USM, UMaine offer COVID-19 webinar series
The University of Southern Maine Muskie School of Public Service and the University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center will offer the special course series “Understanding the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resilience and Recovery.”
This free, 12-session series is an updated version of the June 2020 class offered by the Muskie Center, and is designed to enhance understanding of the pandemic and its local and global impacts. The class is organized into three modules that capture the lessons learned since the pandemic began, highlight local and global outcomes, and lay the groundwork for recovery. Guest lecturers include experts in public health and public policy, community development, economics, international law and politics, and social justice who will frame the impacts of the pandemic through the lens of their professional discipline. Drs. Nirav Shah and Dora Mills will facilitate the first session.
Classes are set for 5-6 p.m. Thursdays and will run from Sept. 3 to Nov. 19. Participants must register in advance. Registrants may be eligible for CEU credits, which requires attendance at 10 of the 12 sessions and payment of a processing fee. More information about this class, including a list of guest speakers and topics, is online.