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SUMMARY:American Values
DESCRIPTION:This course is open to members of the Lewiston-Auburn Senior College and other Maine Senior Colleges. To become a member\, click HERE.Instructor: Jean Potuchek\nLocation: Auburn-Lewiston Airport\n**This is an IN-PERSON class\nDuration: 6-week course (Wednesdays\, 1:00 3:30 p.m starting on September 16th)\n\nDates the class will meet\nSeptember 16\nSeptember 23\nSeptember 30\nOctober 7\nOctober 14\nOctober 21\n\nRegistration for this course will end on Monday\, September 14\, 2026. COURSE DESCRIPTIONPundits on both the left and the right have suggested that we can reduce the political polarization of American society by focusing on shared values. This course invites class members to explore that proposition. What are the shared values of American culture? In what ways do these values help us to bridge divides? In what ways do they emphasize our differences? Are there policies or practices that could help to create unity through shared values?INSTRUCTOR BIOJean Potuchek holds a PhD in sociology from Brown University and spent 40 years teaching sociology and gender studies to college students. She is committed to using the insights of social science to understand contemporary social and political issues.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p><span style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: none\;">This course is open to members of the&nbsp\;</span><a fr-original-style="" href="https://laseniorcollege.org/" style="user-select: auto\;"><span style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: none\;">Lewiston-Auburn Senior College</span></a><span style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: none\;">&nbsp\;and other&nbsp\;</span><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.maineseniorcollege.org/" style="user-select: auto\;"><span style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: none\;">Maine Senior Colleges</span></a><span style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: none\;">. To become a member\, click&nbsp\;</span><a fr-original-style="" href="https://lewistonauburnmetropolitianchamberofcommerceaugust092024.growthzoneapp.com/events/Details/senior-college-2026-2027-membership-1765678?sourceTypeId=Hub" style="user-select: auto\;"><span style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: none\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">HERE</strong></span></a><span style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: none\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">.</strong></span></p><p><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Instructor</strong>: Jean Potuchek<br /><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Location:</strong> Auburn-Lewiston Airport<br />**This is an <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">IN-PERSON</strong> class<br /><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Duration:</strong> 6-week course (Wednesdays\, 1:00&ndash\;3:30 p.m <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">starting on September 16th</strong>)<br /><br /><u>Dates the class will meet</u><br /><em>September 16<br />September 23<br />September 30<br />October 7<br />October 14<br />October 21</em><br /><br /><em>Registration for this course will end on Monday\, September 14\, 2026</em><u>.</u><em>&nbsp\;</em></p><p><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">COURSE DESCRIPTION</strong></p><p>Pundits on both the left and the right have suggested that we can reduce the political polarization of American society by focusing on shared values. This course invites class members to explore that proposition. What are the shared values of American culture? In what ways do these values help us to bridge divides? In what ways do they emphasize our differences? Are there policies or practices that could help to create unity through shared values?</p><p><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">INSTRUCTOR BIO</strong></p><p>Jean Potuchek holds a PhD in sociology from Brown University and spent 40 years teaching sociology and gender studies to college students. She is committed to using the insights of social science to understand contemporary social and political issues.</p></body></html>
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