"Overdraft" Symposia Series: Washington, D.C.

Summary

American University (AU) served as a key partner in the “Overdraft” University Symposia Series with two separate programs collaborating with the Travelers Institute for campus events centered on the documentary. The first partner was AU’s Washington Semester Program, which has offered U.S. and international students the chance to experience life and politics in the nation’s capital for the last 50 years. Assistant Professor of American Politics Jeffrey Crouch, an expert on the Constitution, the presidency and the separation of powers, incorporated the film into his curriculum, pairing it with a budget-balancing exercise, much like the one featured in “Overdraft”, that challenged students to make the tough choices needed to lead the country into a more sustainable future. Click for a full summary.

Featured speaker

• Jeffrey Couch, Assistant Professor of American Politics, American University