July 8, 2021 Just Imagine…Water, Water Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink It was one of the worst water crises in America, but it got very little attention. In 2014, 7,500 gallons of a highly toxic chemical leaked from a one-inch hole...
July 7, 2021 Collaboration Agreements “Next class, we’ll be starting the first of our small-group discussions”, so began Dr. Sophia Newsome. “I know that many of you have had past experiences with group work that weren't...
July 6, 2021 Technology & Democracy, and Privacy and more–a discussion summary for session 2 of an online exploratory discussion series In this second session of our small group conversation series on Technology & Democracy, citizens from around the country gathered online via Zoom for an exploratory discussion of several key...
July 1, 2021 Just Imagine…Healing a Nation Suhaila Siddiq was one of six girls born to a prominent family in Afghanistan. Her father believed in education and careers for women. Suhaila followed his guidance and became a...
June 30, 2021 Collaboration and Career Success Mark had mixed feelings about his upcoming 25th reunion of his college class. It would be good to see Ashley. Mark and Ashley were the stars of the class. Both...
June 29, 2021 Technology & Democracy, and Truth–a discussion summary for session 1 of an online exploratory discussion series In this first session of our small-group conversation series on Technology & Democracy, citizens from around the country (and the world) gathered online via Zoom for an exploratory discussion of...
June 24, 2021 Just Imagine…Microtargeting a Jury Imagine the following fictional case. Andre is being tried in federal court on charges of money laundering. The case is mostly circumstantial. Normally prosecutors wouldn't even take a case like...
June 23, 2021 Values in Context Greg Andrews was a contingent instructor in the Information Technology program. With 30 years of experience in designing IT systems, he had seen the good and bad uses of technology....
June 22, 2021 The Heart of Democratic Citizenship–a discussion summary for IF’s online community conversation An exploratory discussion of the meaning of the office of citizen in a self-governing society. "In a democracy, the highest office is the office of citizen."– Felix Frankfurter, Supreme Court Justice A...
June 17, 2021 Just Imagine…Who’s Listening? For years, Chinese hackers dominated one of the most prestigious hacking competitions in the world. They were able to consistently find flaws in systems from America’s largest tech companies. They...
June 16, 2021 When Disagreement is Good Dr. Gretchen Whitmore was in her first year of teaching an upper-level social science course. She had decided to use a student-centered discussion approach as her primary teaching strategy. She believed...
June 10, 2021 Just Imagine…Your Digital Accuser Imagine that you are a longstanding local postmaster. You’ve always prided yourself on your job and have been very careful as a custodian of public resources. That’s why you can’t...