TOPIC: Charlotte Fire Department Update SPEAKER:  Battalion Chief Horne Chief Horne will provide us insight into the operations of an agency that is so critical to the safety of Charlotte. This talk, which will be our last educational presentation for the spring term, will serve as something of a counterpoint to last year’s presentation by…

TOPIC: Globalization, Trade, and Tariffs SPEAKER: Sergio Castello, Professor, Wingate University A look at globalization since the 1970s to today and the importance of trade (and the notion of comparative advantage) in the US economy driven by multinational corporations and the TAA program to help dislocated workers. BIOGRAPHY Sergio Castello was born in Barcelona, Spain.…

TOPIC: Elections Integrity SPEAKER: Mary Jo McGowan, Dept of Political Science and Public Administration, UNC-Charlotte A review of the elections process helps folks understand how elections work and how confident we can be in our electoral process. BIOGRAPHY Mary Jo McGowan is a faculty member at UNC Charlotte in the Department of Political Science and…

TOPIC: U.S. Relationship with Mexico: Past, Present and Future SPEAKER: Dr. Jurgen Buchenau, Dowd Term Professor of Capitalism Studies; Professor of History and Latin American Studies, UNC Charlotte An overview of the relationship between North America's most populous countries since independence, with special emphasis on the history of the border, economic relations, and immigration. BIOGRAPHY…

TOPIC: How Old Age Echoes Young Age SPEAKER: Judy Goldman, Author Judy will talk about how every age -- young age and old age and every age in between -- brings with it the fear of the unfamiliar, as well as the exhilaration of trying out a new kind of existence. BIOGRAPHY Judy Goldman has…