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“These are unprecedented times.” This has become a common phrase used to describe the COVID-19 crisis, but is our experience truly unprecedented? In this course, we will examine three of the most devastating epidemics in American history: Yellow Fever in the 1790s, Spanish Flu in 1918, and HIV/AIDS in the 1980s. Using historical accounts as well as various imaginative representations, we will consider the social, medical, and governmental responses to these outbreaks and the subsequent effects on “American” identity.
Readings: M.K. Czerwiec, Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371 More 
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Tuesdays, December 1 - 22 | 1-2:30 ET
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30 seats
The Association for Continuing Education is a volunteer organization dedicated to providing and supporting continuing education programs in cooperation with the Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University.
Membership is open to those who love to learn. ACE independently provides the Grazella Shepherd Lecture Day, Discussion Day, Acclaimed Authors Luncheon and the Annual Book Sale, trips, a semi-annual newsletter and a summer luncheon series featuring local authors. More
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September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021
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511 open seats left
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700 seats
Origins Science Scholars
Fall 2020 During this unique program, community members engage with one another and with leading scholars to investigate rapidly developing areas of origins science. Archaeologist Dr Mark Aldenderfer, the MacArthur Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Merced, has spent his life investigating the origins of settled village life, human adaptation to high altitude environments, hunting and gathering, and early plant and animal domestication. Dr, Aldenderfer’s work encompasses the sites of Asana, Qillqatani, and Jisk'a Iru Muqu, and survey projects in the Osmore valley of Peru, and in river valleys in the Lake Titicaca Basin, as well as projects in Ethiopia, the US, and Tibet, where his research on Buddhist and pre-Buddhist occupations in the Himalayas have elucidated the fascinating cultures of this region. Friends of the Institute for the Science of Origins & Emeritus Faculty are eligible for the member rate for this program. More
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Tuesday, October 27 | 6 p.m. EDT
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300 seats
Siegal Lifelong Learning is pleased to host the Association for Continuing Education (ACE) Annual Meeting including keynote speaker Chris Ronayne, President, University Circle Inc., a nonprofit community service organization. In his role as President, Ronayne leads commercial and residential development in University Circle, supporting local entrepreneurs, overseeing dense urban development, experience that informs his topic “The Anchor District as an Urban Catalyst."
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Friday, September 25 | 1-3 p.m. EDT
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75 seats
As the first woman Police Chief of a major American City, Shelley Zimmerman witnessed San Diego's overall crime falling to its lowest level in 49 years during her tenure. She will discuss the authentic leadership principles she instituted and why public safety must be a shared responsibility.
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Friday, November 20 12 p.m. EST
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200 seats
The book of Isaiah is not a story; it is a polemic. Born at a time when Israel was divided into two, Isaiah son of Amotz watched the final destruction of the Northern Kingdom. Join us for a look at the context and content of this influential but tragic book.
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Wednesdays, October 21, 28; November 4, 11 | 10 a.m. - noon EDT
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30 seats
The book of Isaiah is not a story; it is a polemic. Born at a time when Israel was divided into two, Isaiah son of Amotz watched the final destruction of the Northern Kingdom. Join us for a look at the context and content of this influential but tragic book.
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Wednesdays, October 21, 28; November 4, 11 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. EDT
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30 seats
Journey through all twenty-four books of the Jewish Bible, 10/12 Introduction, 7 p.m. Five Books of the Torah, October 19 - November 16 (10 a.m. - noon) 10/19 Genesis: The cosmos are created, and first families Books of Wisdom and Wanderings, April 19 - June 7 (10 a.m. - noon) 4/19 Psalms: among the Bible's most well-known verses, these 4/26 Proverbs: wit and wisdom in the form of one-line advice 5/3 Job: a tormented character asks thorny questions about 5/10 Daniel: a dramatic narrative woven into fantastical 5/24 Ezra and Nehemiah: present the triumphs and challenges 6/7 Chronicles: Offers a telescope-view of history all over Book: The Jewish Bible JPS Tanakh or Jerusalem Bible, Koren More
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Mondays, April 19 - June 7 10 a.m. - noon EDT (No Class May 17, 31)
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20 seats
Journey through all twenty-four books of the Jewish Bible, 9/21 Introduction, 7 p.m. Five Books of the Torah, October 19 - November 16 (10 a.m. - noon) 10/19 Genesis: The cosmos are created, and first families Books of Wisdom and Wanderings, April 19 - June 7 (10 a.m. - noon) 4/19 Psalms: among the Bible's most well-known verses, these 4/26 Proverbs: wit and wisdom in the form of one-line advice 5/3 Job: a tormented character asks thorny questions about 5/10 Daniel: a dramatic narrative woven into fantastical 5/24 Ezra and Nehemiah: present the triumphs and challenges 6/7 Chronicles: Offers a telescope-view of history all over Book: The Jewish Bible JPS Tanakh or Jerusalem Bible, Koren
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Mondays, April 19 - June 7 7 - 9 ET (No Class May 17, 31)
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20 seats
Few musical titans have been more ubiquitous than the German-born composer of powerful and poetic masterpieces - Ludwig van Beethoven. So does he need to be saluted, even on what may appear an important milestone? Two days after the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, we'll explore why the answer is an emphatic "Yes!"
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Friday, December 18 12 p.m. EST
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200 seats
The establishment of a Jewish State presented growing challenges to the collectivist, statist, patriotic
Zionist narrative that dominated Israel's early years. Kassow and Roskies will examine Jewish writing during the Holocaust, the Renaissance of Jewish life in America after WWII and Jewish creativity behind the iron curtain in the Soviet Union before 1973 as they tie into the foundations and formation of the Jewish State of Israel. This lecture is offered as a part of the Posen Library Lecture Series. More
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Tuesday, November 17 4 p.m. EST
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148 open seats left
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200 seats
Heading into the 2020 election year, the United States is experiencing what sometimes feels like unprecedented political strife and polarization. This is not, however, the first time that this country has experienced extreme crisis, conflict, and polarization. This course will center on the presentation and discussion of other points of contentious conflict in our history and how they were resolved, including: the battle to approve the Constitution, the battle over slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the rise of the Klu Klux Klan, the economic disparities of the Gilded Age, the crusade for women's suffrage, the Great Depression and FDR's New Deal, McCarthyism, the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, and the struggle for civil rights legislation under Clinton and Obama. Required text: The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, Jon Meacham This course is offered with the generous support of the Association for Continuing Education (ACE). More
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Fridays, October 2-November 20 | 10-11:30 a.m. EDT
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27 seats
The end of the 20th century hosted quite a few critical historical events which will be examined during
this lecture. These events include the rise of feminism, the emergence of Holocaust consciousness and its permutations, Jewish Nobel prize winners for literature, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the election of Menachem Begin, and the creation of the Oslo Accords. This lecture is offered as a part of the Posen Library Lecture Series. More
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Wednesday, October 21 4 p.m. EDT
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200 seats
Dante's Divine Comedy is a world literature masterpiece that has come to be regarded as one of our greatest human treasures. It offers an almost encyclopedic presentation of classical and medieval ethics, philosophy, theology, politics, and some of the most imaginative, stirring and beautiful poetry ever written. It is an eschatological adventure as Dante takes us through the three transmundane kingdoms of Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. During this imaginary journey, the poet explores the weaknesses and strengths, the ugliness and beauty of human souls, of humankind.
Readings: Dante, Divine Comedy (Allen Mandelbaum or Princeton Dante Project’s translations suggested, but not required)
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Tuesdays, October 13 - November 17 4 - 5:30 p.m. EDT
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10 open seats left
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30 seats
Course Overview:
• Learn where Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies can be applied for design or economic advantage
• Understand lightweighting AM technologies, trends and applications in transportation industries
• Demonstrate problem-solving skills in lightweighting through analysis of case studies
• Learn the fundamentals of materials science and how to improve properties such as strength, stiffness and ductility in a wide array of lightweight material options
• Understand the use of advanced materials databases (e.g., Granta) and the impact of key market drivers on the selection criteria for critical applications in the transportation industry.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2020 | 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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50 seats
The intersection of Jewish and popular music culture has been an exceedingly rich and productive encounter. Is it Jewish? Is it American? Can we claim the voices of such luminaries as Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Carole King, and a host of others?
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Wednesdays, October 21 - November 11 | 1 - 2:30 p.m. EDT
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This course will examine the state of the American economy in the context of the 2020 Presidential campaign and the coronavirus crisis. It will include a discussion of the major economic thinkers and basic economic concepts and apply them to the challenges facing the U.S. economy today. These will include issues relating to the consolidation of much of the economy into massive corporate giants, the problems of inflation, deflation and the business cycle, growing income and wealth disparities and the nation’s health care system. The course will explore the present and future impact of the coronavirus crisis and the role of monetary policy, the Federal Reserve and fiscal policy. It will also discuss alternatives to American capitalism, issues of international trade and the U.S. China dispute and the conflicting views of the Presidential candidates as to how best to address America’s financial future.
Required text: The Worldly Philosophers, Robert Heilbroner This course is offered with the generous support of the Association for Continuing Education (ACE). More
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Tuesdays, September 29-November 17 | 10-11:30 a.m. EDT
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25 seats
This course will examine the presidencies of eight men who came to office without being elected to it and how each affected the country and the world. We will study the power and limits of the American presidency as they apply to our history in critical times. Book: Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America, Jared Cohen This course is offered with the generous support of the Association for Continuing Education (ACE). More
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Mondays, September 14 - November 9 (No Class 9/28) | 10 - 11:30 a.m. EDT
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27 seats
This course will examine the presidencies of eight men who came to office without being elected to it and how each affected the country and the world. We will study the power and limits of the American presidency as they apply to our history in critical times. Book: Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America, Jared Cohen This course is offered with the generous support of the Association for Continuing Education (ACE). More
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Tuesdays, September 15 - November 3 | 1 - 2:30 p.m. EDT
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25 seats
The dramatic book of Exodus follows the Israelite journey from slavery to freedom. This course will give you a chance to take a complex look at what feels like a very familiar story.
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Wednesdays, November 18 December 2, 9, 16 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. EST (No class 11/25)
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