The former President's words remind us that across educational spaces in America, there are language differences. Many students speak more than one language. Other students speak different dialects of the same language. Every student speaks their own idiolect, meaning they have a unique way of using language that is particular to their social identities. Our language differences relate to other aspects our social identities, including our race, ethnicity, nationality, socioeconomic class, gender, age, or geographic location (among other factors).

What are the benefits of greenways? How can planners and landscape architects design our open space and recreation system to better the lives of the people that live near them? Come and explore Benton MacKaye?s original 1921 vision for the famous backpacking trek, the Appalachian Trail (A.T.). This primarily rural greenway that extends from Maine to Georgia not only contributes to the personal growth of those hikers who dare to journey into its wilderness, but also transforms its surrounding communities. This seminar tells the campfire stories of `trailside?

What are the benefits of greenways? How can planners and landscape architects design our open space and recreation system to better the lives of the people that live near them? Come and explore Benton MacKaye?s original 1921 vision for the famous backpacking trek, the Appalachian Trail (A.T.). This primarily rural greenway that extends from Maine to Georgia not only contributes to the personal growth of those hikers who dare to journey into its wilderness, but also transforms its surrounding communities. This seminar tells the campfire stories of `trailside?

Using the prisms of gender and sexuality studies, this course explores how "desire" is represented in global literatures. Adopting a comparative perspective, the course will examine representations of gendered, racialized, and sexualized bodies in contemporary works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and criticism. We will look at both the "local," in the United States, and the "global," in transnational contexts, including literatures from East/Central Europe and the Global South.

This course will investigate the ways in which the diet and entertainment industries have driven the narratives of beauty globally, and how these narratives feed into discourses around food, identity, and the construction of dysmorphic bodies. Students will come to understand the socio-cultural functions of food and its role in identity construction; eating disorders and their health implications; and gain global perspectives on the body positivism movement. Creative assignments including a photovoice project will sharpen student?s observational and analytical skills.

Have you ever wondered how plant based burgers can look, smell, and taste just like real burgers? Are you concerned about your gut health and what probiotics can or maybe can?t do for your health? Or maybe you are worried about GMOs and the potential harm or benefit they can have for society. In this seminar we will explore many of these topics, ranging from plant based foods, lab grown meat, nano technologies in foods, 3-D printed foods, and many more! How do these technologies benefit our society? Why are there some hesitations about these new technologies?

Have you ever wondered how plant based burgers can look, smell, and taste just like real burgers? Are you concerned about your gut health and what probiotics can or maybe can?t do for your health? Or maybe you are worried about GMOs and the potential harm or benefit they can have for society. In this seminar we will explore many of these topics, ranging from plant based foods, lab grown meat, nano technologies in foods, 3-D printed foods, and many more! How do these technologies benefit our society? Why are there some hesitations about these new technologies?

Questions around the coronavirus pandemic, climate emergency and green economy, have all animated discussions around sustainability, inequality and security. Narratives about growing food and energy scarcity and natural limits, together with global security and sustainability concerns around environmental and health protection thresholds and financial volatility, are creating new challenges on science and policy as well as proposed responses to crises.

Questions around the coronavirus pandemic, climate emergency and green economy, have all animated discussions around sustainability, inequality and security. Narratives about growing food and energy scarcity and natural limits, together with global security and sustainability concerns around environmental and health protection thresholds and financial volatility, are creating new challenges on science and policy as well as proposed responses to crises.

You probably have seen plant-based food everywhere, and have heard that Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat taste like real meat. But you may also have read articles that say plant-based foods are over-processed and can?t provide good nutrition for humans. During this seminar, we will talk about the different kinds of plant-based foods and discuss their pros and cons. We will learn about the food science and nutrition of plant-based foods.