The City Club of Cleveland Podcast

Growing up in rural Zimbabwe, she was married at age 11, had three children by age 18 - all the while yearning for an education. With the help of Heifer International and other aid organizations, she persevered, obtaining a bachelor\'s, master\'s, and a doctoral degree. Tererai Trent, Ph.D., one of the most internationally recognized voices for quality education and women's empowerment - and distinguished as Oprah Winfrey's "All-Time Favorite Guest\" speaks.

In an era of rising tuition and student debt, many are beginning to question the value of college. The Class of 2016 entered the workforce with $37,172 in student loan debt, and given this new reality, apprenticeships and early entrance into the workforce are gaining traction as alternatives to the expense of college. Matthew M. Chingos, Ph.D., explains.

Local institutions argue that college degrees and certifications can pay off as they implement tuition controls, counsel more effectively students and their families about loan and scholarship procedures, and continue efforts to contain costs. Join us for a conversation with local college and university enrollment specialists on the affordability of higher education in Northeast Ohio. Panelists include:\r\nRichard W. Bischoff, Vice President Enrollment, Case Western Reserve University\r\nAngela Johnson, Vice President, Access and Completion, Cuyahoga Community College\r\nRobert A. Spademan, Interim Vice President Enrollment, Cleveland State University\r\nThis conversation will be moderated by City Club Youth Forum Council Chair TiOlu Oresanya. \r\n

Join us, the Cleveland Council on World Affairs, Global Cleveland, International Partners in Mission, and the Northeast Ohio Consortium for Middle Eastern Studies (NOCMES) for a free discussion with Pete Moore, Ph.D., M. A. Hanna Professor of Political Science at Case Western Reserve University, and Karen Beckwith, Ph.D., Flora Stone Mather Professor and Chair Department of Political Science, at Case Western University, on the global implications of the today\'s revolutions.\r\n\r\nThis conversation will be moderated by Carina Van Vliet, former Political Affairs Officer for the United Nations Department of Political Affairs.

On January 17, 2018, Dennis Kucinich announced his candidacy for Governor of Ohio. Kucinich is a Cleveland native and graduate of Case Western Reserve University. A former mayor of Cleveland, he served in Congress from 1997 to 2013, during which he ran for president in both 2004 and 2008. Kucinich tells the City Club about his campaign.

Throughout human history, artists are often the vanguard of social commentary, helping us see the narratives of our communities in new ways. Whether on the stage, on the page, or elsewhere, artists shape the conversations we have about social and political issues. Artists Donald Black, Jr., Artist and Educator, Leila Buck, Author, American Dreams, Rebecca Martinez, Ensemble Member, Sojourn Theatre and Tamilla Woodard, Director, Producer, and Co-Founder, Popup Theatrics along with Jennifer Coleman, Senior Program Officer for the Arts at The George Gund Foundation discuss important issues of our day.

In David Osborne's new book, Reinventing America\'s Schools: Creating a 21st Century Education System, he shares the stories of several communities to reflect upon the history and future of public education. After years of extensive research, he argues that charter schools provide necessary autonomy, accountability, diversity of school designs, and parental choice that could be executed in public schools. He discusses his research.

Sexual harassment and assault permeates all demographics, but the opportunities for support vary. Today, celebrities are raising millions of dollars for activist groups while watching their perpetrators fall from grace, yet what happens to those women without such social clout? As the #MeToo movement gains traction, what is being done in Northeast Ohio to support survivors and ensure justice for all women? A Youth Forum panel explains.

How did Venezuela, once one of the richest South American countries, fall so far and what is next for a country so divided? Join us, the Cleveland Council on World Affairs, Global Cleveland, International Partners in Mission, and the Northeast Ohio Consortium for Middle Eastern Studies (NOCMES) as Carina Van Vliet, former Political Affairs Officer in the Americas Division of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, talks with Josh Goodman, Andean News Director at The Associated Press.

The daughter of an African-American father and a white mother, Julie Lythcott-Haims' newest memoir, Real American: A Memoir, details her journey in that world - from being a mixed-race teen to her years as a Stanford undergraduate and Harvard Law School. Julie Lythcott-Haims and Bakari Kitwana, Senior Media Fellow at The Jamestown Project and author of The Hip-Hop Generation, discuss growing up black and biracial in America.