Scarsdale Adult School Catalog Winter 2024
Current Events and Politics
Let's Talk Current Events: Topics in the News Engage in stimulating conversation with a group of curious, well-informed and friendly news junkies. Meet each week to discuss a variety of challenging topics, including popular culture, politics, media issues and other items in the news — at the local, national and international levels. Bring your observations and an open mind to facilitated round-table discussions. EDWARD GINSBERG has been teaching history for over a half century, most recently at Marist College and SUNY Dutchess. He also served as Director of Human Rights Education for the New York State Education Department in the late 1970s. He currently participates in the Westchester County Climate Crisis Task Force. He has also studied and travelled extensively in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Greenland. 10 Sessions, starting Tuesday, January 23 (no class 2/20) • 11:00am-12:15pm • Westchester Reform Temple • Course 12272 • $250
ALFRED HUNT , Professor Emeritus of History at Purchase College, was Dean of the College of Letters and Science, and recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence. He created and hosted an award-winning current events cable television program for many years and has spent several years on the faculty of the study abroad program, Semester at Sea. 11 Sessions, starting Wednesday, January 10 (no class 2/21) • 10:30am-11:30am • Online • Course 12270 • $255
11 Sessions, starting Thursday, January 11 (no class 2/22) • 10:00am-11:00am • Online • Course 12271 • $255
Moral Dilemmas, Case Studies in Justice, Ethics, and Morality
Antisemitism in the United States Understand the history of modern antisemitism in the United States, explore strategies to combat it, and discuss the distinction between criticisms of Israel's policies and antisemitism. EDWARD GINSBERG (see bio for “Let's Talk Current Events”). 3 Sessions, starting Wednesday, January 31 • 7:30pm-8:30pm • Online • Course 12274 • $75
Modeled after Harvard political theorist Michael Sandel's famous Socratic course and companion book, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?, this discussion class will tackle a different moral dilemma each session and examine all angles of complex real world scenarios in which the answers are not clear and decisions have dramatic consequences. Class will discuss new cases each week without repeating any of the scenarios covered in previous terms. EDWARD GINSBERG (see bio for “Let's Talk Current Events”). 5 Sessions, starting Tuesday, January 23 (no class 2/20) • 10:00am-11:00am • Westchester Reform Temple • Course 12273 • $125
www.ScarsdaleAdultSchool.org • (914) 723-2325
15
Made with FlippingBook Proposal Creator