Topic Request 1* Select a Topic 20th and 21st Century Virginia Politics A Holocaust Story and the Mothers of Maria A Strong Leader is a Kind Leader Acting Shakespeare Aging in Place: Do Not Blame the House (virtual engagements only) Aging Well (virtual engagements only) AI (Artificial Intelligence) after ChatGPT (Unavailable April - August, 2024) Alien Language Amazon Rainforest: Social and Environmental Dimensions of a Crucial World Region America and the World: The Challenge of Foreign Policy Ancient Greek Philosophy (Virtual Engagements Only Spring Semester 2024) Andean Markets Andes, Quinoa Apocalyptic Beliefs Application of Math Modeling in the Airline Industry Appreciative Inquiry for Organizational Change and Development Appreciative Intelligence®: Develop Leadership, Transform Difficult Conversations, and Discover Common Ground Artificial Intelligence (AI) Nightmare Scenarios: Summoning the Demons? Artificial intelligence: Blessing or Curse? Auction Use by the Federal Government Back to Basics: Strengthening Speaking Skills for a Professional Performance Balance: Shuffle Now, Fall Later (virtual engagements only) Basics of Conflict Resolution Biblical Villains and Villainesses Black Dance: Housing the Past and the Present Boosting Teacher Effectiveness through Performance Border Security Brexit, Climate Change, FinTech Buidling your Business Performance Dashboard Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (1-hour minimum presentation) Cancel Culture as a New Social Conflict: Reputation Management Lessons Celtic Drawing (Remote Speaking Engagements Preferred) Civil Death, Incarceration, and Their Effects in the United States Civil Rights in Biblical Times: What Was It Like Then and Does Anything from That Era Apply Today? Civil War Memorials in Washington, DC (virtual engagements only at this time) Classroom Communication Climate Change: Preparing for the New Normal in Virginia College Access Communicating Evolution Communicating with Congress Computational Sciences: The Third Pillar of Empirical Science Computers and Communication Computing in Science and Society Could Einstein Have Been Wrong? Crazy Ideas in Science Creating the Triple Bottom Line for Businesses: Reframing Sustainability Practices for Strategic Advantage in Your Organization Creationism Crime and Public Policy Criminal Justice Reform: Understanding the Root of the Problem and the Cost of the Cure Critical Race Theory: What Is All The Controversy About? Critically Assessing Public Information Current Events (not available until September, 2025) Defining the role of Health Informatics Demographic Change and the Transformation of US Politics Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence® for Innovation and Leadership Developing Your Personal Brand and Using LinkedIn to Network with Others Dialogue & Facilitative Leadership Diet and Obesity Different Styles of Leadership Disaster Behavioral Health Discover Mason: A guide to Mason's Services and Resources for the Community Discovering Common Ground in Challenging Situations Divided We Stand Drug Trafficking Economics of the Arts Education Policy Effective Nonprofit leadership Elections and Voting in America Emerging Infectious Diseases Entrepreneurship Exploring the Many Sources of Innovation (1-hour minimum presentation) Extreme Heat in Cities: Drivers and Solutions Failure of Leadership Familiar Apocalyptic Themes: Modern Speculations about Famous Biblical Threats and Curses Fitness/Health/Leadership Foreign Accent Foreign Intelligence Foreign Policy Forty Years of Exploration of the Surface of Mars Gentrification in Washington, DC George Mason the Man George Mason University Capital Project Highlights Globalization (not available until Fall 2023) Good News and Bad News on Climate Change Government Policies in Biblical Times Health Policy Health Workforce Shortages Healthy Desk Mechanics: Get Fit While You Sit (virtual engagements only) Hiawatha in History, Legend and Poetry High Fidelity Modeling of Pathogen Movement, Transmission and Mitigation in the Built Environment Highways, Land Use, Transit and Transportation Policy, Planning & Finance History, Lessons and Legacies of the Vietnam War (virtual engagements only at this time) How Did Face Masks Become a Partisan Symbol? (And Other Questions You Didn't Learn in School) How Do You Choreograph a Dance? How Do You Listen to Sermons? How to Run an Effective Meeting Human Trafficking Humility: The Forgotten Virtue (Unavailable Spring Semester 2023) Ibsen and the Birth of Modern Drama Immigrant Families Immigration Impact of Operations Research on U.S. Industry Impact Performance in a Media World Implementing Policy/Practice Reform in U.S. Corrections Agencies Influencing Congress International Food Assistance, Food Security, and National Security Irish History, Art, and Literature (Remote Speaking Engagements Preferred) Is That Really in the Bible? Japanese Art (Remote Speaking Engagements Preferred) Joint Health: You Rest, You Rust (virtual engagements only) Land Back: The Movement for Indigenous Rights and Decolonization throughout the Americas Latin American Film Leadership Leadership Skills through Volunteering and Internships Leading Change through the Power of Appreciative Intelligence® Leveraging Knowledge Management for Strategic Change Leveraging Social Capital for Professional Growth and Success Lives in Ruins: Life in the Archaeological Site of Chichén Itzá Local and Regional Small Business and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Looking for Life in All the Wrong Places – The Search for Life in the Universe Lyme Disease Lyme Disease: Weaponized for Warfare? Truth or Science Fiction Management in Health Care Managing Technostress Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech Mass Fatality Investigations and War Crimes Mathematics and Music Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Rodney M. Davis (USMC) Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners in Our Schools: Toward a Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Mentorship is Essential to Professional and Personal Growth Mexico-U.S. Relations Micromobility Mindful Leadership for Innovation My Year with Rothko Myths, Archetypes, Campbell and Jung: An Actor’s Tools in Creating Arc of Character New Approaches to Treatment During Incarceration (Unavailable Spring Semester 2023) New Topics in Political Conflict in the USA (Unavailable Spring Semester 2024) Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century Nuclear Power -- Is it Green? Organized Crime Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece (Virtual Engagements Only Spring Semester 2024) Partnering with Mason, Where Do I Start? Personal Safety Risk Management Peru, Indigenous Populations, Conflict Philosophy of Mathematics Polarization’s Children: Political Socialization in the Age of Hatred Political Tribalism in America: Causes and Cures. Positivity at Work Poverty, Inequality, and Conflict Power of Visualization for Long-Term Goal-Setting Powerful Bible Women — Models for Today? Praxis in Peacemaking and Peacebuilding (Unavailable Spring Semester 2024) Prayer in America— an important part of our history, or a distraction? Prevent, Reinforce, and Teach Quiet Leadership: Discovering the New Strategic Advantage and the Hidden Talent in Your Organization Quiet Leadership: Valuing Different Ways of Leading and Creating Innovation Religion and Conflict in the USA (Unavailable Spring Semester 2024) Religious Conflicts and Their Resolution Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Russia’s War on Ukraine: Origins and Update Scaling Scalia Scientific Racism: Is this an Oxymoron? Seeing Bible Stories Through a Theatrical Lens Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece: Philosophy, Poetry, Drama (Virtual Engagements Only Spring Semester 2024) Shame and Guilt: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Unavailable Spring Semester 2023) So What is Intercultural Communication? Social Security and Retirement Policy Socialism (not available until Fall 2023) Speaking Truth to Power: The Thunderous Messages of the Hebrew Prophets and What They Mean Today Sports Industry, NCAA, Sport Governance, Olympics, Sport Management, Sport Diplomacy and Coaching Sports Management and Coaching Education Strategies for Thriving in a Changing Environment Supporting Educator's Use of Best Practice Supporting Parents to Enhance Their Child's Development Sustainable and Accountable Family Engagement in Education Tachyons: Messengers from the Future? Teacher Professional Development Teaching Introductory Statistics Teaching Writing and Using Writing to Learn Technology Commercialization The American Theater at a Crossroads: Which Way to Turn? The Art of Choreography The Beautiful and the Just: Inquiry, Justice, and Value in Alain Locke and Aristotle (Virtual Engagements Only Spring Semester 2024) The Disaster/Emergency Preparedness of Professional Nurses The Effects of HIPAA on Privacy and Security The Great Facade: How Surveillance Capitalism Almost Toppled the World’s Greatest Democracy and the European Union The Ladies Mason - George's Two Anns The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) - Everything You Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask (Not available until September 2024) The Only Way to End the Risk of Nuclear War The Origins of Putinism in 1990s Russia The Public Health Impacts of Gender-based Violence against Women The Restoration of Character: A Primer for Leaders The Science of Climate Change The Spanish Golden Age--a Dramatic Legacy The State of U.S. Democracy The Threat to American Democracy and Civil Society: Understanding Influence Operations, Violent Extremism, and the Fractures Spawned by Political Partisanship The World's Oldest Game Themes in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Sermons Things That Keep Me Up at Night: Technology's Severest Challenges Transgender and Gender Expansive Children in Families and Schools Transnational and Transracial Adoption and the Changing Faces of American Families Transportation and Air Quality Transportation Planning Transportation Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Trauma Across the Life Course U.S. Immigration Today: Data and Policy UFOs: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Understanding Culture and Difference: A New Approach Understanding Digital Natives Understanding the Soviet Gulag, Understanding Stalinism Urban and Metropolitan Affairs Using Writing to Grieve the Loss of a Loved One Utopian Communities Various Game Topics War and Peace in an Age of Empire: What About China? War Memorials on the National Mall (virtual engagements only at this time) What is a Planet? Mars, Pluto and Exoplanets as Examples What is the Political South? What's Ahead in Politics Where Are the Time Travelers? Who is this Lady? Why College? Why Everyone Should Care About the Problem of the Healthcare Uninsured Writing and Meditation Your Neighbor Next Door: How Intercultural Communication Helps One Understand Differences
Alternate Topic 2 (Do Not choose the same speaker as primary topic selection) Select a Topic 20th and 21st Century Virginia Politics A Holocaust Story and the Mothers of Maria A Strong Leader is a Kind Leader Acting Shakespeare Aging in Place: Do Not Blame the House (virtual engagements only) Aging Well (virtual engagements only) AI (Artificial Intelligence) after ChatGPT (Unavailable April - August, 2024) Alien Language Amazon Rainforest: Social and Environmental Dimensions of a Crucial World Region America and the World: The Challenge of Foreign Policy Ancient Greek Philosophy (Virtual Engagements Only Spring Semester 2024) Andean Markets Andes, Quinoa Apocalyptic Beliefs Application of Math Modeling in the Airline Industry Appreciative Inquiry for Organizational Change and Development Appreciative Intelligence®: Develop Leadership, Transform Difficult Conversations, and Discover Common Ground Artificial Intelligence (AI) Nightmare Scenarios: Summoning the Demons? Artificial intelligence: Blessing or Curse? Auction Use by the Federal Government Back to Basics: Strengthening Speaking Skills for a Professional Performance Balance: Shuffle Now, Fall Later (virtual engagements only) Basics of Conflict Resolution Biblical Villains and Villainesses Black Dance: Housing the Past and the Present Boosting Teacher Effectiveness through Performance Border Security Brexit, Climate Change, FinTech Buidling your Business Performance Dashboard Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (1-hour minimum presentation) Cancel Culture as a New Social Conflict: Reputation Management Lessons Celtic Drawing (Remote Speaking Engagements Preferred) Civil Death, Incarceration, and Their Effects in the United States Civil Rights in Biblical Times: What Was It Like Then and Does Anything from That Era Apply Today? Civil War Memorials in Washington, DC (virtual engagements only at this time) Classroom Communication Climate Change: Preparing for the New Normal in Virginia College Access Communicating Evolution Communicating with Congress Computational Sciences: The Third Pillar of Empirical Science Computers and Communication Computing in Science and Society Could Einstein Have Been Wrong? Crazy Ideas in Science Creating the Triple Bottom Line for Businesses: Reframing Sustainability Practices for Strategic Advantage in Your Organization Creationism Crime and Public Policy Criminal Justice Reform: Understanding the Root of the Problem and the Cost of the Cure Critical Race Theory: What Is All The Controversy About? Critically Assessing Public Information Current Events (not available until September, 2025) Defining the role of Health Informatics Demographic Change and the Transformation of US Politics Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence® for Innovation and Leadership Developing Your Personal Brand and Using LinkedIn to Network with Others Dialogue & Facilitative Leadership Diet and Obesity Different Styles of Leadership Disaster Behavioral Health Discover Mason: A guide to Mason's Services and Resources for the Community Discovering Common Ground in Challenging Situations Divided We Stand Drug Trafficking Economics of the Arts Education Policy Effective Nonprofit leadership Elections and Voting in America Emerging Infectious Diseases Entrepreneurship Exploring the Many Sources of Innovation (1-hour minimum presentation) Extreme Heat in Cities: Drivers and Solutions Failure of Leadership Familiar Apocalyptic Themes: Modern Speculations about Famous Biblical Threats and Curses Fitness/Health/Leadership Foreign Accent Foreign Intelligence Foreign Policy Forty Years of Exploration of the Surface of Mars Gentrification in Washington, DC George Mason the Man George Mason University Capital Project Highlights Globalization (not available until Fall 2023) Good News and Bad News on Climate Change Government Policies in Biblical Times Health Policy Health Workforce Shortages Healthy Desk Mechanics: Get Fit While You Sit (virtual engagements only) Hiawatha in History, Legend and Poetry High Fidelity Modeling of Pathogen Movement, Transmission and Mitigation in the Built Environment Highways, Land Use, Transit and Transportation Policy, Planning & Finance History, Lessons and Legacies of the Vietnam War (virtual engagements only at this time) How Did Face Masks Become a Partisan Symbol? (And Other Questions You Didn't Learn in School) How Do You Choreograph a Dance? How Do You Listen to Sermons? How to Run an Effective Meeting Human Trafficking Humility: The Forgotten Virtue (Unavailable Spring Semester 2023) Ibsen and the Birth of Modern Drama Immigrant Families Immigration Impact of Operations Research on U.S. Industry Impact Performance in a Media World Implementing Policy/Practice Reform in U.S. Corrections Agencies Influencing Congress International Food Assistance, Food Security, and National Security Irish History, Art, and Literature (Remote Speaking Engagements Preferred) Is That Really in the Bible? Japanese Art (Remote Speaking Engagements Preferred) Joint Health: You Rest, You Rust (virtual engagements only) Land Back: The Movement for Indigenous Rights and Decolonization throughout the Americas Latin American Film Leadership Leadership Skills through Volunteering and Internships Leading Change through the Power of Appreciative Intelligence® Leveraging Knowledge Management for Strategic Change Leveraging Social Capital for Professional Growth and Success Lives in Ruins: Life in the Archaeological Site of Chichén Itzá Local and Regional Small Business and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Looking for Life in All the Wrong Places – The Search for Life in the Universe Lyme Disease Lyme Disease: Weaponized for Warfare? Truth or Science Fiction Management in Health Care Managing Technostress Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech Mass Fatality Investigations and War Crimes Mathematics and Music Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Rodney M. Davis (USMC) Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners in Our Schools: Toward a Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Mentorship is Essential to Professional and Personal Growth Mexico-U.S. Relations Micromobility Mindful Leadership for Innovation My Year with Rothko Myths, Archetypes, Campbell and Jung: An Actor’s Tools in Creating Arc of Character New Approaches to Treatment During Incarceration (Unavailable Spring Semester 2023) New Topics in Political Conflict in the USA (Unavailable Spring Semester 2024) Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century Nuclear Power -- Is it Green? Organized Crime Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece (Virtual Engagements Only Spring Semester 2024) Partnering with Mason, Where Do I Start? Personal Safety Risk Management Peru, Indigenous Populations, Conflict Philosophy of Mathematics Polarization’s Children: Political Socialization in the Age of Hatred Political Tribalism in America: Causes and Cures. Positivity at Work Poverty, Inequality, and Conflict Power of Visualization for Long-Term Goal-Setting Powerful Bible Women — Models for Today? Praxis in Peacemaking and Peacebuilding (Unavailable Spring Semester 2024) Prayer in America— an important part of our history, or a distraction? Prevent, Reinforce, and Teach Quiet Leadership: Discovering the New Strategic Advantage and the Hidden Talent in Your Organization Quiet Leadership: Valuing Different Ways of Leading and Creating Innovation Religion and Conflict in the USA (Unavailable Spring Semester 2024) Religious Conflicts and Their Resolution Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Russia’s War on Ukraine: Origins and Update Scaling Scalia Scientific Racism: Is this an Oxymoron? Seeing Bible Stories Through a Theatrical Lens Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece: Philosophy, Poetry, Drama (Virtual Engagements Only Spring Semester 2024) Shame and Guilt: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Unavailable Spring Semester 2023) So What is Intercultural Communication? Social Security and Retirement Policy Socialism (not available until Fall 2023) Speaking Truth to Power: The Thunderous Messages of the Hebrew Prophets and What They Mean Today Sports Industry, NCAA, Sport Governance, Olympics, Sport Management, Sport Diplomacy and Coaching Sports Management and Coaching Education Strategies for Thriving in a Changing Environment Supporting Educator's Use of Best Practice Supporting Parents to Enhance Their Child's Development Sustainable and Accountable Family Engagement in Education Tachyons: Messengers from the Future? Teacher Professional Development Teaching Introductory Statistics Teaching Writing and Using Writing to Learn Technology Commercialization The American Theater at a Crossroads: Which Way to Turn? The Art of Choreography The Beautiful and the Just: Inquiry, Justice, and Value in Alain Locke and Aristotle (Virtual Engagements Only Spring Semester 2024) The Disaster/Emergency Preparedness of Professional Nurses The Effects of HIPAA on Privacy and Security The Great Facade: How Surveillance Capitalism Almost Toppled the World’s Greatest Democracy and the European Union The Ladies Mason - George's Two Anns The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) - Everything You Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask (Not available until September 2024) The Only Way to End the Risk of Nuclear War The Origins of Putinism in 1990s Russia The Public Health Impacts of Gender-based Violence against Women The Restoration of Character: A Primer for Leaders The Science of Climate Change The Spanish Golden Age--a Dramatic Legacy The State of U.S. Democracy The Threat to American Democracy and Civil Society: Understanding Influence Operations, Violent Extremism, and the Fractures Spawned by Political Partisanship The World's Oldest Game Themes in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Sermons Things That Keep Me Up at Night: Technology's Severest Challenges Transgender and Gender Expansive Children in Families and Schools Transnational and Transracial Adoption and the Changing Faces of American Families Transportation and Air Quality Transportation Planning Transportation Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Trauma Across the Life Course U.S. Immigration Today: Data and Policy UFOs: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Understanding Culture and Difference: A New Approach Understanding Digital Natives Understanding the Soviet Gulag, Understanding Stalinism Urban and Metropolitan Affairs Using Writing to Grieve the Loss of a Loved One Utopian Communities Various Game Topics War and Peace in an Age of Empire: What About China? War Memorials on the National Mall (virtual engagements only at this time) What is a Planet? Mars, Pluto and Exoplanets as Examples What is the Political South? What's Ahead in Politics Where Are the Time Travelers? Who is this Lady? Why College? Why Everyone Should Care About the Problem of the Healthcare Uninsured Writing and Meditation Your Neighbor Next Door: How Intercultural Communication Helps One Understand Differences
Alternate Topic 3 (Do Not choose the same speaker as other topic selections) Select a Topic 20th and 21st Century Virginia Politics A Holocaust Story and the Mothers of Maria A Strong Leader is a Kind Leader Acting Shakespeare Aging in Place: Do Not Blame the House (virtual engagements only) Aging Well (virtual engagements only) AI (Artificial Intelligence) after ChatGPT (Unavailable April - August, 2024) Alien Language Amazon Rainforest: Social and Environmental Dimensions of a Crucial World Region America and the World: The Challenge of Foreign Policy Ancient Greek Philosophy (Virtual Engagements Only Spring Semester 2024) Andean Markets Andes, Quinoa Apocalyptic Beliefs Application of Math Modeling in the Airline Industry Appreciative Inquiry for Organizational Change and Development Appreciative Intelligence®: Develop Leadership, Transform Difficult Conversations, and Discover Common Ground Artificial Intelligence (AI) Nightmare Scenarios: Summoning the Demons? Artificial intelligence: Blessing or Curse? Auction Use by the Federal Government Back to Basics: Strengthening Speaking Skills for a Professional Performance Balance: Shuffle Now, Fall Later (virtual engagements only) Basics of Conflict Resolution Biblical Villains and Villainesses Black Dance: Housing the Past and the Present Boosting Teacher Effectiveness through Performance Border Security Brexit, Climate Change, FinTech Buidling your Business Performance Dashboard Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (1-hour minimum presentation) Cancel Culture as a New Social Conflict: Reputation Management Lessons Celtic Drawing (Remote Speaking Engagements Preferred) Civil Death, Incarceration, and Their Effects in the United States Civil Rights in Biblical Times: What Was It Like Then and Does Anything from That Era Apply Today? Civil War Memorials in Washington, DC (virtual engagements only at this time) Classroom Communication Climate Change: Preparing for the New Normal in Virginia College Access Communicating Evolution Communicating with Congress Computational Sciences: The Third Pillar of Empirical Science Computers and Communication Computing in Science and Society Could Einstein Have Been Wrong? Crazy Ideas in Science Creating the Triple Bottom Line for Businesses: Reframing Sustainability Practices for Strategic Advantage in Your Organization Creationism Crime and Public Policy Criminal Justice Reform: Understanding the Root of the Problem and the Cost of the Cure Critical Race Theory: What Is All The Controversy About? Critically Assessing Public Information Current Events (not available until September, 2025) Defining the role of Health Informatics Demographic Change and the Transformation of US Politics Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence® for Innovation and Leadership Developing Your Personal Brand and Using LinkedIn to Network with Others Dialogue & Facilitative Leadership Diet and Obesity Different Styles of Leadership Disaster Behavioral Health Discover Mason: A guide to Mason's Services and Resources for the Community Discovering Common Ground in Challenging Situations Divided We Stand Drug Trafficking Economics of the Arts Education Policy Effective Nonprofit leadership Elections and Voting in America Emerging Infectious Diseases Entrepreneurship Exploring the Many Sources of Innovation (1-hour minimum presentation) Extreme Heat in Cities: Drivers and Solutions Failure of Leadership Familiar Apocalyptic Themes: Modern Speculations about Famous Biblical Threats and Curses Fitness/Health/Leadership Foreign Accent Foreign Intelligence Foreign Policy Forty Years of Exploration of the Surface of Mars Gentrification in Washington, DC George Mason the Man George Mason University Capital Project Highlights Globalization (not available until Fall 2023) Good News and Bad News on Climate Change Government Policies in Biblical Times Health Policy Health Workforce Shortages Healthy Desk Mechanics: Get Fit While You Sit (virtual engagements only) Hiawatha in History, Legend and Poetry High Fidelity Modeling of Pathogen Movement, Transmission and Mitigation in the Built Environment Highways, Land Use, Transit and Transportation Policy, Planning & Finance History, Lessons and Legacies of the Vietnam War (virtual engagements only at this time) How Did Face Masks Become a Partisan Symbol? (And Other Questions You Didn't Learn in School) How Do You Choreograph a Dance? How Do You Listen to Sermons? How to Run an Effective Meeting Human Trafficking Humility: The Forgotten Virtue (Unavailable Spring Semester 2023) Ibsen and the Birth of Modern Drama Immigrant Families Immigration Impact of Operations Research on U.S. Industry Impact Performance in a Media World Implementing Policy/Practice Reform in U.S. Corrections Agencies Influencing Congress International Food Assistance, Food Security, and National Security Irish History, Art, and Literature (Remote Speaking Engagements Preferred) Is That Really in the Bible? Japanese Art (Remote Speaking Engagements Preferred) Joint Health: You Rest, You Rust (virtual engagements only) Land Back: The Movement for Indigenous Rights and Decolonization throughout the Americas Latin American Film Leadership Leadership Skills through Volunteering and Internships Leading Change through the Power of Appreciative Intelligence® Leveraging Knowledge Management for Strategic Change Leveraging Social Capital for Professional Growth and Success Lives in Ruins: Life in the Archaeological Site of Chichén Itzá Local and Regional Small Business and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Looking for Life in All the Wrong Places – The Search for Life in the Universe Lyme Disease Lyme Disease: Weaponized for Warfare? Truth or Science Fiction Management in Health Care Managing Technostress Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech Mass Fatality Investigations and War Crimes Mathematics and Music Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Rodney M. Davis (USMC) Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners in Our Schools: Toward a Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Mentorship is Essential to Professional and Personal Growth Mexico-U.S. Relations Micromobility Mindful Leadership for Innovation My Year with Rothko Myths, Archetypes, Campbell and Jung: An Actor’s Tools in Creating Arc of Character New Approaches to Treatment During Incarceration (Unavailable Spring Semester 2023) New Topics in Political Conflict in the USA (Unavailable Spring Semester 2024) Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century Nuclear Power -- Is it Green? Organized Crime Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece (Virtual Engagements Only Spring Semester 2024) Partnering with Mason, Where Do I Start? Personal Safety Risk Management Peru, Indigenous Populations, Conflict Philosophy of Mathematics Polarization’s Children: Political Socialization in the Age of Hatred Political Tribalism in America: Causes and Cures. Positivity at Work Poverty, Inequality, and Conflict Power of Visualization for Long-Term Goal-Setting Powerful Bible Women — Models for Today? Praxis in Peacemaking and Peacebuilding (Unavailable Spring Semester 2024) Prayer in America— an important part of our history, or a distraction? Prevent, Reinforce, and Teach Quiet Leadership: Discovering the New Strategic Advantage and the Hidden Talent in Your Organization Quiet Leadership: Valuing Different Ways of Leading and Creating Innovation Religion and Conflict in the USA (Unavailable Spring Semester 2024) Religious Conflicts and Their Resolution Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Russia’s War on Ukraine: Origins and Update Scaling Scalia Scientific Racism: Is this an Oxymoron? Seeing Bible Stories Through a Theatrical Lens Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece: Philosophy, Poetry, Drama (Virtual Engagements Only Spring Semester 2024) Shame and Guilt: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Unavailable Spring Semester 2023) So What is Intercultural Communication? Social Security and Retirement Policy Socialism (not available until Fall 2023) Speaking Truth to Power: The Thunderous Messages of the Hebrew Prophets and What They Mean Today Sports Industry, NCAA, Sport Governance, Olympics, Sport Management, Sport Diplomacy and Coaching Sports Management and Coaching Education Strategies for Thriving in a Changing Environment Supporting Educator's Use of Best Practice Supporting Parents to Enhance Their Child's Development Sustainable and Accountable Family Engagement in Education Tachyons: Messengers from the Future? Teacher Professional Development Teaching Introductory Statistics Teaching Writing and Using Writing to Learn Technology Commercialization The American Theater at a Crossroads: Which Way to Turn? The Art of Choreography The Beautiful and the Just: Inquiry, Justice, and Value in Alain Locke and Aristotle (Virtual Engagements Only Spring Semester 2024) The Disaster/Emergency Preparedness of Professional Nurses The Effects of HIPAA on Privacy and Security The Great Facade: How Surveillance Capitalism Almost Toppled the World’s Greatest Democracy and the European Union The Ladies Mason - George's Two Anns The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) - Everything You Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask (Not available until September 2024) The Only Way to End the Risk of Nuclear War The Origins of Putinism in 1990s Russia The Public Health Impacts of Gender-based Violence against Women The Restoration of Character: A Primer for Leaders The Science of Climate Change The Spanish Golden Age--a Dramatic Legacy The State of U.S. Democracy The Threat to American Democracy and Civil Society: Understanding Influence Operations, Violent Extremism, and the Fractures Spawned by Political Partisanship The World's Oldest Game Themes in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Sermons Things That Keep Me Up at Night: Technology's Severest Challenges Transgender and Gender Expansive Children in Families and Schools Transnational and Transracial Adoption and the Changing Faces of American Families Transportation and Air Quality Transportation Planning Transportation Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Trauma Across the Life Course U.S. Immigration Today: Data and Policy UFOs: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Understanding Culture and Difference: A New Approach Understanding Digital Natives Understanding the Soviet Gulag, Understanding Stalinism Urban and Metropolitan Affairs Using Writing to Grieve the Loss of a Loved One Utopian Communities Various Game Topics War and Peace in an Age of Empire: What About China? War Memorials on the National Mall (virtual engagements only at this time) What is a Planet? Mars, Pluto and Exoplanets as Examples What is the Political South? What's Ahead in Politics Where Are the Time Travelers? Who is this Lady? Why College? Why Everyone Should Care About the Problem of the Healthcare Uninsured Writing and Meditation Your Neighbor Next Door: How Intercultural Communication Helps One Understand Differences