Andrew Husa, a professor in the School of Global Integrative Studies, will give the talk "The Proactive and Value-Driven Decision(s) to Stay in Rural Nebraska" at 5 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center’s Ubuntu Room (Room 202).
The event is free and open to the public and will be livestreamed on Zoom; register for the link. His talk continues this academic year's CAS Inquire series, "The Future of the Good Life".
Drawing on the results of the Nebraska Roots Migration Survey, Husa will aim to dispel negative stereotypes associated with rural Nebraskans (e.g., they are ‘left behind’ or ‘stuck’) and the hollowing out of rural areas (i.e., ‘brain drain’) by showing staying as an active, intended, and deliberate choice made based on one’s cultural, familial, and moral values, as well as socio-economic opportunities.
The first two talks for this year's theme came from Tom Fraatz (classics and religious studies) and Peter Angeletti (biological sciences). Two additional talks in the spring semester will come from faculty members in history and communication studies, and a panel discussion with all the speakers in March 2027 will cap the series.
Students in the CAS Inquire program connect with college thought leaders and other inquisitive students to discuss ideas, using a college-wide series of public lectures as a focal point. The series launched in September of 2019, and themes have included the rise of the machines, finding common ground, and pain and pleasure. During the three-year program, CAS Inquire students take specialized courses, help with facilitating the program, and have the option to apply for funding to a national conference or education abroad trip. They can apply, or be nominated by faculty, for the program as freshmen.
