We invite you to join us Friday at 1:30 pm ET for our rescheduled event "1933: FDR, WPA, and the New Deal." We are also hosting the next webinar in our Great American Literature Series on Tuesday, April 26th, at 2 pm ET.

More on our upcoming webinars:

Join NAS this Friday, April 22nd, at 1:30 pm ET, as we discuss "1933: FDR, WPA, and the New Deal."

In the depths of the Great Depression, FDR's New Deal promised relief to millions of Americans. Most notably, the Works Progress Administration provided jobs for unemployed men to complete public works projects including bridges, roads, parks, and public buildings.

How successful was the WPA at putting Americans to work and assisting them through the difficult years of the depression? Did other New Deal programs succeed? What legacy do the WPA and other New Deal programs leave behind today?

This event will feature William Chafe, Alice Mary Baldwin Professor of History, Emeritus, and a Co-Director of the Program on History, Public Policy, and Social Change at Duke University; Paul Moreno, William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in Constitutional History and Dean of Social Sciences at Hillsdale College; and Tiffany Miller, Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Dallas.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

Join NAS next Tuesday, April 26th, at 2 pm ET for a discussion of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

“Don't laugh at the spinsters, dear girls, for often very tender, tragic romances are hidden away in the hearts that beat so quietly under the sober gowns, and many silent sacrifices of youth, health, ambition, love itself, make the faded faces beautiful in God's sight. Even the sad, sour sisters should be kindly dealt with, because they have missed the sweetest part of life, if for no other reason."

Little Women reinforces the ideas of "individuality" and "female vocation" frequently throughout—what role do these ideas play in the book? Who influenced Alcott's writings, and who did her writings influence? What makes Little Women a great American novel?

This webinar will feature Christine Doyle, Professor Emeritus of English at Central Connecticut State University; Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Lewis and Clark State College; and Gregory Eiselein, Donnelly Professor of English and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar at Kansas State University.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

If you can't attend the events live, you can still register to watch the recordings. All registrants will receive a follow-up email with a link to the recording shortly after each event.

If you have missed any of our past events or webinars, you may find all of our recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/user/NAScholars/videos.

I look forward to seeing you in the virtual audience!
 

Best,
Chance Layton
Director of Communications
National Association of Scholars