Democracy

Ethical Challenges of Historical Legacy with Scholar: Colinne S. Bartel a 3 Part Series

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, October 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Ethical Challenges of Historical Legacy with Scholar: Colinne S. Bartel a 3 Part Series

Ethical Challenges of Historical Legacy This virtual course provides an in-depth exploration of ethical dilemmas faced by corporations during historical periods of conflict, specifically focusing on the behavior and decisions […]

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Ethical Challenges of Historical Legacy with Scholar: Colinne S. Bartel a 3 Part Series

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, October 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Ethical Challenges of Historical Legacy with Scholar: Colinne S. Bartel a 3 Part Series

Ethical Challenges of Historical Legacy This virtual course provides an in-depth exploration of ethical dilemmas faced by corporations during historical periods of conflict, specifically focusing on the behavior and decisions […]

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Ethical Challenges of Historical Legacy with Scholar: Colinne S. Bartel a 3 Part Series

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, October 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Ethical Challenges of Historical Legacy with Scholar: Colinne S. Bartel a 3 Part Series

Ethical Challenges of Historical Legacy This virtual course provides an in-depth exploration of ethical dilemmas faced by corporations during historical periods of conflict, specifically focusing on the behavior and decisions […]

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Algorithms & Extremism Presented by Dr. Anna Floerke Scheid

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, September 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Algorithms & Extremism Presented by Dr. Anna Floerke Scheid

How do social media algorithms contribute to online radicalization and extremism? How do search algorithms contribute to political violence, like the January 6 riot at the U.S. capitol? In our first […]

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How Can International Cooperation Strengthen Democracy and Combat Antisemitism in Germany and the United States?

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, September 10, 2024 / Comments Off on How Can International Cooperation Strengthen Democracy and Combat Antisemitism in Germany and the United States?

The American Council on Germany and the American Academy in Berlin, in cooperation with Classrooms Without Borders; the German-American Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh Chapter; the Honorary Consul of Germany, Pittsburgh; […]

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Destroy. Rename. Or remove. By Josh Leib 

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, August 2, 2024 / Comments Off on Destroy. Rename. Or remove. By Josh Leib 

Destroy. Rename. Or remove. In America, memorializing difficult parts of our past falls into three categories. Three categories fail to represent the intricacies that the memorial likely represents. A major […]

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Describing the Indescribable: Reflections on Language and Historical Memory by Cynthia McGrae

By Sarah Grand / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Comments Off on Describing the Indescribable: Reflections on Language and Historical Memory by Cynthia McGrae

As an English teacher and a First Amendment professor, I spend a lot of time thinking about words.  In my role as a high school English teacher, I am constantly […]

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Jewish Ameican Heritage Month

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, April 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Jewish Ameican Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) every May honors the rich contributions and unique stories of Jewish Americans. It showcases the deep connections between Jewish communities and the diverse tapestry of […]

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Unraveling Geopolitical Turbulence and the Israel’s Protests with Avi Ben-Hur

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, April 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Unraveling Geopolitical Turbulence and the Israel’s Protests with Avi Ben-Hur

Join us for an information event as Avi Ben-Hur, our esteemed CWB Scholar in Residence, delves into the intricate geopolitical implications surrounding Israel’s recent protests. Against the backdrop of the […]

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Book Launch Edda Fields-Black: Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, January 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Book Launch Edda Fields-Black: Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War

Classrooms Without Borders partners with Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures to present COMBEE: Harriet Tubman’s Combahee River Raid. Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black, professor of history at Carnegie Mellon University, unveils Tubman’s role […]

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