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Moraine Valley Community College Library Podcast — 582 episodes

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From Monroe Doctrine to the Donroe Doctrine: US History and Latin America

2

Understanding Giovanni's Room A Faculty Panel Discussion

3

From Starships to Video Games: The Importance of Popular Culture

4

Doctor Who, Pop Culture, and the Regeneration of Politics

5

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

6

Palestine, Student Solidarity and the BDS Movement

7

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

8

The Psychology of The Dispossessed: A Faculty Panel

9

The Red and Blue Worlds: the Geography of Cultural Division

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

The American Revolution at 250: A Faculty Panel

15

Why did the government shutdown and why does it matter?

16

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

17

Artificial Intelligence for Science featuring Azton Wells of Argonne National Laboratory

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

What would the Framers say about the Constitution in 2025?

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

The Reshaping of American Governance and Culture (Discussion 2)

31

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

32

Universal Design for Learning featuring Dr. Heather Hayes

33

The Reshaping of American Governance and Culture (Discussion 1)

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

Understanding and Navigating Homelessness and Unstable Housing

40

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

41

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

42

Healthy Relationships: Inspiring Safety and Knowing the Signs of Abuse

43

Exploring Manga: A Student Panel Discussion on Favorites and Genre

44

The Power of Words: Building Disability Awareness and Understanding

45

Neurodiversity: Context and Connection

46

How does the Electoral College Work?

47

What Does College Mean in the Age of AI

48

2024 Election Overview: Political Science Faculty

49

Tell No Fear: Star Trek and Gothic Science Fiction

50

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

51

Did Anything Change? Harris and Trump Presidential Debate Analysis

52

Reframing Disability: Embracing Deaf Perspectives Through a Fresh Lens

53

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

54

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

55

Defying Stereotypes: Arab American Women Reflect on their Professional Journeys

56

Political Science Forum featuring Representative Sean Casten

57

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

58

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

59

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

60

Building a Life after Addiction: A Faculty Panel

61

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

62

The Creature Within: Using Psychology to Understand Frankenstein s Monster

63

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

64

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

65

The Factions Within: The Schisms in the Democratic Party

66

Voices from Palestine: A Panel Featuring Student Voices from Palestine

67

This is Not Normal: The 2024 Candidacy of Donald Trump

68

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

69

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

70

International Education Week: Student Panel 2

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International Education Week: Student Panel 1

72

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

73

Vinyl Record Collecting: Everything you wanted to know

74

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

75

Universal Monsters: Critical Monsters in Horror History

76

Early childhood education professional panel: The classroom and the business

77

Dia De Los Muertos Panel Discussion

78

How it works: Introducton to National Novel Writing Month

79

Monster Mash: Frankenstein in Popular Culture

80

Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Monster?

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

A Discussion on the Importance of Belonging for Democracy

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

Global Perspectives on American Loneliness: A Faculty Panel

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

LGBTQIA Sexual Health

94

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

95

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

96

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

97

Domestic Violence 101

98

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

99

2022 Election Overview

100

Alone in the Crowd: A Faculty Panel on American Loneliness

101

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

102

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

103

Tibet Today: The History of a Diaspora

104

Examining the War in Ukraine at 6 months

105

Anxiety 101: Understanding and Managing It

106

Shamanism for Local and Global Change

107

Chicago s Arab American Community

108

How Misinformation can impact political processes, policymaking and election laws

109

Preserving MVCC s Nature Study Area

110

Climate Change and the Nature of Belief

111

Island Life and Sustainable Development

112

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

113

Carpool the Remix: Creation of the PiggyBack Ride Share network

114

Native Plants: Foundation of our Ecosystem

115

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

116

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

117

Climate Reality: Catalyzing Solutions to the Climate Crisis

118

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

119

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

120

Virtual Coffeehouse and Poetry Event

121

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

122

Examining the relationship between pandemics, extremism, mistrust

123

Covid-19 Vaccines: The Science and the Psychology

124

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

125

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

126

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

127

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

128

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

129

Uncover 1919: A Discussion of Eve Ewing's 1919

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

The Bubonic Plague: The Ultimate Pandemic

135

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

136

2020 Post-Election Panel

137

2020 Pre-Election Panel

138

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

139

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

140

History, Epidemics, and How Governments Respond

141

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

142

Radically Unchanged: Reading Eve Eweing's 1919

143

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

144

Racial Health Disparities: Equity in Light of Covid 19

145

Our Shared Shelf: Episode 1, Dinner and a Movie

146

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

147

Self Care During Social Isolation

148

149

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

150

Uncover: The Watts Riot of 1965

151

2020 Impeachment Discussion: Impeachment of President Donald Trump

152

Early Designs: Early Automatons

153

Visions of Tomorrow: Science Fiction as Social Commentary

154

Why You Should Be a Voter

155

Before I was Your Teacher: My Life Oversears

156

24 Hours of Reality: A Climate Conversation

157

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

158

Deconstructing Home: The Journey that Challenged a Hometown Identity

159

Reflections on Fire: The Symbolic, Sacred and Destructive

160

The Physical Implications of Critical Infrastructure Cyberattack

161

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Realities and Possibilities

162

The Road to 50,000: Surviving NaNoWriMo

163

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

164

Avicenna: The Often Forgotten Philosopher

165

Evaluating the Primary and Caucus System

166

Author Jos ngel N. in Discussion with MVCC Students

167

MVCC:POV Release Discussion

168

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

169

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

170

How It Works: Introduction to NaNoWriMo 2019

171

Westworld: Robots, Entertainment, Power and Desire

172

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

173

After Watchmen: Interpreting and Misinterpreting a Superhero Comic

174

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

175

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

176

Voyages in Computer Engineering featuring Machine Learning

177

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

178

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

179

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

180

Student Tribute Speeches

181

The Hero's Journey and the Power of Myth

182

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

183

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

184

The Impacts of Factory Farming

185

G. Willow Wilson author of Ms. Marvel

186

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

187

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

188

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

189

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

190

Young and Muslim in America: A Panel Discussion

191

Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom

192

Monologues from African-American History

193

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

194

A Short History of Modern Pakistan

195

Dear Mama, Are You ALright?

196

Pop Culture and Social Change

197

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

198

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

199

Report from the Frontlines: USPCN Delegation to Palestine

200

Democracy Hour Presents 2018 Election Analysis

201

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago

202

My Culinary Journey: From a Truffle to a Teacher

203

To Sikh Understanding: My Faith as a Sikh

204

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

205

Advanced Photon Source

206

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

207

Improving Energy Materials Using Quantum Physics and Machine Learning

208

Life and Education in the Netherlands

209

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

210

200 Years of Illinois History in 75 Minutes

211

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

212

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

213

The Magnificent: The Creative Journey of Comics with Carmello Chimera

214

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

215

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

216

Materials Tribology featuring Kaylan Mutyala

217

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

218

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

219

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

220

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

221

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

222

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

223

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

224

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

225

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

226

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

227

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

228

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

229

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

230

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

231

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

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

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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

235

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

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

237

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

238

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

239

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

240

The Early Days of Hollywood and the Women Who Built It

241

Illinois Bicentennial Special Events

242

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

243

The Identities of Ms Marvel

244

Why Study Pop Culture

245

Ms. Marvel Review 2018-2019 One Book One College

246

Real Talk Climate and Advocacy

247

Male Victims of Rape and Survivorship

248

Pursuing Creativity with a Purpose Filmmaker Qasim Basir

249

Taking Nanotechnology from Cleanroom to the Classroom

250

Readings from We Believe You

251

The Underground Church in North Korea

252

Sexual Violence in America's 20th Century

253

Live Museum and Monologues Project A Black History Month Event

254

Why Suffer in Silence Mental Illness and African American Community

255

Relationships Hot, Warm, and Cool

256

The Role of the House of Wisdom in Creating Knowledge

257

Progress in Stopping Sexual Assault Finding a New Normal

258

Are You A Sexpert

259

Announcing the 2018 Black History Month Events

260

Understanding Violence within the LGBTQ Community

261

SGA Student Feedback Panel

262

No Ban, No Wall Standing With Immigrant Communities

263

The Arab American Experience Featuring Authors Sahar Mustafah and Nevien Shaabneh

264

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

265

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

266

GraFEETi, Growth, and Grief Impact of an Friend

267

Leadership and Law Careers in the Courts and Law Enforcement

268

Industrial Applications of 3D Printing

269

Bringing Mystical Sufi Music to Modern Audiences

270

Building Healthy Relationships and Sexual Health

271

Computer Science in the Argonne Leadership Computer Facility

272

Dungeons and Dragons The Myth the Legend

273

Artist and Writer Dan Dougherty Shares His Creative Process

274

Talking About Things We Love Finding Community in Fandom

275

Following a Sexual Assault Information for You or Your Loved One

276

It's on Us to Stop Sexual Violence

277

Moraine Valley Support and Services for Sexual Assault Victims

278

Changing the Narratives on Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence

279

Fall Preview We Believe You

280

Fall Preview 2017 Graphic Novel Symposium

281

Hamilton The Revolution Co-Author Jeremy McCarter

282

The Big Fake Out Why Do We Fall for Fake News

283

Be the Change with JoeyFineRhyme

284

The US Banking System and Your Finances

285

Playing the Fake News Game An Interactive Event and Discussion

286

Student Trustee Candidates Debate April 2017

287

50 Years of Womens Voices Oral Histories of Moraine Valley

288

Forgotten History Myths and Oddities of the American Revolution

289

Fake News, Journalism, and Media with Margaret Holt

290

Syrian Refugee Discussion

291

A Dakota Access Pipeline Primer

292

Rise Up Women's Marches Start a Movement

293

What does the artist owe history

294

Quiet mouse dont get fed race and oppression today

295

Black Excellence in Literature

296

Oh the Places You Will Go with Civil Engineering

297

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

298

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

299

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

300

Skateboarding Hip Hop and Hatha Yoga How I Became a Hindu

301

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

302

The Broadway Musical The Quintessential American Art Form

303

Hamilton and the Use of Language

304

Connecting to Hamilton the Musical and Lin-Manuel Miranda Lovefest

305

Senator Pat McGuire Higher Education Funding in Illinois

306

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

307

Comics Journalism Depicting Unseen Connections Between Sex and Garment Trades Worldwide

308

Artist and Writer Gene Ha Shares His Creative Process

309

Graphic Novels in the Classroom with Ronel Whitaker and Eric Kallenborn

310

Crowd Funding and Publishing Comics featuring Carmelo Chimera

311

Straight Outta Hamilton The Impact of the Musical

312

X-ray crystallography Shining a Light on Protein Structure

313

The 2016 Election a Faculty Panel Discussion

314

How Sept 11 Affected Me A Panel Discussion

315

Commemorating the 15th Anniversary of Sept 11

316

The History of Sept 11 and the War on Terror

317

The Importance of Hamilton Examining the History

318

2016 Gaming Day Preview

319

Graphic Novel Symposiumn 2016 Preview

320

Hamilton and American Musicals

321

The History Behind Hamilton the Musical

322

Hamilton as the 2016 One Bok

323

Navigating a Stressful World with Mindfulness

324

How Language Functions as a Window to Our World

325

Transgressing Borders Spiritual Mestizaje with Randy Conner

326

Study Abroad Through Moraine Valley

327

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

328

Who Deserves the Arab American Vote

329

Student Trustee Debate 2016

330

If SHE Were President

331

BYOBeautiful Conceptions of Beauty

332

World Class Creativity and Mental Illness Featuring Psychologist Gregory J Feist

333

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

334

The Arab Experience Through Graphic Novels Featuring Toufic El Rassi

335

Actuarial Science Challenges Math Creativity

336

Determined in a World of Uncertainty Latino Undocumented Students

337

Family Matters Ghosts and the Holocaust and the Suitcase of Documents

338

Design Matters Mindful Connections Can Lead to Joy

339

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

340

Being the Police Service, Integrity, Honor, and Community

341

Talking Immigration in the Land of Lincoln Celina Villanueva

342

Engineering in Todays Manufacturing Industry

343

Chicano/Chicana Identity and Oppression featuring Ana Castillo

344

Graphic Novels and Their Use as Tools of Tolerance and Diversity

345

Generation Next How to Keep Nerd Communities Growing

346

From Pencils to Print: Small Press Comics and Publishing

347

Building Comics: Constructing Visual Narrative featuring Adam Fotos

348

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

349

US Politics and Immigration Political Science Panel Discussion

350

Illegal Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant

351

Tips for Academic Success featuring Jeremy Kingery

352

Preview of Celebrating Latino Americans Program with Tamarra Coleman-Hill

353

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

354

Gaming Day and Games In the Moraine Valley Library

355

Reviewing Graphic Novels in the MVCC Collection

356

Interview with One Book Author Jose Angel N.

357

Review of 2015 One Book Illegal

358

Graphic Novel Symposium 2015 Preview

359

Symbolism of the Mandala

360

Domestic Violence and LGBT Community featuring Jennifer Nye

361

GASP A Discussion by Gender and Sexual Minority Students

362

Syria and the Syrian Refugee Crisis

363

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

364

Writing for Change James Baldwin and the 1960s

365

The Fall of the Yemen Government and Its Implications

366

Women and War in the Middle East

367

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

368

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

369

Numbers Push Food and Drink Choices

370

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

371

Platos Cave and Moraines Core Values

372

Terribly Toxic to Terrifically Tranquil

373

Am I Paranoid? Buying a Home While Black

374

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

375

James Baldwin and the Intersection of Race, Gender and Sexuality

376

Sexuality, Gender, and the Coming Out Process

377

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

378

Suffer in Silence No More Art Fair for Mental Health Awareness

379

All About Bullying A Faculty Panel Presentation

380

Scotty Works OUT Film Screening and Conversation with the Filmmaker

381

Engineering-Building, Accomplishing, Connecting

382

What is Queer? Current and Historic Struggles of LGBTQ People

383

Board Games and Learning featuring Jason King

384

Graphic Novels as Literature featuring Sheryl Bundy

385

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

386

A Summer of Dumpster Diving and Sustainability

387

Graphic Novels as Literature and as Class Texts

388

Visual Storytelling: A Discussion with Erik La Gatutta

389

Graphic Novels at Moraine Valley and the Graphic Novel Symposium

390

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

391

Services for LGBTQ Students at Moraine Valley

392

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

393

Four Stories of Data The Hidden Power of Numbers

394

Review of Giovanni's Room and Discussion of James Baldwin

395

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

396

The Truth about Vaccinations and Herd Immunity

397

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

398

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

399

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

400

Suicide A Human Condition featuring Dr. Jason Burns

401

Meaning in Destruction Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Literature

402

Science Fair Podcast

403

Psychology of Zombies

404

Public Health Preparedness Whole Community Involvement featuring Jeremy Hirst

405

Feminism and Democracy featuring Tamarra Coleman-Hill

406

Education and Democracy Featuring Ann Henson

407

Preserving My Memory in a Digital Drop Box featuring John Neff

408

Finding My Voice in a Quiet World featuring Maura Vizza

409

Democracies and Republics Then and Now

410

Giving Life New Hope: Life Beyond Tragic Times

411

Modern Muslims Three Young Muslim Women Finding a Balance at MVCC

412

How Plagues, Disease, and Outbreaks Have Changed History

413

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

414

Longevity: the Ageless Quest

415

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

416

30 Years From the Hill a discussion with Bill Droel

417

Kennedy Assassination and Conspiracy Theories

418

Statistical Analysis in the Financial Markets featuring Arthur Urban

419

Job Resource Center Internship Employer Panel

420

World War Z and International Relations

421

The Politics of Food Building Community Through Local and Sustainable Food

422

Zombie Math Real-World Implications of the Numbers

423

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

424

Zombies in Art and Popculture

425

Evolution of the Blues: A Conversation with the Blues Brothers

426

Am I Really an Individual or Just a Zombie

427

Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse

428

The Truth about the 1 Job in America featuring Bryan Bowman

429

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

430

After Egypt The Fate of Political Islam in the Middle East

431

The Hopeful Mythology of World War Z

432

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

433

Talking Zombies and Emergency Preparedness with Michelle Furlow

434

Talking Zombies with Jason King

435

The Environment as Character in Post-Apocalyptic Literature

436

Post-Apocalyptic Literature and World War Z

437

World War Z a Review

438

The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization featuring Claudia Ayala

439

What is Activism featuring Tamarra Coleman-Hill

440

The American Red Cross and Disaster Relief featuring Jodie Lieffring

441

My Enduring Sustainability Journey by Stephenie Presseller

442

Illinois, Chicago, and the Civil War featuring Theodore Karamanski

443

Young and Arab in America

444

Currency of the Civil War Era and Slavery

445

Uncovering Why We Cover The Meaning of the Hijab

446

Anti-Slavery Societies, Feminism, and Sophia Peabody Hawthorne

447

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

448

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

449

Islam Up Close featuring Iman Kifah Mustapha

450

Behind and Through the Lens by Glenn Carpenter

451

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

452

Moraine Valley's Emergency Preparedness Certificate featuring Michelle Furlow

453

Interview with American Idol Contestant Megan Waltman

454

A Soldiers Life Service in the Union and Confederate Armies

455

A Hedgehog Guide to the Universe by Dawn Wrobel

456

Why Integration Still Matters by Tamara Coleman-Hill

457

International Student Panel Discussion

458

PTSD Faculty Panel Discussion

459

JRC Employer and Internship Panel

460

The Suffering Grasses The Syrian Uprising

461

Global Elections in 2012

462

Historians Discuss Confederates in the Attic

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How Research is Making Healthcare Better Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship

464

The 2012 Election Panel Discussion

465

What Does it Mean to Be American?

466

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

467

My Trip to Cuba with Justin Synnestvedt

468

Conderates in the Attic 2012-2013 One Book One College

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

470

What Bigfoot Can Teach Us About Belief by Troy Swanson

471

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

472

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

473

Act Out and the Power of Volunteering featuring Mona Purdy

474

Act Out and Service to others featuring Laura Gardner

475

Act Out and Volunteerism featuring Merri Fefles

476

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

477

A Conversation about Being Beautiful with Tamarra Coleman-Hill

478

Human Rights in Iran with Elise Auerbach of Amnesty International USA

479

History of Mexico with Eric Garcia

480

Light of the Common Day National Poetry Month Event

481

Chicago and the Civil War

482

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

483

Blurred Boundaries Being Multiracial in a Black and White World

484

Hyperlocal or Just Hyper 21st Century Journalism

485

Free Math Help

486

Global Perspectives a Conversation with Moraine Valley International Students

487

Arab-American Women Tell Their Stories

488

Internship Employer Panel

489

LGBT and DV Discussion with Dorian Harris

490

The New World of Journalism

491

Violence Against Women an International Perspective

492

Discussion of Between Two Worlds by Roxana Saberi

493

After bin Laden Democracy Vs Fundamentalism in the Middle East

494

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

495

The Digging A National Poetry Month Special Event

496

Special Event About Dating Violence

497

The Future of Water in Chicagoland

498

Symbolism of the Sand Mandala

499

Reproductive Justice with Guest Toni Bond Leonard

500

Global Aging, Confronting the Challenges of Demographic Changes

501

Where's Daddy A Conversation For African American History Month

502

Henrietta Lacks, Medical Research, and the Politics of Trust

503

Paying for the Legacy of the Past

504

Upcoming One Book One College Events

505

Understanding Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine

506

Self Injury A Discussion

507

The Black Swan with Jerimi Walker and Mario Borha

508

Work and Food in the Economy Perspectives of an Economist

509

A Survivors Story A Journey Through Clinical Depression

510

Future of Work Panel Discussion

511

My Journey to Jesus sponsored by the Moraine Valley Christian Fellowship

512

Latino Leadership Series Rudy Lozano Jr

513

Our Journey African American Women Tell Their Stories

514

A Peoples History of the United States Remembering Howard Zinn

515

Unions Today with Jorge Ramirez

516

Understanding Mammogram Guidelines

517

Debunking Sept 11 Myths with Jeremy Shermak

518

Gaza One Year Later

519

A Visit with Mrs Potts

520

The Prophets of Islam featuring Sheik Yaser Birjas

521

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

522

The Meaning of Justice Sotomayor

523

Working How Studs Terkel Inspired a Generation of Journalists

524

Fun Fast Summer Reads with Kate Wolicki

525

Studs Terkel's Working

526

Award Winning Author Harry Mark Petrakis

527

Rape and Sexual Assault Awareness Discussion

528

How Green is MVCC Green Team Members Discussion Sustainability on Campus

529

The Ten Most Pivotal Events in Middle East History

530

Special Education in Schools Today

531

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

532

Author James Bilder Discusses A Footsoldier for Patton

533

Misconceptions of Islam

534

Spring Break Reads from Liz Garcia

535

The Beauty of the Hijab

536

Controlling Carbon Emissions with Trading Markets

537

Remembering John Updike featuring Erika Deiters

538

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

539

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

540

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

541

What Does the Election of Barck Obama Mean

542

Playing with the Enemy by Gary W. Moore

543

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

544

The Autism Spectrum The Gifts We Share

545

The Cycle of Stuff

546

Anita Alvarez, Hispanic Heritage Month

547

Understanding Climate Change

548

Books by Obama and McCain

549

Upcoming Public Events!

550

Garbage Land

551

Mental Illness and Campus Violence

552

Race in America: Talking About America's Biggest Issue

553

Women In Islam

554

Readings from The Good Body by Eve Ensler

555

African-American Men Tell Their Stories

556

Four Little Girls

557

Special Guest: Amy Krouse Rosenthal

558

Say Amen, Somebody

559

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

560

Crisis In Sudan featuring Simon Deng

561

Special Edition: Poet Sandra Beauchamp

562

Binta and the Great Idea

563

Petra, Jordan Exhbit and Presentation

564

Scenes from A Restaurant Micro Fiction

565

The Real Malcolm X featuring Delwyn Jones

566

The Autism Spectrum: The Gifts We Share featuring Barbara Tobias

567

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

568

The Basics of Islam featuring Sheikh Kifah Mustapha

569

Stiff The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

570

Malcolm X Opening Event Featuring Dr. Abdul Alkalimat

571

50th Anniversary of Kerouac's On the Road

572

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

573

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

574

Perceptions of Mental Illness in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month

575

Silence is Loud

576

Soviet Era Gulag Camps

577

The Iraq War Four Years Later: A Panel Discussion Reconvened

578

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

579

Panel Discussion: Arab Customs and Etiquette

580

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

581

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

582

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