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                             2025-11-03 6:30 pm - 2025-11-03 7:30 pm 2025-11-03 6:30 pm - 2025-11-03 7:30 pmProsperity Without TariffsHenry George’s Protection or Free Trade was subtitled “with Special Regard to the Interests of Labor.” Yet this book and his free trade stance alienated both the unions and the Irish immigrant workers who had been his core supporters. Today, the book is popular with conservatives and Neo-libertarians as a defense of conventional free-trade policies. While both get him wrong, George’s bold stance on Free Trade, controversial as it is, may hold the key to securing prosperity without tariffs. In this two-part lecture series, Dan Sullivan will present the background context and lead a discussion of the book, beginning with Chapter 26 (True Free Trade), and then proceed through all the subsequent chapters, from Chapter 19 onward, to establish labor’s interests. Those who are interested in getting ahead of the discussion can look at the following links: Terence Powderly asks to focus on land value tax and take on protectionism only after the land tax victory is won. http://www.savingcommunities.org/docs/powderly.terence/30years08.html#cure-all Maria Mazzenga and Dan Sullivan on the interactions between Henry George, Terence Powderly, Father Edward McGlynn (video). https://vimeo.com/48893598 Protection or Free Trade, chapter 26, “True Free Trade.” https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/1652#lf0448_head_027 Instructor: Dan Sullivan Dates: Part 1: Mondays: 9/08, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/06; Part 2: Mondays – 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2025-11-06 6:30 pm - 2025-11-06 7:30 pm 2025-11-06 6:30 pm - 2025-11-06 7:30 pmRobert Morris: His Fight Against Localism in Revolutionary America
 The origin story of the United States of America is filled with numerous twists and turns. The fact that the people and leaders of the 13 British colonies managed to earn their independence from the 18th century’s most powerful naval and land power was anything but certain. However, winning independence required an army and a navy, as well as the capacity to provide all the goods necessary to match the enemy. In this lecture series, we present and discuss the role of Robert Morris, an American patriot who made it his life mission to coordinate and mobilize resources even when cooperation among the 13 States was difficult.Instructor: Edward J. Dodson Dates: Thursday, November 6 and Friday, November 7, 2025 Time: 6:30PM to 7:30PM ET Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of the session. 
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                             2025-11-07 6:30 pm - 2025-11-07 7:30 pm 2025-11-07 6:30 pm - 2025-11-07 7:30 pmRobert Morris: His Fight Against Localism in Revolutionary America
 The origin story of the United States of America is filled with numerous twists and turns. The fact that the people and leaders of the 13 British colonies managed to earn their independence from the 18th century’s most powerful naval and land power was anything but certain. However, winning independence required an army and a navy, as well as the capacity to provide all the goods necessary to match the enemy. In this lecture series, we present and discuss the role of Robert Morris, an American patriot who made it his life mission to coordinate and mobilize resources even when cooperation among the 13 States was difficult.Instructor: Edward J. Dodson Dates: Thursday, November 6 and Friday, November 7, 2025 Time: 6:30PM to 7:30PM ET Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of the session. 
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                             2025-11-10 6:30 pm - 2025-11-10 7:30 pm 2025-11-10 6:30 pm - 2025-11-10 7:30 pmProsperity Without TariffsHenry George’s Protection or Free Trade was subtitled “with Special Regard to the Interests of Labor.” Yet this book and his free trade stance alienated both the unions and the Irish immigrant workers who had been his core supporters. Today, the book is popular with conservatives and Neo-libertarians as a defense of conventional free-trade policies. While both get him wrong, George’s bold stance on Free Trade, controversial as it is, may hold the key to securing prosperity without tariffs. In this two-part lecture series, Dan Sullivan will present the background context and lead a discussion of the book, beginning with Chapter 26 (True Free Trade), and then proceed through all the subsequent chapters, from Chapter 19 onward, to establish labor’s interests. Those who are interested in getting ahead of the discussion can look at the following links: Terence Powderly asks to focus on land value tax and take on protectionism only after the land tax victory is won. http://www.savingcommunities.org/docs/powderly.terence/30years08.html#cure-all Maria Mazzenga and Dan Sullivan on the interactions between Henry George, Terence Powderly, Father Edward McGlynn (video). https://vimeo.com/48893598 Protection or Free Trade, chapter 26, “True Free Trade.” https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/1652#lf0448_head_027 Instructor: Dan Sullivan Dates: Part 1: Mondays: 9/08, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/06; Part 2: Mondays – 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2025-11-12 6:30 pm - 2025-11-12 7:30 pm 2025-11-12 6:30 pm - 2025-11-12 7:30 pmBasic Georgist PrinciplesJoin us for an intro to the basics of Georgism.This course overviews Henry George’s analysis of why poverty persists despite technological progress. We’ll examine some of the public policies that have failed to eliminate involuntary poverty, and what practical remedies could make the opportunity for everyone to earn a comfortable living. The course is based on George’s book, Progress & Poverty. The original text is a masterpiece of 19th-century exposition and analysis, but it is over 500 pages and not exactly light reading. This course won’t assume that you’ve read the book. There are several versions available at https://hgchicago.org/links/henry-georges-books/. The instructor: Chuck Metalitz, AICP, is an instructor at the Henry George School of Chicago. He earlier worked in regional planning. He has AB and MBA degrees from University of Chicago, and MA in urban/economic geography from University of California (Berkeley). Instructor: Chuck Metalitz Dates: Wednesdays: 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2025-11-17 6:30 pm - 2025-11-17 7:30 pm 2025-11-17 6:30 pm - 2025-11-17 7:30 pmProsperity Without TariffsHenry George’s Protection or Free Trade was subtitled “with Special Regard to the Interests of Labor.” Yet this book and his free trade stance alienated both the unions and the Irish immigrant workers who had been his core supporters. Today, the book is popular with conservatives and Neo-libertarians as a defense of conventional free-trade policies. While both get him wrong, George’s bold stance on Free Trade, controversial as it is, may hold the key to securing prosperity without tariffs. In this two-part lecture series, Dan Sullivan will present the background context and lead a discussion of the book, beginning with Chapter 26 (True Free Trade), and then proceed through all the subsequent chapters, from Chapter 19 onward, to establish labor’s interests. Those who are interested in getting ahead of the discussion can look at the following links: Terence Powderly asks to focus on land value tax and take on protectionism only after the land tax victory is won. http://www.savingcommunities.org/docs/powderly.terence/30years08.html#cure-all Maria Mazzenga and Dan Sullivan on the interactions between Henry George, Terence Powderly, Father Edward McGlynn (video). https://vimeo.com/48893598 Protection or Free Trade, chapter 26, “True Free Trade.” https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/1652#lf0448_head_027 Instructor: Dan Sullivan Dates: Part 1: Mondays: 9/08, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/06; Part 2: Mondays – 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2025-11-19 6:30 pm - 2025-11-19 7:30 pm 2025-11-19 6:30 pm - 2025-11-19 7:30 pmBasic Georgist PrinciplesJoin us for an intro to the basics of Georgism.This course overviews Henry George’s analysis of why poverty persists despite technological progress. We’ll examine some of the public policies that have failed to eliminate involuntary poverty, and what practical remedies could make the opportunity for everyone to earn a comfortable living. The course is based on George’s book, Progress & Poverty. The original text is a masterpiece of 19th-century exposition and analysis, but it is over 500 pages and not exactly light reading. This course won’t assume that you’ve read the book. There are several versions available at https://hgchicago.org/links/henry-georges-books/. The instructor: Chuck Metalitz, AICP, is an instructor at the Henry George School of Chicago. He earlier worked in regional planning. He has AB and MBA degrees from University of Chicago, and MA in urban/economic geography from University of California (Berkeley). Instructor: Chuck Metalitz Dates: Wednesdays: 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2025-11-26 6:30 pm - 2025-11-26 7:30 pm 2025-11-26 6:30 pm - 2025-11-26 7:30 pmBasic Georgist PrinciplesJoin us for an intro to the basics of Georgism.This course overviews Henry George’s analysis of why poverty persists despite technological progress. We’ll examine some of the public policies that have failed to eliminate involuntary poverty, and what practical remedies could make the opportunity for everyone to earn a comfortable living. The course is based on George’s book, Progress & Poverty. The original text is a masterpiece of 19th-century exposition and analysis, but it is over 500 pages and not exactly light reading. This course won’t assume that you’ve read the book. There are several versions available at https://hgchicago.org/links/henry-georges-books/. The instructor: Chuck Metalitz, AICP, is an instructor at the Henry George School of Chicago. He earlier worked in regional planning. He has AB and MBA degrees from University of Chicago, and MA in urban/economic geography from University of California (Berkeley). Instructor: Chuck Metalitz Dates: Wednesdays: 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2025-12-03 6:30 pm - 2025-12-03 7:30 pm 2025-12-03 6:30 pm - 2025-12-03 7:30 pmBasic Georgist PrinciplesJoin us for an intro to the basics of Georgism.This course overviews Henry George’s analysis of why poverty persists despite technological progress. We’ll examine some of the public policies that have failed to eliminate involuntary poverty, and what practical remedies could make the opportunity for everyone to earn a comfortable living. The course is based on George’s book, Progress & Poverty. The original text is a masterpiece of 19th-century exposition and analysis, but it is over 500 pages and not exactly light reading. This course won’t assume that you’ve read the book. There are several versions available at https://hgchicago.org/links/henry-georges-books/. The instructor: Chuck Metalitz, AICP, is an instructor at the Henry George School of Chicago. He earlier worked in regional planning. He has AB and MBA degrees from University of Chicago, and MA in urban/economic geography from University of California (Berkeley). Instructor: Chuck Metalitz Dates: Wednesdays: 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2025-12-10 6:30 pm - 2025-12-10 7:30 pm 2025-12-10 6:30 pm - 2025-12-10 7:30 pmBasic Georgist PrinciplesJoin us for an intro to the basics of Georgism.This course overviews Henry George’s analysis of why poverty persists despite technological progress. We’ll examine some of the public policies that have failed to eliminate involuntary poverty, and what practical remedies could make the opportunity for everyone to earn a comfortable living. The course is based on George’s book, Progress & Poverty. The original text is a masterpiece of 19th-century exposition and analysis, but it is over 500 pages and not exactly light reading. This course won’t assume that you’ve read the book. There are several versions available at https://hgchicago.org/links/henry-georges-books/. The instructor: Chuck Metalitz, AICP, is an instructor at the Henry George School of Chicago. He earlier worked in regional planning. He has AB and MBA degrees from University of Chicago, and MA in urban/economic geography from University of California (Berkeley). Instructor: Chuck Metalitz Dates: Wednesdays: 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2026-02-04 6:30 pm - 2026-02-04 7:30 pm 2026-02-04 6:30 pm - 2026-02-04 7:30 pmIndigenous Nations and Land: Histories, Rights and FuturesThis course explores the intertwined histories of Indigenous nations, land use, and legal rights in North America. Through close engagement with primary sources, legal cases, and recent scholarship, participants will examine Indigenous land stewardship, colonial property regimes, U.S. federal Indian policy, and the legal strategies Native nations have employed to protect and reclaim their lands. The course concludes by exploring contemporary environmental, political, and cultural movements that shape Indigenous land futures in the 21st century. The instructor, Dr. Brian Hosmer, is the Head of the OSU History Department. Prior to joining OSU in the summer of 2020, he held the H.G. Barnard Chair in Western American History at the University of Tulsa, following academic positions at the University of Delaware, University of Wyoming, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Notably, he directed the Newberry Library’s prestigious D’Arcy McNickle Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies for six years. Instructor: Dr. Brian Hosmer Dates: Wednesdays: 2/04, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2026-02-11 6:30 pm - 2026-02-11 7:30 pm 2026-02-11 6:30 pm - 2026-02-11 7:30 pmIndigenous Nations and Land: Histories, Rights and FuturesThis course explores the intertwined histories of Indigenous nations, land use, and legal rights in North America. Through close engagement with primary sources, legal cases, and recent scholarship, participants will examine Indigenous land stewardship, colonial property regimes, U.S. federal Indian policy, and the legal strategies Native nations have employed to protect and reclaim their lands. The course concludes by exploring contemporary environmental, political, and cultural movements that shape Indigenous land futures in the 21st century. The instructor, Dr. Brian Hosmer, is the Head of the OSU History Department. Prior to joining OSU in the summer of 2020, he held the H.G. Barnard Chair in Western American History at the University of Tulsa, following academic positions at the University of Delaware, University of Wyoming, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Notably, he directed the Newberry Library’s prestigious D’Arcy McNickle Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies for six years. Instructor: Dr. Brian Hosmer Dates: Wednesdays: 2/04, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2026-02-18 6:30 pm - 2026-02-18 7:30 pm 2026-02-18 6:30 pm - 2026-02-18 7:30 pmIndigenous Nations and Land: Histories, Rights and FuturesThis course explores the intertwined histories of Indigenous nations, land use, and legal rights in North America. Through close engagement with primary sources, legal cases, and recent scholarship, participants will examine Indigenous land stewardship, colonial property regimes, U.S. federal Indian policy, and the legal strategies Native nations have employed to protect and reclaim their lands. The course concludes by exploring contemporary environmental, political, and cultural movements that shape Indigenous land futures in the 21st century. The instructor, Dr. Brian Hosmer, is the Head of the OSU History Department. Prior to joining OSU in the summer of 2020, he held the H.G. Barnard Chair in Western American History at the University of Tulsa, following academic positions at the University of Delaware, University of Wyoming, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Notably, he directed the Newberry Library’s prestigious D’Arcy McNickle Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies for six years. Instructor: Dr. Brian Hosmer Dates: Wednesdays: 2/04, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2026-02-25 6:30 pm - 2026-02-25 7:30 pm 2026-02-25 6:30 pm - 2026-02-25 7:30 pmIndigenous Nations and Land: Histories, Rights and FuturesThis course explores the intertwined histories of Indigenous nations, land use, and legal rights in North America. Through close engagement with primary sources, legal cases, and recent scholarship, participants will examine Indigenous land stewardship, colonial property regimes, U.S. federal Indian policy, and the legal strategies Native nations have employed to protect and reclaim their lands. The course concludes by exploring contemporary environmental, political, and cultural movements that shape Indigenous land futures in the 21st century. The instructor, Dr. Brian Hosmer, is the Head of the OSU History Department. Prior to joining OSU in the summer of 2020, he held the H.G. Barnard Chair in Western American History at the University of Tulsa, following academic positions at the University of Delaware, University of Wyoming, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Notably, he directed the Newberry Library’s prestigious D’Arcy McNickle Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies for six years. Instructor: Dr. Brian Hosmer Dates: Wednesdays: 2/04, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2026-03-04 6:30 pm - 2026-03-04 7:30 pm 2026-03-04 6:30 pm - 2026-03-04 7:30 pmIndigenous Nations and Land: Histories, Rights and FuturesThis course explores the intertwined histories of Indigenous nations, land use, and legal rights in North America. Through close engagement with primary sources, legal cases, and recent scholarship, participants will examine Indigenous land stewardship, colonial property regimes, U.S. federal Indian policy, and the legal strategies Native nations have employed to protect and reclaim their lands. The course concludes by exploring contemporary environmental, political, and cultural movements that shape Indigenous land futures in the 21st century. The instructor, Dr. Brian Hosmer, is the Head of the OSU History Department. Prior to joining OSU in the summer of 2020, he held the H.G. Barnard Chair in Western American History at the University of Tulsa, following academic positions at the University of Delaware, University of Wyoming, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Notably, he directed the Newberry Library’s prestigious D’Arcy McNickle Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies for six years. Instructor: Dr. Brian Hosmer Dates: Wednesdays: 2/04, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2026-03-11 6:30 pm - 2026-03-11 7:30 pm 2026-03-11 6:30 pm - 2026-03-11 7:30 pmIndigenous Nations and Land: Histories, Rights and FuturesThis course explores the intertwined histories of Indigenous nations, land use, and legal rights in North America. Through close engagement with primary sources, legal cases, and recent scholarship, participants will examine Indigenous land stewardship, colonial property regimes, U.S. federal Indian policy, and the legal strategies Native nations have employed to protect and reclaim their lands. The course concludes by exploring contemporary environmental, political, and cultural movements that shape Indigenous land futures in the 21st century. The instructor, Dr. Brian Hosmer, is the Head of the OSU History Department. Prior to joining OSU in the summer of 2020, he held the H.G. Barnard Chair in Western American History at the University of Tulsa, following academic positions at the University of Delaware, University of Wyoming, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Notably, he directed the Newberry Library’s prestigious D’Arcy McNickle Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies for six years. Instructor: Dr. Brian Hosmer Dates: Wednesdays: 2/04, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2026-03-18 6:30 pm - 2026-03-18 7:30 pm 2026-03-18 6:30 pm - 2026-03-18 7:30 pmIndigenous Nations and Land: Histories, Rights and FuturesThis course explores the intertwined histories of Indigenous nations, land use, and legal rights in North America. Through close engagement with primary sources, legal cases, and recent scholarship, participants will examine Indigenous land stewardship, colonial property regimes, U.S. federal Indian policy, and the legal strategies Native nations have employed to protect and reclaim their lands. The course concludes by exploring contemporary environmental, political, and cultural movements that shape Indigenous land futures in the 21st century. The instructor, Dr. Brian Hosmer, is the Head of the OSU History Department. Prior to joining OSU in the summer of 2020, he held the H.G. Barnard Chair in Western American History at the University of Tulsa, following academic positions at the University of Delaware, University of Wyoming, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Notably, he directed the Newberry Library’s prestigious D’Arcy McNickle Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies for six years. Instructor: Dr. Brian Hosmer Dates: Wednesdays: 2/04, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 
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                             2026-03-25 6:30 pm - 2026-03-25 7:30 pm 2026-03-25 6:30 pm - 2026-03-25 7:30 pmIndigenous Nations and Land: Histories, Rights and FuturesThis course explores the intertwined histories of Indigenous nations, land use, and legal rights in North America. Through close engagement with primary sources, legal cases, and recent scholarship, participants will examine Indigenous land stewardship, colonial property regimes, U.S. federal Indian policy, and the legal strategies Native nations have employed to protect and reclaim their lands. The course concludes by exploring contemporary environmental, political, and cultural movements that shape Indigenous land futures in the 21st century. The instructor, Dr. Brian Hosmer, is the Head of the OSU History Department. Prior to joining OSU in the summer of 2020, he held the H.G. Barnard Chair in Western American History at the University of Tulsa, following academic positions at the University of Delaware, University of Wyoming, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Notably, he directed the Newberry Library’s prestigious D’Arcy McNickle Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies for six years. Instructor: Dr. Brian Hosmer Dates: Wednesdays: 2/04, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session. 


