Programs
The Jefferson Educational Society offers different programs during the Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall terms. Some of the past and current programs include the Global Summit, Metro 100, Brock Institute Lectures, Community Conversations, Jefferson Satellite programs, and other special programs.
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Publications
The JES, it's writers, researchers, and Scholars-in-Residence publish various books, essays, journals, quick timely reads, book-notes, and reports about a wide range of topics. In 2022, the writers produced a record year, creating more than 140 publications.
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Membership
By becoming a member of the Jefferson, you will have access to benefits including: priority registration of events; advance notice of programs and lectures; an increased number of free events available to members; invitations to special member events; and subscriptions to JES publications.
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Abigail Adams (portrayed by Kim Hanley, B.F.A.) Abigail Smith Adams was an educated upper-class woman whose well-articulated opinions on government, politics, and life in general influenced at least two American pr... Read More »'All Men are Created Equal' at 250: Thomas Jefferson's Perpetual Revolution
Thomas Jefferson (portrayed by Steven Edenbo, B.A.) In this one-man theatrical presentation, Thomas Jefferson traces the extraordinary journey of the idea that "all men are created equal." Beginning in antiquity, flower... Read More »Revisiting the 1976 American Bicentennial: 'It was a Really Big Deal!'
Richard Arthur , M.A. As the United States of America approaches its 250th year of liberty and independence, we have the opportunity to look back on many events, large and small, that mad... 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.
JES honors American heritage, discusses local progress through winter programming
JES to host President Barack Obama at Global Su...
Dr. Robert Garland to return for second residency
Football powerhouse Jim Kelly joins JES Global ...
