IN PERSON AT SCHOONER ESTATES

2026 marks the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of Route 66. It was determined that a road was needed between Chicago and Los Angeles. 2400 miles across what most people thought of as the Great American Desert. But it is far more than that, and we'll do some exploring of the route.

Alan has taught many courses over the past 20 years. 

IN PERSON AT LA METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Whatever we think about immigration into the United States now and in the past, we can agree, I think, that immigration has shaped the character of the United States and also that immigration is implicated in much of the partisan divide we have today.

Issues of economic growth and fiscal health, crime, climate, culture change, racial, religious and national identity (among others) are all connected to immigration matters.

Positions around immigration defy easy labelling of ‘liberal’ or ‘conservative.’ In six short weeks, this course will try to help its participants find their bearings in the immigration debate. 

Doug Bennett taught political theory and public policy at Temple University, Reed College, and Earlham College for 25 years. From 1997 to his retirement in 2011 he was president of Earlham College. He holds a B.A. from Haverford College and Ph.D. in political science from Yale University. Now living in Topsham, he is a member of Durham Friends Meeting (Quakers).