Orlando Shootings/Humanity

June 17, 2016
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Is the Orlando mass shooting and others an indication that we are losing our humanity? Neal Lester, an Arizona State University professor who is director of the university’s Project Humanities, will delve into that question.

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Neal Lester: Director of Arizona State University's Project Humanities

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