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PAST EVENT | Dinner at the Square | April 14, 2021

Balancing Public Health With Economic Health – How To Get It Right

It’s been a delicate and difficult line to walk in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, with two very different viewpoints. Do you close businesses and schools to keep people at home and healthy? Or does a healthy economy sustain human life?
Past Event | Dinner at the Square | February 24, 2021

Have We Done Enough? America’s Long Overdue Awakening to Systemic Racism

America is overwhelmingly a “white country.” Needless to say, black Americans contribute significantly to all aspects of our society. Yet, they still face this “dividing line” from the white majority.
Past Event | Student Village Square | February 16, 2021

Dr. King’s Promised Land: Has America Done Enough to Achieve Racial Justice?

Professor Stephen Balkaran discusses milestones in Black history and the struggle for equality.
PAST EVENT | Student Village Square | April 8, 2021

Your Money or Your Life? – Business vs. Health during the Pandemic

The impact on businesses opening versus lockdowns to preserve public health. Can our community flatten the COVID-19 curve while promoting economic growth?
Past Event | Dinner at the Square | October 14, 2020

Mail in Voting: Is our election at stake? Will your vote be counted?

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought absentee and by-mail voting to the forefront of national attention. As rates of absentee and mail voting increase, some government officials have raised concerns that more mail voting will lead to widespread voter fraud.
Past Event | Student Village Square | October 5, 2020

Election 2020: The Impact of COVID on Broward County Elections

Mr. John Way from the Broward County Supervisor of Elections Office will discuss the impact of Covid on Broward County elections. He and Prof. Hebert will also lead an interactive conversation featuring state, local and federal issues and candidates important to Broward residents and Americans alike.
Past Event | Student Village Square | March 12, 2020

The Green New Deal and our Community

A discussion on how the proposed US legislation called the Green New Deal will impact local community planning and infrastructure in the future.
Past Event | Dinner at the Square | February 26, 2020

Ready or Not, Here Growth Comes

Broward County’s population is expected to increase to nearly 2 million people next year. Over the next five years, our community is expected to have 167,320 new residents, bringing the total population to over 2.1 million in 2022. Are we ready?
Past Event | Student Village Square | February 12, 2020

Gentrification: Affordable Housing Matters

As rising sea levels render seafront properties less desirable, real estate developers are scouting out high elevation locations. Oftentimes this means people in low-income neighborhoods like Little Haiti, Liberty City, and Overtown are caught in the crossfire.
Past Event | Student Village Square | November 12, 2019

The 2020 US Census: Unveiled

Complicated and challenging issues take time to flesh out. We’ll be updating the site soon with more information on the topic and panelists so stay tuned!

PAST EVENT | Dinner at the Square | April 14, 2021

Balancing Public Health With Economic Health – How To Get It Right

Past Event | Dinner at the Square | February 24, 2021

Have We Done Enough? America’s Long Overdue Awakening to Systemic Racism

Past Event | Student Village Square | February 16, 2021

Dr. King’s Promised Land: Has America Done Enough to Achieve Racial Justice?

PAST EVENT | Student Village Square | April 8, 2021

Your Money or Your Life? – Business vs. Health during the Pandemic

Past Event | Dinner at the Square | October 14, 2020

Mail in Voting: Is our election at stake? Will your vote be counted?

Past Event | Student Village Square | October 5, 2020

Election 2020: The Impact of COVID on Broward County Elections

Past Event | Student Village Square | March 12, 2020

The Green New Deal and our Community

Past Event | Dinner at the Square | February 26, 2020

Ready or Not, Here Growth Comes

Past Event | Student Village Square | February 12, 2020

Gentrification: Affordable Housing Matters

Past Event | Student Village Square | November 12, 2019

The 2020 US Census: Unveiled