Winter 2026 Noontime Series

facilitated by Jayne Gordon

This winter’s noontime programs feature a trio of CSC members whose government careers total nearly a century of service. Working for the State Department and the CIA, they bring a global perspective to our understanding of this nation’s decision-making approaches and policies in the international arena. CSC will sponsor one in-person lecture each month during the winter on Mondays at noon in three different venues throughout the CSC service region.

Programs are free to Coastal Senior College members; $5 each for non-members. Registration is required.

*Be sure to look carefully at each listing before registering as the venues and formats differ. You must register separately for each one.  

All registered participants will receive directions to the program location. In case of threatening weather, the program will be held on Zoom at the scheduled time, and an announcement and Zoom link will be sent out by 9 a.m. 

Three Mondays *** January 26, February 23, March 9 *** 12:00 - 1 pm

Registration opens online December 16 at 8 AM

The Noontime Series is offered free to CSC active members and members of Maine Senior College Network.
Non-Members may attend for a $5 fee for each event.

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January 26
What Determined President Carter's Foreign Policy Decisions?

Bob Rackmales will discuss the process and some of the long-term implications of Carter’s policy choices with regard to China, Russia, the Middle East, and the issue of human rights.

 

February 23
Reagan and the Russians: A Conservative Program That Worked

Louis Sell will discuss why Reagan enjoyed such success and end with some thoughts on why more recent administrations have not.


March 9
How the CIA informs the President’s Foreign Policy Decisions: Dispelling Some Myths about the CIA

Walter Voskian will part the curtain on this critical role of the country’s premier intelligence organization: The President’s Daily Brief.