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03 / 5 (event) Illinois Women and the Winning of Women's Suffrage Start: 10:00 am more info (event) Is the Media Sexist? Hillary's Battle with the Press Start: 12:30 pm End: 1:30 pm more info (event) First Ladies as Activists and Leaders Start: 1:00 pm more info (event) Is the Media Sexist? Hillary's Battle with the Press Start: 7:00 pm End: 8:00 pm more info (event) Walt Whitman's Lincoln Start: 7:00 pm *A Road Scholar Program by Brian (Fox) Ellis* more info
03 / 6 (event) Is the Media Sexist? Hillary's Battle with the Press Start: 7:00 pm End: 8:00 pm more info (event) Is the Media Sexist? Hillary's Battle with the Press Start: 7:00 pm End: 8:00 pm more info (event) Illinois Women and the Winning of Women's Suffrage Start: 7:00 pm *A Road Scholar Program by Leslie Goddard* more info (event) Putting Sears Homes on the Map: The Mail Order House Phenomenon, 1906-1946 Start: 7:00 pm *A Road Scholar Program by Rebecca Hunter* more info (event) Is the Media Sexist? Hillary's Battle with the Press Start: 7:30 pm End: 8:30 pm more info
03 / 7 (event) 9th Illinois Capitol Forum on America's Future Start: 8:30 am End: 4:00 pm Student representatives report on the international concerns of their classmates and engage in deeper analysis of alternative policy directions. The day culminates in a dialogue among students, teachers and elected officials and policymakers. more info (event) Songs and Stories with Renaissance Lute Start: 9:15 am *A Road Scholar Program by Judith Heineman & Daniel* more info (event) Is the Media Sexist? Hillary's Battle with the Press Start: 5:00 pm End: 6:00 pm more info (event) John Deere: His Life and Times, 1804-1886 Start: 6:30 pm *A Road Scholar Program by Neil Dahlstrom* more info
03 / 8 (event) The Odyssey Project: Southside Basic Course Start: 6:00 pm End: 8:00 pm *The Odyssey Project* is a college-level course in philosophy, literature, art history, and history for men and women living below 150% of the poverty level. Its anchor program is the first-year course, which is offered in partnership with Bard College and for which students may receive six units of college credit. Faculty members are largely from first-rate universities such as University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute, and DePaul University. Tuition is free, and the Illinois Humanities Council provides free childcare, free books, and transportation. The six units of credit are fully transferable to other colleges and universities. This course meets on Mondays and Thursdays. Admission is by application only. Refer to syllabus for changes in course schedule. more info
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03 / 10 (event) James Jones: The Evolution of a Soldier and a Writer Start: 6:00 pm *A Road Scholar Program by Ray Elliott* more info (event) Abraham Lincoln and the Eighth Judicial Circuit Start: 7:00 pm more info
03 / 11 (event) Putting Sears Homes on the Map: The Mail Order House Phenomenon 1906-1946 Start: 12:30 pm more info (event) The Odyssey Project: Southside Basic Course Start: 6:00 pm End: 8:00 pm *The Odyssey Project* is a college-level course in philosophy, literature, art history, and history for men and women living below 150% of the poverty level. Its anchor program is the first-year course, which is offered in partnership with Bard College and for which students may receive six units of college credit. Faculty members are largely from first-rate universities such as University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute, and DePaul University. Tuition is free, and the Illinois Humanities Council provides free childcare, free books, and transportation. The six units of credit are fully transferable to other colleges and universities. This course meets on Mondays and Thursdays. Admission is by application only. Refer to syllabus for changes in course schedule. more info (event) Crossroads of the Nation: The Hidden History of Illinois' Railroads Start: 7:00 pm *A Road Scholar Program by Simon Cordery* more info (event) What Does It Mean To Be "The Black Candidate"? Start: 7:30 pm End: 8:30 pm more info
03 / 12 (event) What Does It Mean To Be "The Black Candidate"? Start: 12:30 pm End: 1:30 pm more info (event) Putting Sears Homes on the Map: The Mail Order House Phenomenon, 1906-1946 Start: 3:00 pm more info (event) Literature & Medicine: "Shiloh" Start: 6:00 pm End: 7:30 pm Discussion of "Shiloh," by Bobbie Ann Mason *Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Healthcare* is a discussion-based program that brings hospital staff together monthly to reflect on the larger mission of medicine through facilitated conversations about literature. more info (event) Literature & Medicine: "Shiloh" Start: 6:00 pm End: 7:30 pm Discussion of "Shiloh," by Bobbie Ann Mason. *Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Healthcare* is a discussion-based program that brings hospital staff together monthly to reflect on the larger mission of medicine through facilitated conversations about literature. more info (event) Lincoln, Slavery, and the Legacy of Race Start: 7:00 pm *A Road Scholar Program by Ron Keller* more info (event) An Encounter with Bertha Palmer Start: 7:00 pm more info (event) What Does It Mean To Be "The Black Candidate"? Start: 7:00 pm End: 8:00 pm more info

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