Fall 2024 Shorts
This page will have links to every single Short during the Fall 2024 semester.
If you’re a student, do not use this page for your Class Reflection Video Assignments - if you link these videos, you will not get credit.
Head over to the Full Lecture page if you are looking to complete your Assignment.
Oh, by the way,
you can watch the shorts on TikTok!
Class 1: Entering the 5th Dimension
Five DECADES of Teaching College Students
My Path Through School Wasn’t Straightforward
Don’t Be Smothered by Other People’s Thoughts
What gives the perfume such a powerful scent?
How old are you, bro?
What should the class know about Kuwaiti culture?
Questions about Middle Eastern Culture
Class 2: The Whites
“I looked at myself for the first time”
White Americans and White Europeans
What is “White Culture”?
Black v. White Culture
What Are You “Proud” Of?
Best Thing About Being White Is…
American White People Have Different Cultures
Class 3: Black Pride
How to Overcome Controversial Situations
When You First Challenge Your Beliefs
What is “Black Pride”?
”Black Pride Means to Me…”
Why is Juneteenth Important?
Penn State’s “WE ARE” Origins
Puerto Rican Pride
Class 4: What’s up with DEI?
Life is Long. Life is Short. We Just Don’t Know.
What is DEI[B]?
A White Guy’s Perspective of DEI
What Does He See: DEI
How Do Americans View DEI?
BIPOC Perspective on DEI
Class 5: Some Truth (and Lies) About Inequality
Median Family/Household Wealth in America
Who is WEALTHY in America?
CHOICE and Chance: Personal Decisions
Choice and CHANCE: Structural Factors
The MIRACLE of Compound Interest
"U.S. Median Wealth in 2050..."
Class 6: I Just Want Fairness!
The USSC Overturned Affirmative Action
What was Affirmative Action?
How Fair Is It, Really?
How Income Impacts Education
Why Koreans Are Highly Educated | Hogwans
What Does Equity Look Like?
Class 7: Genetics and Social Inequality
Genetic Impact Human Behavior
Just Ask Your Parents
Evolution & Creation 101
Can You Spot The Difference? | Race and Genetics
Class 8: The Africans
What People Should Know About Africa
African vs. African American Identity in America
Nigerian Stereotypes
Nigerian Education
Education is Everything
Class 9: Subjectifying
Living Life As Normal | Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Life With an Invisible Heart Condition | Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Normalize Hijabi Women in Everyday Life
Being Treated As “Less Than”
There’s No Bad Feelings
Tugging on an LVAD Wire
Class 10: Puertorriqueños
How “White” are Black Americans?
Being a US Citizen… Kinda
Thinking About Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Independence
What Does “Gringos” Mean?
Do You Feel Disconnected to Puerto Rico?
Class 11: The Quest: A Conversation with Venezuelans in Bogotá
No Shorts
Class 12: An Everyday Moral Crisis
Rolling Down Your Window in India
What Do You Consider | Helping the Poor
Making a Difference in Someone’s Life
Imagery of “Illegal” Immigration
Beggars in India in 2024
The Impact of Meeting People
Why Have Kids You Can’t Afford?
Caste System in India
Class 13: Are We Doing The Best We Can?
Thinking On Your Own Terms
What Do You See in the Future? | Climate Change
The Future if Climate Scientists Are Right
Existential Collapse of the World
How Concerned Should We Be?
An Environmentally Friendly World
Who Pays For Climate Refugees?
Class 14: November 5th
Why Do Elections Polarize Loved Ones?
US Election Maps at a Glance
In America, We Vote For a Party
Does Location Impact Voting Patterns?
A Middle Eastern Perspective of the US Election
The Problem with a Two Party System
Has the Election Impacted Your Life?
Political Affiliation by Race in America
Class 15: Victims and Offenders
"Complexifying"
"Victimization & Healing"
"Transformation in Prison"
"Be a Blessing"
“Taking Sides”
“What Would You Do Differently?”
“What is Life Like in Prison?”
Class 16: How Much is Enough?
“I deserved a second chance.”
Are Average Prisoners Evil?
“I Believe He Changed His Life”
Intention Only Goes So Far
How Do You Respond to Hate?
Why Share Your Story?
Meeting Someone Beyond Saving
Celebrating Release Day
Class 17: Exam Two
No Shorts
Class 18: Connected to My Nation
What’s Uniquely Bangladeshi?
When Do You Feel Nigerian?
Why Are You Not Hijabi in America?
“I Feel the Most Egyptian When…”
Importance of Your Surname in Syria
Why Don’t You Feel German?
Connected To Pennsylvanian Culture
Having a Diverse Ethnicity
Class 19: The Most Important Issue
Why is Immigration A Big Issue?
Who Wants to Immigrate Somewhere Else?
“My Parents Had to Come Illegally…”
Trump’s Mass Deportation
Not All Illegals Are Black or Brown
Is This Really Fair? | Immigration
"Would More Immigration Judges Help?"
We Need Immigration in America
Class 20: Losing Our Country
Is America a Christian Nation?
U.S. Muslim Population
Evangelical Christians
Who Are Christian Nationalists?
What is Sharia Law?
Who’s a Radical Muslim?
Class #21: Some thoughts on the 2024 US Election
Coming Soon
Class #22: Under the Watchful Eye
TBD
Class #23: Understanding Cool
TBD
Class #24: Defining Cool
TBD
Class #25: A Live Experiment in Empathy with Basim Razzo
Coming Soon
Class #26: Checking (Out) Your Privilege
Coming Soon
Class #27: Rainbow Life
TBD
Class #28: The Lost Generation
TBD
Class #29: “My Truth”
TBD
Class #30: Fall 2024 Semester Wrapped
TBD