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N E W S L E T T E R FEBRUARY 2021 Director’s Letter As you receive this newsletter, there is one more week of the winter class session. Twenty-six classes were offered, and 271 OLLI at ISU members filled 812 class seats. WOW! That is the most seats ever filled during a winter term that I am aware of. Granted these “seats” were at each of your homes, but I know this is the first time for some OLLI members to participate in the winter session, due to not having to travel during the winter. The curriculum committee needs a big “thank you” for contacting and secur- ing presenters with topics that you are interested in. Because we are offering classes online via Zoom, our members don’t need to live within driving dis- tance of Ames. We now have OLLI members in an additional 11 states – California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin. We are so glad you have joined us, and look forward to getting to know each of you better. Make sure to put the “Learn about Spring 2021 Classes” via Zoom on your calendar for Thursday, Feb. 18 at 1:30 PM CST. The room will open 15 minutes earlier to give you time to visit before we hear from each of the instructors providing a class in the spring session. The link to attend the event will be on the OLLI at ISU event page, so tell your friends and family. Visit us online at: www.isualum.org/olliatisu & Like us on Facebook: olliatisu
OLLI’s Programming Success
The variety of courses, the quality of the day of week preferred. members benefit from the pool of volunteers
classes, and the number of the programs A committee member is assigned to partner and instructors who enrich our lives.
offered are all a result of a dedicated curric- with the instructor to secure the speaker’s
ulum committee and talented instructors. bio, course description, and list of refer- More than 40 courses will be included in
ences/materials needed, and to serve as a the Spring ’21 catalog, with special features
The planning of the courses begins six to facilitator. never offered before (watch for the an-
nine months before the catalogs are printed. nouncements). If OLLI members have ideas
The curriculum committee meets monthly to The instructors are well-informed experts on for courses or instructors, the curriculum
develop a list of ideas and potential instruc- their subjects, and experienced in teaching. committee would welcome suggestions.
tors. The instructors are contacted about They teach because they enjoy sharing
their interest in teaching, the term of the year their interest, and many of them prepare for Jim Patton, OLLI Chair
they are available, and the time of day and several hours for each hour of class. OLLI
Q & A with OLLI Instructor Ron Palumbo
Ron is teach- because these topics were new areas Richard: I am impressed by the ability
ing an OLLI to me and much more complex subjects of instructors and audience members to
class entitled than, say, my class entitled “Introvert or adapt to Zoom. Do you think that classes
American Extravert – Which Are You?” I worked on should continue to be offered on Zoom in
Writers of the the first two on and off for the better part the post-pandemic era?
Lost Generation of a year, and they required four and six Ron: I’m barely computer literate (so my
in the spring term sessions respectively. By contrast, the son tells me), and I’ve found keeping track
of 2021. He graciously last named was a matter of selecting from of the proper order of steps in a procedure
2 submitted to a short interview with Rich- material readily available online and only frustrating. But I think SOMEONE should
ard Schulze, OLLI Newsletter editor. took a single session. continue with Zoom offerings because
there are many in our audience who find
Richard: What motivates you to teach an Richard: I took your class on Hitler and travel difficult, especially in the winter.
OLLI class? the Nazi movement and learned some-
Ron: Basically, it’s what I do to keep my thing new from the experience. Have you Richard: You have taught several classes
brain alive now that I’m retired. in turn learned anything new from your on history and literature. Do you have
students in the classes that you have ideas for future classes in these or other
Richard: How much time do you devote to taught? areas that you will share with us?
preparation for a class? Ron: Yes, and from those two classes in Ron: Currently, I’m working on a Power-
Ron: That depends on the topic. My particular because the topics attracted Point presentation about some American
classes on Mussolini and Fascism and on veterans and history buffs who were writers of the “Lost Generation.” I’m not
Hitler and the Nazis required the most time aware of many facts I hadn’t come across. sure what I might tackle after that.
February 2021 Marketing Committee
Monday, Feb. 8 – 3:00 PM
Technology Committee
Monday, Feb. 15 – 10:00 AM
Committee Meetings OLLI Board of Directors Long-Range Planning Committee
Committees will continue to meet via Wednesday, Feb. 10 – 1:30 PM Wednesday, Feb. 17 – 10:30 AM
Zoom. Committee members will receive a
link to an online meeting from Jerilyn. The OLLI Board of Directors
committees’ willingness to work around Wednesday, Feb. 10 – 1:30 PM
the class schedule is appreciated.
1. To continue to offer quality classes and experiences led by excellent leaders
OLLI GOALS: 2. To expand the base from which OLLI participants are drawn
3. To strive for financial security and sustainable growth
OLLI Spring 2021 Classes
All Spring 2021 classes will be offered online using Zoom. Your first Any mailed registrations received before the end of the day on
opportunity to register for classes will begin at 8:30 AM CST on Friday, Feb. 19 will be held and processed on Monday, Feb. 22 in
Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. You are strongly encouraged to register online. the order they were received.
Please note that some classes require online registration. Classes begin on Monday, March 22, 2021.
Monday Instructor: Ana McCracken #15 – Seeds! – The Diversity of Wonder
#01 – Food Safety Considerations for Seniors Six weeks: Monday, March 22, 2021 to Mon- Instructor: Manjit K. Misra
in Protecting their Health day, April 26, 2021 Two weeks: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 to Tues-
Instructor: Gail Prince 3:00 PM to 05:00 PM CST day, April 27, 2021
Three weeks: Monday, March 22, 2021 to Cost: $63.00 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CST
Monday, April 5, 2021 Cost: $32.00
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM CST Tuesday
Cost: $40.00 #09 – Learning iPads and iPhones #16 – Meat Basics
Instructor: Sam Wormley Instructor: Andy Duhn
#02 – It’s Time to Act: The Ames Climate Eight weeks: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 to One day: Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Action Plan Tuesday, May 11, 2021 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM CST
Instructors: Lee Anne Willson and Mary 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM CST Cost: $16.00
Richards Cost: $63.00
Two weeks: Monday, April 12, 2021 to Mon- #17 – Why is the African American Church
day, April 19, 2021 #10 – What in the World?!? An Examination Worship So Unique?
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM CST of World Events as They Happen Instructor: Pastor Robert Knight
Cost: $32.00 Instructor: Jeff Schroeder Two weeks: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 to Tues-
Four weeks: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 to day, April 13, 2021
#03 – American Writers of the Lost Tuesday, April 13, 2021 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM CST
Generation 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CST Cost: $32.00
Instructor: Ron Palumbo Cost: $44.00
Four weeks: Monday, April 19, 2021 to Mon- Wednesday
day, May 10, 2021 #11 – Women Who Served: 10,000 Strong: #18 – Trends in Spirituality
3 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CST The Donut Girls and the Women Workers Instructor: Charles R. Kniker
Cost: $44.00 with the American Expeditionary Forces in Four weeks: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 to
WWI Wednesday, April 14, 2021
#04 – Public Policy Making in the Shadow Instructor: Mary Lou Nosco 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM CST
of a Crisis: Good Timing, Bad Timing, or the One day: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Cost: $44.00
Only Time? 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CST
Instructor: Michael Coveyou Cost: $16.00 #19 – Eight Literary Classics of European
Four weeks: Monday, March 22, 2021 to Mon- Languages
day, April 12, 2021 #12 – Women Who Served: The Yeomanettes, Instructor: V.V. Raman
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CST Marinettes and Hello Girls of WW I Four weeks: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 to
Cost: $44.00 Instructor: Mary Lou Nosco Wednesday, April 14, 2021
One day: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CST
#05 – How to Speak Civilly to Reds and 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CST Cost: $44.00
Blues – Building a United America Cost: $16.00
Instructor: Dr. Christopher Peters #20 – Cooking on the Radio and Internet
Four weeks: Monday, April 19, 2021 to Sun- #13 – Listen to Your Gut: A Discussion on Gut Instructor: Diana Shonrock
day, May 10, 2020 Health and the Foods You Eat Four weeks: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 to
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CST Instructor: Lynn Maves Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Cost: $44.00 Two weeks: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 to 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CST
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 Cost: $44.00
#06 – Agricultural Law Basics 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CST
Instructor: Kristine Tidgren Cost: $32.00 #21 – Human Trafficking: YES! It is in Iowa
Four weeks: Monday, March 22, 2021 to Mon- Instructor: George Belitsos
day, April 12, 2021 #14 – Braiding Sweetgrass: Book Discussion One day: Wednesday, March 24, 2021
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM CST Instructor: Rebekah Beall 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CST
Cost: $44.00 One day: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Cost: $16.00
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CST
#07 – Biomes and Ecosystems: What Makes Cost: $16.00 #22 – Iowa’s Wild Weather Year and
Our Home Planet Earth Tick? Climatological Impacts
Instructor: Beth Larabee Instructor: Justin Glisan
Four weeks: Monday, April 19, 2021 to Mon- One day: Wednesday, March 31, 2021
day, May 10, 2021 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CST
03:00 PM to 04:30 PM CST Cost: $16.00
Cost: $44.00
#08 – Writing Small in Memoir
#23 – Museums Around the World: From # 26 – Climate Action and Planning: Ames #35 – Continuing Issues Facing the
Ames to Australia Instructor: Lee Anne Willson Educational System
Instructors: Allison Sheridan and Rae Reilly Thursday 3:00 – 5:00 PM Instructor: Chuck Achter
One day: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Two weeks, Jan. 28 - Feb. 4 Four weeks: Thursday, April 22, 2021 to
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CST Thursday, May 13, 2021
Cost: $16.00 #29 – Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CST
– Helping Story County Residents Cost: $44.00
#24 – The Magical Place of Musical Theatre Instructor: Lori Allen
Instructor: Jane Cox One day: Thursday, April 8, 2021 #36 – Finding Our Song: Learning to Play the
Two weeks: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 to 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM CST Native American Flute
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Cost: $16.00 Instructor: Mary Lou Nosco
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CST Six weeks: Thursday, March 25, 2021 to
Cost: $32.00 #30 – Behind the Scenes in Entertainment, Thursday, April 29, 2021
Sports, and Convention Venues 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM CST
#25 – Making It “Right” – Downsizing for Instructor: Steve Peters Cost: $63.00
Seniors One day: Thursday, April 15, 2021
Instructor: Tisa Johnson 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM CST #37 – Racism: Then and Now
Two weeks: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 to Cost: $16.00 Instructor: Abdullah Muhammad
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Two weeks: Thursday, May 6, 2021 to Thurs-
3:00 PM to 04:30 PM CST #31 – My Granddaughter Can Color Better day, May 13, 2021
Cost: $32.00 Than That! A Survey of 20th Century Art 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM CST
Movements Cost: $32.00
#26 – Photography Tips & Techniques for Instructor: Jorgen Rasmussen
Cell Phone and dSLR Cameras Four weeks: Thursday, March 25, 2021 to #38 – Yoga for Every Body
Instructor: Sam Wormley Thursday, April 15, 2021 Instructor: Lynn Maves
Six weeks: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 to Mon- 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CST Four weeks: Thursday, March 25, 2021 to
day, May 12, 2021 Cost: $44.00 Thursday, April 22, 2021 (No class on April 8)
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM CST 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM CST
Cost: $63.00 #32 – Iowa’s Tall-grass Prairie: A Cost: $44.00
Conversation
Thursday Instructor: Mike Meetz #39 – Iowa State University Creamery
#27 – Understanding Estate Administration & Four weeks: Thursday, April 22, 2021 to History and Re-establishment
Planning Advice Thursday, May 13, 2021 Instructor: Stephanie Clark
Instructors: Kacy Bass and John Tillo 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CST One day: Thursday, April 8, 2021
One day: Thursday, March 25, 2021 Cost: $44.00 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM CST
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM CST Cost: $16.00 4
Cost: $16.00 #33 – Creating a Pollinator Paradise
Instructor: Beth Waage
#28 – Apple Watch – The Future of Health is One day: Thursday, March 25, 2021
on Your Wrist 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CST
Instructor: Sam Wormley Cost: $16.00
One day: Thursday, April 1, 2021
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM CST #34 – Awe & Elegy: An Environmental
Cost: $16.00 Writing Workshop
Instructor: Rebekah Beall
# 25 – Demystifying Philanthropy– One day: Thursday, April 8, 2021
Giving on a Budget 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CST
Instructor: Ana McCracken Cost: $16.00
Thursday 3:00 – 5:00 PM
One day, Jan. 21
Mark your calendars for the
“Learn about Spring 2021 Classes” Event
The “Learn about Spring 2021 Classes” event (previously known Go to http://olli.iastate.edu, and the link to attend will be posted
as the “Open House”) will be held online via Zoom on Thursday, on the Upcoming Events page beginning on Feb. 16, 2021.
Feb. 18, 2021, starting at 1:30 PM CST. The online “room” will open
at 1:15 PM CST. Registration for classes begins online on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at
8:30 AM CST.
This will be an opportunity to learn more about the classes and
ask questions of instructors. The list of classes appears else-
where in this newsletter.
Virtual Learning On The Road –
Private Group Presentations From The New York Historical Society And Museum
Normally in the spring we would be thinking about doing day trips, but due to continued health concerns that is not possible. However,
we do have an alternative option for you during the spring session: private, virtual presentations at the New York Historical Society
Museum & Library.
#40 – A New Light on Tiffany #41 – The Eighth Wonder of the #42 – WWII & NYC: The Big Apple #43 – First Jewish Americans:
World: The Brooklyn Bridge Goes to War Freedom and Culture in the New
World
One day: Thursday, April 15, 2021, One day: Monday, April 26, 2021, One day: Tuesday, May 4, 2021,
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM CST 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST One day: Wednesday, May 12,
Cost: $20.00 Cost: $20.00 Cost: $20.00 2021, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST
Online via Zoom Online via Zoom Online via Zoom Cost: $20.00
Minimum of 15 participants are Minimum of 15 participants are Minimum of 15 participants need- Online via Zoom
needed for this virtual trip. needed for this virtual trip. ed for this virtual trip needed. Minimum of 15 participants are
Registration closes at Noon CST Registration closes at Noon CST Registration closes at Noon CST needed for this virtual trip.
on Thursday, April 8. on Monday, April 19. on Tuesday, April 27. Registration closes at Noon CST
on Wednesday, May 5.
Explore the New-York Historical Opened on May 24, 1883, the New Yorkers did not suffer the
Society’s collection of Tiffany Brooklyn Bridge was hailed as devastation experienced by citi- This captivating story – explored in
lamps – one of the world’s largest “the eighth wonder of the world.” zens of London, Moscow, Berlin, the New-York Historical Society’s
and most encyclopedic – and the Well over a century later, it still or Tokyo during World War II. But past exhibition The First Jewish
intricate techniques that created stands as one of the world’s New York City was a center of Americans: Freedom and Cul-
them with this interactive virtual most recognizable spans. This activity and contributed dispro- ture in the New World – is now
presentation. View masterpieces interactive virtual presentation portionately to the final victory. available as a virtual presentation.
of this elegant American art form explores the amazing history of New York produced everything Images featured in this presenta-
and hear the personal stories of the bridge’s construction and from battleships to brassieres tion include archival documents,
head designer Clara Driscoll and the heroic and sometimes tragic and periscopes to penicillin, and maps, ritual objects, rare portraits,
her team of “Tiffany Girls,” whose stories of the men and women who more than three million troops and and the 16th-century diary – lost
contributions were nearly forgot- made it possible. Discover how the over 63 million tons of supplies for 80 years – of a Mexican Jewish
5 ten by history. bridge’s construction helped lead passed through New York Harbor man persecuted for his faith.
to the consolidation of New York en route to the battlefield. In this
and how old world engineering interactive virtual presentation,
know-how and modern industrial hear little-known stories such as
innovation came together to com- how a group of German saboteurs
plete the project. landed on Long Island only to take
the LIRR in the wrong direction,
and why a portion of the FDR Drive
Please note the registration deadline date for each New York is built atop rubble from Bristol,
“trip.” You can register for any of these trips the same way you England.
do for OLLI classes.
Attendees will view a shared PowerPoint presentation The Statue of Liberty and the U.S.S. Lafayette, 1945.
delivered by docent Jeanne Pape (A New Light on Tiffany), Amid increasing European hostilities, France’s Normandie
sought refuge in New York. In 1941, the Navy assumed
docent Jim Picinich (Brooklyn Bridge and WWII & NYC), and the ship and changed its name to the U.S.S. Lafayette.
docent Jordan Wouk (First Jewish American) and introduced On Feb. 9, 1942, a fire broke out, and the ship capsized.
by Kristi Tremblay, group sales and docent manager. Attendees Although salvaged at great expense, restoration was
must have audio capabilities and internet access in order to deemed too costly. The ship was scrapped in October
1946.
hear and see the presentation. Headphones are recommended
for those who require audio amplification, though they are not
required. Attendees will have the ability to interact via video,
audio, and live chat during the program.
Official U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the New-York Historical Society
Hello I’m Kira!
My name is Kira Bliss. I am a Junior in Graphic Design at ISU. I
am also the new Lora and Russ Talbot ISUAA Graphic Designer
Intern at the Alumni Association! It will be my responsibility to
design for the OLLI at ISU and ISU Retirees newsletters. I have
a passion for design and illustration and put my heart into my
work. My dream is to become a children’s book illustrator and/
or graphic novelist along with my Graphic Design work. When Im
not working or studying, I enjoy drinking coffee and tea, playing
games, reading, hiking, sketching, and pressing flowers. I hope
you all enjoy my designs throughout my time with the ISUAA.
Give the gift of Lifelong Learning
this holiday season OLLI at ISU gift certificates are
a thoughtful gift for anyone 50+
on your holiday shopping list.
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With classes for the intellectual,
artist, adventurer, and everyone in
between, the gift of knowledge or
membership keeps giving all year!
Buy a gift certificate today
by purchasing it online at www.
isualum.org/olligiftcertificate or
by contacting us at the OLLI at ISU
office...and don’t forget to add a gift
certificate to your own wish list!
Help preserve the arts!
During this unprecedented intermission of
the performing arts, we could use your help.
Support the Stephens Performing Arts Fund!
Give at center.iastate.edu/makeagift or
Call Tammy Koolbeck at (515) 294-8809.
ISU Retirees Lectures
ISU Retirees Events Welcome OLLI Members
The ISU Retirees Association invites all OLLI members to join them at no cost for the following live programs, offered via Zoom.
Ignored Racism Eugenics and Immigration An Iowa Hero: Jack Trice
Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 Thursday, March 25, 2021 Thursday, April 22, 2021
Room opens at 3:00 PM CST for a time to Room opens at 3:00 PM CST for a time to Room opens at 3:00 PM CST for a time to
visit; program 3:30 – 4:30 PM CST visit; program 3:30 – 4:30 PM CST visit; program 3:30 – 4:30 PM CST
Speaker: Dave Peterson, ISU professor of Speaker: Barbara Pleasants, retired ISU Speaker: Steve L. Jones, retired ISU com-
political science professor of biology munications manager
Live online via Zoom – Link available at the Live online via Zoom – Link available at the Live online via Zoom – Link available at the
ISU Retirees Event page. ISU Retirees Event page. ISU Retirees Event page.
There is greater awareness today of struc- Steve Jones of Ames will tell the story of
tural racism in the U.S., but Americans Barbara Pleasants is retired from Iowa Jack Trice, ISU’s first Black student-athlete
are still split on the impact it has on the State, where she taught introductory and and the only Cyclone athlete to die from
voting rights of underrepresented groups, advanced biology courses. Her particular injuries suffered in intercollegiate compe-
according to a new book co-authored interest was vertebrate evolution. Her tition. Steve will explain how Trice came
by Peterson. He says attempts to restrict undergraduate degree is from Cornell to be an Iowa Stater, how it is believed he
vote-by-mail efforts for the November University and she has a Ph.D. from UCLA was injured, and what his enduring legacy
election are just one example. In their book with research on ecology and behavior of means today.
“Ignored Racism” (Cambridge University birds.
Jones is the author of two children’s
Press), Peterson and co-author Mark
books: Football’s Fallen Hero: The Jack 7
Ramirez examine the history of hostility For more than 25 years, Pleasants taught
Trice Story (2000) and The Red Tails—
toward Latinos and how it influences an undergraduate course on the Holocaust
World War II’s Tuskegee Airmen (2001).
attitudes about voting rights. They con- and included eugenics in that class. The
Both were published by Perfection Learn-
ducted surveys between 2014 and 2018 topic bridges all her academic interests.
ing Corp. of Des Moines.
that showed a sharp partisan divide with Since retiring, she has taught OLLI classes
greater agreement among Democrats than on Eugenics and the Holocaust, most Jones retired in 2018 after 35 years in edu-
Republicans that racism limits the success recently in fall of 2020. cational communication and public affairs,
of Latinos. They refer to this hostility as including 21 years at Iowa State Univer-
“Latino/a Racism Ethnicism.” The topic also has personal relevance as a sity. He has a B.S. degree in journalism
first-generation American in her mother’s from Iowa State and a master’s degree in
Peterson is the Lucken Professor of family and second-generation American communication and public relations from
Political Science and former editor of in her father’s family. Her mother’s fam- the University of Northern Iowa. A native
Political Behavior. His research focuses on ily certainly would have perished in the of Marshalltown, he is now writing a book-
American politics, particularly elections, Holocaust had they not come to the United length history of his family’s experiences
public opinion, and voting behavior. Among States. Sadly, U.S. restrictions on immi- leading up to and during World War II.
several current projects are the study of gration left many others behind who were
the mass politics and the development of not so fortunate; that policy was greatly
new tools to automatically capture and influenced by the eugenics movement.
code online political ads and state legis-
lators’ Twitter feeds. He also is running a
series of surveys connected with the 2020
Iowa Caucuses.
Members-Only Lecture Feb. 3
Pre-registration is not required to view this lecture online. The U.S.-China Agricultural Trade after the 2020 Election Or
only requirement to attend is to be a current, annual OLLI at ISU U.S.-China Agricultural Trade Relations a De-globalizing World
member. If you are not a current annual member, you can join
the Zoom session by paying the $25 annual membership fee at Given that the U.S.-China economic and political relations
https://www.isualum.org/ollimembership are at critical inflection points, this presentation will provide
insights on the U.S.-China agricultural trade relations following
Feb. 3, 2021 the 2020 election, including the trade war and phase-one trade
3:00 – 4:30 PM deal signed a year ago, as well as the long-term prospects of
Speaker: Wendong Zhang, ISU associate professor of econom- Chinese demand for U.S. and world agri¬cultural products. The
ics and extension economist purpose is to help you understand the recent rising tensions in
Online via Zoom Chi¬na-U.S. relations spanning from technology and ideology to
geopolitics and its impacts on the bilateral trade relations, es-
pecially U.S.-China agricultural trade. This lecture also reviews
Members-only lectures will be available exclusively the global trade implications of longer-term changes in Chinese
ONLINE through Zoom video-conferencing. You will be able
agricultural markets and policies, including Chinese hog market
to join the lecture live from home through your computer or
consolidation post-African Swine Fever, rising per-capita
receive a link to a recorded version of the lecture to watch
later. A link to the “room” will be sent to current income and meat consumption, China’s rural land reform, and
OLLI members by email on the Friday before the the increasing resemblance of Chinese agricultural policies to
lecture, and a link to a recording will be sent the those of the U.S. and Europe.
next day to those OLLI members requesting it.
Wendong Zhang is an assistant professor of economics and
an extension economist at Iowa State University. His research
seeks to better understand U.S. farmland market, agricultural
8 water conservation, and Chinese agriculture. Zhang is also
affiliated with the Center for Agricultural and Rural Develop-
ment (CARD) and leads the annual Iowa Land Value Survey and
the Iowa Farmland Ownership and Tenure Survey. Zhang also
co-founded the new ISU China Ag Center jointly with Dermot
Hayes, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Agricul-
tur¬al Sciences. Zhang received his Ph.D. in agricultural, en-
vironmental and development economics from The Ohio State
University and he also holds a degree in environmental science
from Fudan University in China.You can also read
