Wed 29 Mar

(Satellite Location: Edinboro) Abortion and Personal Autonomy: A Discussion on How They are Changing in Post-Roe America

James Fisher, Ph.D. and Rhonda Matthews, Ph.D. Abortion and Personal Autonomy: A Discussion on How They are Changing in Post-Roe America In 2023, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and open... Read More »
Mon 3 Apr

(Satellite Location: Fairview) President Abraham Lincoln's Time in Erie County

Sabina Freeman, B.A. President Abraham Lincoln's Time in Erie County   The first time Abraham Lincoln was in Erie County Pennsylvania was on Saturday morning, February 16, 1861, on the ... Read More »
Thu 13 Apr

(Satellite Location: East Erie) Media For Us, By Us: Diverse Communication Outlets in Erie

Sonya Byes & Michael Kenton Mahler, B.S. Media For Us, By Us: Diverse Communication Outlets in Erie Panel Discussion   In this panel discussion, local media pioneers Sonya Byes (Chatting with Sonya and Fri... Read More »

Advancing Community Progress in Erie, Pennsylvania

The Jefferson Educational Society (JES) of Erie is a nonprofit institution where conversations commence and ideas take action. We were founded to promote civic enlightenment and community progress for the Erie Region through the study, research, and discussion of those ideas and events that have influenced the human condition. The Society offers courses, seminars, and lectures which explain the central ideas that have formed the past, assist in exploring the present, and offer guidance to enhance the civic future of the Erie Region.

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