Mon
22
Apr
Cuban Missile Crisis: Secrets Revealed (Lecture Series)
George Deutsch, B.A. Virtually all historians agree that during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the worldcame the closest to nuclear war than at any time before or since. Over thecourse of the l... Read More »
Tue
23
Apr
Troopers Teaching Students: Ending the School to Prison Pipeline and Creating Safe Schools
Matt Harris Character Be About It, a transformational evidence-based preventativeprogram, has been designed to put trained active troopers-law enforcementin the classroom to educa... Read More »
Thu
25
Apr
The Fall and Rise of the Soviet Union
Charles Brock, M.Litt. Reagan, Thatcher, John Paul II, Walesa, Gorbachev, and others enabled the fallof the Soviet Union and damaged communism extensively. Putin, with Trump'ssuccor, has rev... 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.
2019 Spring Term Programming Announced
Spring Term Programming for 2019 kicks off on April 9th.
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POSTPONED: A Conversation with Chris Matthews
Global Summit X Event featuring Chris Matthews: POSTPONED. Alternative dates are being explored now and when available will be announced to the com...
Global Summit 2018 Speakers Announced
Join us for Global Summit X Oct. 29 to Nov. 16
JES to offer programming at Celebrate Erie 2018
We're excited and honored to offer programming during CelebrateErie this year!
