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Moraine Valley Community College Library Podcast — 577 episodes

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1

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

2

Understanding Giovanni's Room A Faculty Panel Discussion

3

The Psychology of The Dispossessed: A Faculty Panel

4

The Red and Blue Worlds: the Geography of Cultural Division

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

The American Revolution at 250: A Faculty Panel

10

Why did the government shutdown and why does it matter?

11

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

12

Artificial Intelligence for Science featuring Azton Wells of Argonne National Laboratory

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

What would the Framers say about the Constitution in 2025?

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

The Reshaping of American Governance and Culture (Discussion 2)

25

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

26

Universal Design for Learning featuring Dr. Heather Hayes

27

The Reshaping of American Governance and Culture (Discussion 1)

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

Understanding and Navigating Homelessness and Unstable Housing

34

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

35

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

36

Healthy Relationships: Inspiring Safety and Knowing the Signs of Abuse

37

Exploring Manga: A Student Panel Discussion on Favorites and Genre

38

The Power of Words: Building Disability Awareness and Understanding

39

Neurodiversity: Context and Connection

40

How does the Electoral College Work?

41

What Does College Mean in the Age of AI

42

2024 Election Overview: Political Science Faculty

43

Tell No Fear: Star Trek and Gothic Science Fiction

44

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

45

Did Anything Change? Harris and Trump Presidential Debate Analysis

46

Reframing Disability: Embracing Deaf Perspectives Through a Fresh Lens

47

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

48

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

49

Defying Stereotypes: Arab American Women Reflect on their Professional Journeys

50

Political Science Forum featuring Representative Sean Casten

51

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

52

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

53

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

54

Building a Life after Addiction: A Faculty Panel

55

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

56

The Creature Within: Using Psychology to Understand Frankenstein’s Monster

57

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

58

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

59

The Factions Within: The Schisms in the Democratic Party

60

Voices from Palestine: A Panel Featuring Student Voices from Palestine

61

This is Not Normal: The 2024 Candidacy of Donald Trump

62

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

63

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

64

International Education Week: Student Panel 2

65

International Education Week: Student Panel 1

66

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

67

Vinyl Record Collecting: Everything you wanted to know

68

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

69

Universal Monsters: Critical Monsters in Horror History

70

Early childhood education professional panel: The classroom and the business

71

Dia De Los Muertos Panel Discussion

72

How it works: Introducton to National Novel Writing Month

73

Monster Mash: Frankenstein in Popular Culture

74

Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Monster?

75

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

76

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

77

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

78

A Discussion on the Importance of Belonging for Democracy

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

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

83

Global Perspectives on American Loneliness: A Faculty Panel

84

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

85

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

86

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

87

LGBTQIA Sexual Health

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

Domestic Violence 101

92

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

93

2022 Election Overview

94

Alone in the Crowd: A Faculty Panel on American Loneliness

95

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

96

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

97

Tibet Today: The History of a Diaspora

98

Examining the War in Ukraine at 6 months

99

Anxiety 101: Understanding and Managing It

100

Shamanism for Local and Global Change

101

Chicago‘s Arab American Community

102

How Misinformation can impact political processes, policymaking and election laws

103

Preserving MVCC’s Nature Study Area

104

Climate Change and the Nature of Belief

105

Island Life and Sustainable Development

106

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

107

Carpool the Remix: Creation of the PiggyBack Ride Share network

108

Native Plants: Foundation of our Ecosystem

109

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

110

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

111

Climate Reality: Catalyzing Solutions to the Climate Crisis

112

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

113

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

114

Virtual Coffeehouse and Poetry Event

115

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

116

Examining the relationship between pandemics, extremism, mistrust

117

Covid-19 Vaccines: The Science and the Psychology

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

Uncover 1919: A Discussion of Eve Ewing's 1919

124

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

125

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

126

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

127

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

128

The Bubonic Plague: The Ultimate Pandemic

129

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

130

2020 Post-Election Panel

131

2020 Pre-Election Panel

132

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

133

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

134

History, Epidemics, and How Governments Respond

135

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

136

Radically Unchanged: Reading Eve Eweing's 1919

137

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

138

Racial Health Disparities: Equity in Light of Covid 19

139

Our Shared Shelf: Episode 1, Dinner and a Movie

140

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

141

Self Care During Social Isolation

142

Super Tuesday 2020 Nomination Election Panel

143

Fear of Automation

144

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

145

Uncover: The Watts Riot of 1965

146

2020 Impeachment Discussion: Impeachment of President Donald Trump

147

Early Designs: Early Automatons

148

Visions of Tomorrow: Science Fiction as Social Commentary

149

Why You Should Be a Voter

150

Before I was Your Teacher: My Life Oversears

151

24 Hours of Reality: A Climate Conversation

152

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

153

Deconstructing Home: The Journey that Challenged a Hometown Identity

154

Reflections on Fire: The Symbolic, Sacred and Destructive

155

The Physical Implications of Critical Infrastructure Cyberattack

156

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Realities and Possibilities

157

The Road to 50,000: Surviving NaNoWriMo

158

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

159

Avicenna: The Often Forgotten Philosopher

160

Evaluating the Primary and Caucus System

161

Author José Ángel N. in Discussion with MVCC Students

162

MVCC:POV Release Discussion

163

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

164

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

165

How It Works: Introduction to NaNoWriMo 2019

166

Westworld: Robots, Entertainment, Power and Desire

167

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

168

After Watchmen: Interpreting and Misinterpreting a Superhero Comic

169

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

170

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

171

Voyages in Computer Engineering featuring Machine Learning

172

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

173

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

174

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

175

Student Tribute Speeches

176

The Hero's Journey and the Power of Myth

177

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

178

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

179

The Impacts of Factory Farming

180

G. Willow Wilson author of Ms. Marvel

181

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

182

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

183

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

184

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

185

Young and Muslim in America: A Panel Discussion

186

Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom

187

Monologues from African-American History

188

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

189

A Short History of Modern Pakistan

190

Dear Mama, Are You ALright?

191

Pop Culture and Social Change

192

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

193

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

194

Report from the Frontlines: USPCN Delegation to Palestine

195

Democracy Hour Presents 2018 Election Analysis

196

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago

197

My Culinary Journey: From a Truffle to a Teacher

198

To Sikh Understanding: My Faith as a Sikh

199

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

200

Advanced Photon Source

201

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

202

Improving Energy Materials Using Quantum Physics and Machine Learning

203

Life and Education in the Netherlands

204

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

205

200 Years of Illinois History in 75 Minutes

206

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

207

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

208

The Magnificent: The Creative Journey of Comics with Carmello Chimera

209

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

210

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

211

Materials Tribology featuring Kaylan Mutyala

212

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

213

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

214

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

215

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

216

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

217

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

218

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

219

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

220

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

221

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

222

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

223

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

224

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

225

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

226

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

227

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

228

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

229

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

230

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

231

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

232

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

233

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

234

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

235

The Early Days of Hollywood and the Women Who Built It

236

Illinois Bicentennial Special Events

237

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

238

The Identities of Ms Marvel

239

Why Study Pop Culture

240

Ms. Marvel Review 2018-2019 One Book One College

241

Real Talk Climate and Advocacy

242

Male Victims of Rape and Survivorship

243

Pursuing Creativity with a Purpose Filmmaker Qasim Basir

244

Taking Nanotechnology from Cleanroom to the Classroom

245

Readings from We Believe You

246

The Underground Church in North Korea

247

Sexual Violence in America's 20th Century

248

Live Museum and Monologues Project A Black History Month Event

249

Why Suffer in Silence Mental Illness and African American Community

250

Relationships Hot, Warm, and Cool

251

The Role of the House of Wisdom in Creating Knowledge

252

Progress in Stopping Sexual Assault Finding a New Normal

253

Are You A Sexpert

254

Announcing the 2018 Black History Month Events

255

Understanding Violence within the LGBTQ Community

256

SGA Student Feedback Panel

257

What is left of QUEER

258

Climate, Energy, Our World, Our Future

259

No Ban, No Wall Standing With Immigrant Communities

260

The Arab American Experience Featuring Authors Sahar Mustafah and Nevien Shaabneh

261

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

262

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

263

GraFEETi, Growth, and Grief Impact of an Friend

264

Leadership and Law Careers in the Courts and Law Enforcement

265

Industrial Applications of 3D Printing

266

Bringing Mystical Sufi Music to Modern Audiences

267

Building Healthy Relationships and Sexual Health

268

Computer Science in the Argonne Leadership Computer Facility

269

Dungeons and Dragons The Myth the Legend

270

Artist and Writer Dan Dougherty Shares His Creative Process

271

Talking About Things We Love Finding Community in Fandom

272

Following a Sexual Assault Information for You or Your Loved One

273

It's on Us to Stop Sexual Violence

274

Moraine Valley Support and Services for Sexual Assault Victims

275

Changing the Narratives on Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence

276

Fall Preview We Believe You

277

Fall Preview 2017 Graphic Novel Symposium

278

Hamilton The Revolution Co-Author Jeremy McCarter

279

The Big Fake Out Why Do We Fall for Fake News

280

Be the Change with JoeyFineRhyme

281

The US Banking System and Your Finances

282

Playing the Fake News Game An Interactive Event and Discussion

283

Student Trustee Candidates Debate April 2017

284

50 Years of Women’s Voices Oral Histories of Moraine Valley

285

Forgotten History Myths and Oddities of the American Revolution

286

Fake News, Journalism, and Media with Margaret Holt

287

Syrian Refugee Discussion

288

A Dakota Access Pipeline Primer

289

Rise Up Women's Marches Start a Movement

290

What does the artist owe history

291

Quiet mouse don’t get fed race and oppression today

292

Black Excellence in Literature

293

Oh the Places You Will Go with Civil Engineering

294

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

295

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

296

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

297

Skateboarding Hip Hop and Hatha Yoga How I Became a Hindu

298

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

299

The Broadway Musical The Quintessential American Art Form

300

Hamilton and the Use of Language

301

Connecting to Hamilton the Musical and Lin-Manuel Miranda Lovefest

302

Senator Pat McGuire Higher Education Funding in Illinois

303

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

304

Comics Journalism Depicting Unseen Connections Between Sex and Garment Trades Worldwide

305

Artist and Writer Gene Ha Shares His Creative Process

306

Graphic Novels in the Classroom with Ronel Whitaker and Eric Kallenborn

307

Crowd Funding and Publishing Comics featuring Carmelo Chimera

308

Straight Outta Hamilton The Impact of the Musical

309

X-ray crystallography Shining a Light on Protein Structure

310

The 2016 Election a Faculty Panel Discussion

311

How Sept 11 Affected Me A Panel Discussion

312

Commemorating the 15th Anniversary of Sept 11

313

The History of Sept 11 and the War on Terror

314

The Importance of Hamilton Examining the History

315

2016 Gaming Day Preview

316

Graphic Novel Symposiumn 2016 Preview

317

Hamilton and American Musicals

318

The History Behind Hamilton the Musical

319

Hamilton as the 2016 One Bok

320

Navigating a Stressful World with Mindfulness

321

How Language Functions as a Window to Our World

322

Transgressing Borders Spiritual Mestizaje with Randy Conner

323

Study Abroad Through Moraine Valley

324

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

325

Who Deserves the Arab American Vote

326

Student Trustee Debate 2016

327

If SHE Were President

328

BYOBeautiful Conceptions of Beauty

329

World Class Creativity and Mental Illness Featuring Psychologist Gregory J Feist

330

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

331

The Arab Experience Through Graphic Novels Featuring Toufic El Rassi

332

Actuarial Science Challenges Math Creativity

333

Determined in a World of Uncertainty Latino Undocumented Students

334

Family Matters Ghosts and the Holocaust and the Suitcase of Documents

335

Design Matters Mindful Connections Can Lead to Joy

336

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

337

Being the Police Service, Integrity, Honor, and Community

338

Talking Immigration in the Land of Lincoln Celina Villanueva

339

Engineering in Todays Manufacturing Industry

340

Chicano/Chicana Identity and Oppression featuring Ana Castillo

341

Graphic Novels and Their Use as Tools of Tolerance and Diversity

342

Generation Next How to Keep Nerd Communities Growing

343

From Pencils to Print: Small Press Comics and Publishing

344

Building Comics: Constructing Visual Narrative featuring Adam Fotos

345

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

346

US Politics and Immigration Political Science Panel Discussion

347

Illegal Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant

348

Tips for Academic Success featuring Jeremy Kingery

349

Preview of Celebrating Latino Americans Program with Tamarra Coleman-Hill

350

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

351

Gaming Day and Games In the Moraine Valley Library

352

Reviewing Graphic Novels in the MVCC Collection

353

Interview with One Book Author Jose Angel N.

354

Review of 2015 One Book Illegal

355

Graphic Novel Symposium 2015 Preview

356

Symbolism of the Mandala

357

Domestic Violence and LGBT Community featuring Jennifer Nye

358

GASP A Discussion by Gender and Sexual Minority Students

359

Syria and the Syrian Refugee Crisis

360

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

361

Writing for Change James Baldwin and the 1960s

362

The Fall of the Yemen Government and Its Implications

363

Women and War in the Middle East

364

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

365

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

366

Numbers Push Food and Drink Choices

367

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

368

Plato’s Cave and Moraine’s Core Values

369

Terribly Toxic to Terrifically Tranquil

370

Am I Paranoid? Buying a Home While Black

371

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

372

James Baldwin and the Intersection of Race, Gender and Sexuality

373

Sexuality, Gender, and the Coming Out Process

374

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

375

Suffer in Silence No More Art Fair for Mental Health Awareness

376

All About Bullying A Faculty Panel Presentation

377

Scotty Works OUT Film Screening and Conversation with the Filmmaker

378

Engineering-Building, Accomplishing, Connecting

379

What is Queer? Current and Historic Struggles of LGBTQ People

380

Board Games and Learning featuring Jason King

381

Graphic Novels as Literature featuring Sheryl Bundy

382

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

383

A Summer of Dumpster Diving and Sustainability

384

Graphic Novels as Literature and as Class Texts

385

Visual Storytelling: A Discussion with Erik La Gatutta

386

Graphic Novels at Moraine Valley and the Graphic Novel Symposium

387

James Baldwin, the Activist Voice, and Views on Privilege in Giovanni’s Room

388

Services for LGBTQ Students at Moraine Valley

389

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

390

Four Stories of Data The Hidden Power of Numbers

391

Review of Giovanni's Room and Discussion of James Baldwin

392

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

393

The Truth about Vaccinations and Herd Immunity

394

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

395

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

396

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

397

Suicide A Human Condition featuring Dr. Jason Burns

398

Meaning in Destruction Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Literature

399

Science Fair Podcast

400

Psychology of Zombies

401

Public Health Preparedness Whole Community Involvement featuring Jeremy Hirst

402

Feminism and Democracy featuring Tamarra Coleman-Hill

403

Education and Democracy Featuring Ann Henson

404

Preserving My Memory in a Digital Drop Box featuring John Neff

405

Finding My Voice in a Quiet World featuring Maura Vizza

406

Democracies and Republics Then and Now

407

Giving Life New Hope: Life Beyond Tragic Times

408

Modern Muslims Three Young Muslim Women Finding a Balance at MVCC

409

How Plagues, Disease, and Outbreaks Have Changed History

410

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

411

Longevity: the Ageless Quest

412

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

413

30 Years From the Hill a discussion with Bill Droel

414

Kennedy Assassination and Conspiracy Theories

415

Statistical Analysis in the Financial Markets featuring Arthur Urban

416

Job Resource Center Internship Employer Panel

417

World War Z and International Relations

418

The Politics of Food Building Community Through Local and Sustainable Food

419

Zombie Math Real-World Implications of the Numbers

420

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

421

Zombies in Art and Popculture

422

Evolution of the Blues: A Conversation with the Blues Brothers

423

Am I Really an Individual or Just a Zombie

424

Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse

425

The Truth about the 1 Job in America featuring Bryan Bowman

426

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

427

After Egypt The Fate of Political Islam in the Middle East

428

The Hopeful Mythology of World War Z

429

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

430

Talking Zombies and Emergency Preparedness with Michelle Furlow

431

Talking Zombies with Jason King

432

The Environment as Character in Post-Apocalyptic Literature

433

Post-Apocalyptic Literature and World War Z

434

World War Z a Review

435

The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization featuring Claudia Ayala

436

What is Activism featuring Tamarra Coleman-Hill

437

The American Red Cross and Disaster Relief featuring Jodie Lieffring

438

My Enduring Sustainability Journey by Stephenie Presseller

439

Illinois, Chicago, and the Civil War featuring Theodore Karamanski

440

Young and Arab in America

441

Currency of the Civil War Era and Slavery

442

Uncovering Why We Cover The Meaning of the Hijab

443

Anti-Slavery Societies, Feminism, and Sophia Peabody Hawthorne

444

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

445

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

446

Islam Up Close featuring Iman Kifah Mustapha

447

Behind and Through the Lens by Glenn Carpenter

448

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

449

Moraine Valley's Emergency Preparedness Certificate featuring Michelle Furlow

450

Interview with American Idol Contestant Megan Waltman

451

A Soldier’s Life Service in the Union and Confederate Armies

452

A Hedgehog Guide to the Universe by Dawn Wrobel

453

Why Integration Still Matters by Tamara Coleman-Hill

454

International Student Panel Discussion

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PTSD Faculty Panel Discussion

456

JRC Employer and Internship Panel

457

The Suffering Grasses The Syrian Uprising

458

Global Elections in 2012

459

Historians Discuss Confederates in the Attic

460

How Research is Making Healthcare Better Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship

461

The 2012 Election Panel Discussion

462

What Does it Mean to Be American?

463

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

464

My Trip to Cuba with Justin Synnestvedt

465

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

467

What Bigfoot Can Teach Us About Belief by Troy Swanson

468

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

469

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

470

Act Out and the Power of Volunteering featuring Mona Purdy

471

Act Out and Service to others featuring Laura Gardner

472

Act Out and Volunteerism featuring Merri Fefles

473

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

474

A Conversation about Being Beautiful with Tamarra Coleman-Hill

475

Human Rights in Iran with Elise Auerbach of Amnesty International USA

476

History of Mexico with Eric Garcia

477

Light of the Common Day National Poetry Month Event

478

Chicago and the Civil War

479

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

480

Blurred Boundaries Being Multiracial in a Black and White World

481

Hyperlocal or Just Hyper 21st Century Journalism

482

Free Math Help

483

Global Perspectives a Conversation with Moraine Valley International Students

484

Arab-American Women Tell Their Stories

485

Internship Employer Panel

486

LGBT and DV Discussion with Dorian Harris

487

The New World of Journalism

488

Violence Against Women an International Perspective

489

Discussion of Between Two Worlds by Roxana Saberi

490

After bin Laden Democracy Vs Fundamentalism in the Middle East

491

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

492

The Digging A National Poetry Month Special Event

493

Special Event About Dating Violence

494

The Future of Water in Chicagoland

495

Symbolism of the Sand Mandala

496

Reproductive Justice with Guest Toni Bond Leonard

497

Global Aging, Confronting the Challenges of Demographic Changes

498

Where's Daddy A Conversation For African American History Month

499

Henrietta Lacks, Medical Research, and the Politics of Trust

500

Paying for the Legacy of the Past

501

Upcoming One Book One College Events

502

Understanding Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine

503

Self Injury A Discussion

504

The Black Swan with Jerimi Walker and Mario Borha

505

Work and Food in the Economy Perspectives of an Economist

506

A Survivors Story A Journey Through Clinical Depression

507

Future of Work Panel Discussion

508

My Journey to Jesus sponsored by the Moraine Valley Christian Fellowship

509

Latino Leadership Series Rudy Lozano Jr

510

Our Journey African American Women Tell Their Stories

511

A Peoples History of the United States Remembering Howard Zinn

512

Unions Today with Jorge Ramirez

513

Understanding Mammogram Guidelines

514

Debunking Sept 11 Myths with Jeremy Shermak

515

Gaza One Year Later

516

A Visit with Mrs Potts

517

The Prophets of Islam featuring Sheik Yaser Birjas

518

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

519

The Meaning of Justice Sotomayor

520

Working How Studs Terkel Inspired a Generation of Journalists

521

Fun Fast Summer Reads with Kate Wolicki

522

Studs Terkel's Working

523

Award Winning Author Harry Mark Petrakis

524

Rape and Sexual Assault Awareness Discussion

525

How Green is MVCC Green Team Members Discussion Sustainability on Campus

526

The Ten Most Pivotal Events in Middle East History

527

Special Education in Schools Today

528

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

529

Author James Bilder Discusses A Footsoldier for Patton

530

Misconceptions of Islam

531

Spring Break Reads from Liz Garcia

532

The Beauty of the Hijab

533

Controlling Carbon Emissions with Trading Markets

534

Remembering John Updike featuring Erika Deiters

535

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

536

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

537

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

538

What Does the Election of Barck Obama Mean

539

Playing with the Enemy by Gary W. Moore

540

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

541

The Autism Spectrum The Gifts We Share

542

The Cycle of Stuff

543

Anita Alvarez, Hispanic Heritage Month

544

Understanding Climate Change

545

Books by Obama and McCain

546

Upcoming Public Events!

547

Garbage Land

548

Mental Illness and Campus Violence

549

Race in America: Talking About America's Biggest Issue

550

Women In Islam

551

Readings from The Good Body by Eve Ensler

552

African-American Men Tell Their Stories

553

Four Little Girls

554

Special Guest: Amy Krouse Rosenthal

555

Say Amen, Somebody

556

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

557

Crisis In Sudan featuring Simon Deng

558

Special Edition: Poet Sandra Beauchamp

559

Binta and the Great Idea

560

Petra, Jordan Exhbit and Presentation

561

Scenes from A Restaurant Micro Fiction

562

The Real Malcolm X featuring Delwyn Jones

563

The Autism Spectrum: The Gifts We Share featuring Barbara Tobias

564

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

565

The Basics of Islam featuring Sheikh Kifah Mustapha

566

Stiff The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

567

Malcolm X Opening Event Featuring Dr. Abdul Alkalimat

568

50th Anniversary of Kerouac's On the Road

569

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

570

Perceptions of Mental Illness in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month

571

Silence is Loud

572

Soviet Era Gulag Camps

573

The Iraq War Four Years Later: A Panel Discussion Reconvened

574

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

575

Panel Discussion: Arab Customs and Etiquette

576

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

577

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