

536

Remembering John Updike featuring Erika Deiters

537

Taking Action on Climate Change A National Teach-In and Call to Action

538

The Meaning of An Obama Presidency Politics, Race, Class and Power

539

Lord of the Flies, President Bush, Planet Earth and Jurassic Park

540

What Does the Election of Barck Obama Mean

541

Playing with the Enemy by Gary W. Moore

542

Arab Heritage Month Presentation by Hatem Abudayyeh and Fatimah S. Baeshen

543

The Autism Spectrum The Gifts We Share

544

The Cycle of Stuff

545

Anita Alvarez, Hispanic Heritage Month

546

Understanding Climate Change

547

Books by Obama and McCain

548

Upcoming Public Events!

549

Garbage Land

550

Mental Illness and Campus Violence

551

Race in America: Talking About America's Biggest Issue

552

Women In Islam

553

Readings from The Good Body by Eve Ensler

554

African-American Men Tell Their Stories

555

Four Little Girls

556

Special Guest: Amy Krouse Rosenthal

557

Say Amen, Somebody

558

The Civil Rights Movement in the Era of Globalization, Immigration and Increased Social Stratification: Where do we go from here?

559

Crisis In Sudan featuring Simon Deng

560

Special Edition: Poet Sandra Beauchamp

561

Binta and the Great Idea

562

Petra, Jordan Exhbit and Presentation

563

Scenes from A Restaurant Micro Fiction

564

The Real Malcolm X featuring Delwyn Jones

565

The Autism Spectrum: The Gifts We Share featuring Barbara Tobias

566

The Other 1960s: What We've Forgotten About the 60s featuring Dr. Lendol Calder

567

The Basics of Islam featuring Sheikh Kifah Mustapha

568

Stiff The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

569

Malcolm X Opening Event Featuring Dr. Abdul Alkalimat

570

50th Anniversary of Kerouac's On the Road

571

The Real Malcolm X in Video and DVD (Part II)

572

The Real Malcolm X in Video and DVD (Part I)

573

Perceptions of Mental Illness in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month

574

Silence is Loud

575

Soviet Era Gulag Camps

576

The Iraq War Four Years Later: A Panel Discussion Reconvened

577

Is Love Really All We Need?: How Does Society Shape Our Relationships?

578

Panel Discussion: Arab Customs and Etiquette

579

Big Brother and Our Communities: Sharing, Joining, and Participating in a Monitored World

580

Dan Dinello lecture Techno-Totalitarianism-Science Fiction Visions of Social Control

581

Panel Discussion on 1984: 60 Years Later, Does This Book