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• Dr. Norman Caulfield presents " Cinco de Mayo"
• Rindi Zimmerman and Kelsey Colglazier present " The Chronicles of Greensburg"
• Matthew Musgrove, Chelsey Gillogly, & Tyler Hughes present " Risky Business: The Dangers of Online Social Networking"
• Kate McGonigal and Darrel Hamlin, " Our Heroes Campaign"
• Kate McGonigal, "Women's History Month"
• Dr. Ruksana Kibria, Fulbright Scholar in Residence, " U.S. Interests in South Asia"
• Dr. Ruksana Kibria, Fulbright Scholar in Residence, " The Significance of Bangladesh as a Moderate Muslim Country"
• Dr. Todd Leahy & Dr. Steven Kite, " A Mirthful Romp through our Presidential Past"
• Dr. Chapman Rackaway, " Super Tuesday"
• Alan Zellner, Martin Luther King
• Glen Staab, " The Kansas Caucuses"
• Eric Leuschner, English, " Me Tarzan, You Jane!"
• Dr. Lynn Maska, Health and Human performance, " Myths and Diet & Exercise"
• Dr. Chapman Rackaway, " Free Speech is Expensive," Power Point presentation
• Dr. Bill Shanahan, " The end of education: disciplin-ing the youth"
• Jacob Glover, " Are Teachers Scholars, Too?" PowerPoint presentation
• Dr. Tony Andenoro, "Gender Roles in Popular Society and their Effect on our Perspectives of Leadership" PowerPoint presentation
• Chris Mooney, " War on Science"
• Barb Wasinger, " Got Water"
• Brett Whitaker and Curt Brungardt, " Seven Revolutions"

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The New York Times has been partnering with educators since the 1930s. Recently, The Times developed a readership program in collaboration with more than 1,200 universities across the country, serving as a resource for more than 2,000 faculty.
On Sept. 7, 2004, FHSU launched a readership program in conjunction with The New York Times and The Hays Daily News. The readership program is part of the university's American Democracy Project. newspapers are distributed across campus every weekday and are free to students, faculty and staff. Many faculty have begun integrating The New York Times into their curriculum, and the readership program inspired the new Times Talk program, which began in October 2004.
Times Talk is a weekly luncheon presentation and discussion about current issues and articles featured in The New York Times. Dr. Paul Faber, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, created the program through which FHSU faculty, staff, students and community members lead one-hour discussions about recent Times articles. Not limited solely to domestic and international politics, Times Talk sessions cover business, technology, the arts, science and other topics of interest.
Dr. Faber is enthusiastic about Times Talk's prospects, saying, "It's one more way to move education outside the classroom and outside disciplinary boundaries."
Times Talk Director Dr. Chapman Rackaway believes the program offers many benefits to members of the FHSU and Hays community. "This is an opportunity to more fully explore the richness of information and insight The New York Times provides. I know that many people have already been enriched by the diverse perspectives The Times allows us to consider."   

Contact Dr. Chapman Rackaway, Campus Coordinator, crackawa@fhsu.edu.