BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Democracy Then and Now - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Democracy Then and Now X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://dtn.umd.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Democracy Then and Now REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20150101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160929T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160929T173000 DTSTAMP:20160921T225844Z CREATED:20160815T051752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160921T225844Z UID:120-1475170200-1475170200@dtn.umd.edu SUMMARY:Worldwise: Arts and Humanities Dean's Lecture Series: Claudia Rankine in Conversation with Sheri Parks DESCRIPTION:Free\, Tickets Required \nAward-winning poet Claudia Rankine joins Sheri Parks for an intimate conversation on the role of public education\, specifically art\, in the making of American democracy. The event combines a poetry reading from Rankine’s New York Times best-seller Citizen: An American Lyric\, and a discussion where the two engage audience members on themes related to race\, art and citizen making. \nTickets available here or by calling 301.405.2787 (ARTS). URL:https://dtn.umd.edu/event/worldwise-arts-humanities-deans-lecture-series-claudia-rankine-conversation-sheri-parks/ LOCATION:Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center\, Gildenhorn Recital Hall\, 8270 Alumni Dr\, College Park\, MD\, 20742\, United States CATEGORIES:Reading END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160926T153000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160926T170000 DTSTAMP:20160815T051309Z CREATED:20160815T051309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160815T051309Z UID:118-1474903800-1474909200@dtn.umd.edu SUMMARY:Public Education in the Early American Republic DESCRIPTION:Lecturer: Ralph Bauer\, Associate Professor\nDepartment of English\, University of Maryland \nThis talk will offer a survey of how the founders of the Early American Republic saw the role and significance of public education in the formation of citizenship. \nHosted by the Department of English URL:https://dtn.umd.edu/event/public-education-early-american-republic/ LOCATION:Tawes Hall\, Ulrich Recital Hall\, 7751 Alumni Dr\, College Park\, MD\, 20742\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160919T153000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160919T170000 DTSTAMP:20160815T051036Z CREATED:20160815T051036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160815T051036Z UID:116-1474299000-1474304400@dtn.umd.edu SUMMARY:The Unifying Role of the Land-grant University in 21st Century America DESCRIPTION:Lecturer: Angus Murphy\, Professor and Chair\nDepartment of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture\, University of Maryland \nAccess to institutions that are dedicated to providing education and opportunity to all citizens is a global aspiration; the realization of this aspiration in the form of the Land-grant university is arguably one of America’s most important and lasting achievements. \nRooted in the core values expressed by the Founders and in the 19 th -century notion that training in agricultural\, mechanical\, and military arts was the most useful starting point for working class and disenfranchised citizens\, the Land-grant universities provided technical training that drove the expansion of industrial innovation and created modern agriculture. But with the exposure of the hypocrisy of promises of equal access and opportunity thwarted by racism and sexism\, the Land-grant institutions were forced to transform themselves and acknowledge the necessary inclusiveness of their mission. In the 21st century\, a focus on the original concept of providing equal opportunity is likely to be the greatest contribution of Land-grant institutions. \nHosted by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources URL:https://dtn.umd.edu/event/unifying-role-land-grant-university-21st-century-america/ LOCATION:Biology-Psychology Building 1250\, Biology-Psychology Building\, College Park\, MD\, 20742\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160915T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160915T170000 DTSTAMP:20160815T050639Z CREATED:20160815T050639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160815T050639Z UID:114-1473955200-1473958800@dtn.umd.edu SUMMARY:Democratic Readings of Addison's “Cato” Then and Now: Classical Reception before and after Barack Obama DESCRIPTION:Lecturer: Judith P. Hallett\, Professor\nDepartment of Classics\, University of Maryland \nBegun when Joseph Addison was a 15-year old Oxford undergraduate in 1687\, Cato premiered on the London stage in 1713; it soon became extremely popular in the colonies– with its hero symbolizing resistance to British tyranny– and much quoted by such champions of revolution as Nathan Hale\, Patrick Henry and George Washington himself. Hallett explores the evolving reactions of classical scholars to the play’s representations of race and gender from the 1990s to the present day\, considering how the election of Barack Obama to the US presidency in 2008 has affected interpretations of the interracial romance at the center of the play’s action. \nHosted by the Department of Classics URL:https://dtn.umd.edu/event/democratic-readings-addisons-cato-now-classical-reception-barack-obama/ LOCATION:Tawes Hall 0310\, 7751 Alumni Dr\, College Park\, MD\, 20742\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160907T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160907T170000 DTSTAMP:20160811T043051Z CREATED:20160811T043051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160811T043051Z UID:43-1473264000-1473267600@dtn.umd.edu SUMMARY:Historic Visions of Education at the University of Maryland DESCRIPTION:Lecturer:\nEthan Hutt\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Teaching and Learning\, Policy and Leadership\, University of Maryland \nThe Morrill Act of 1862 represented a young nation’s first major foray to expand access to higher education; now\, 150 years later\, access to higher education remains a major responsibility of public universities. This lecture will examine past attempts to expand access in order to illuminate present-day challenges. \nHosted by the Department of Teaching and Learning\, Policy and Leadership URL:https://dtn.umd.edu/event/historic-visions-education-university-maryland/ LOCATION:Parren Mitchell Art-Sociology Building 2203\, 2112 Parren Mitchell Art-Sociology Building\, University of Maryland\, 3834 Campus Dr\, College Park\, MD\, 20742\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR