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Course Description

63rd Annual Meeting - Join the Association for Continuing Education (ACE) community for an enriching day of discussion and fellowship.

Ocean Vuong transports us to the fictional town of East Gladness, Connecticut and immerses us in the lives of its inhabitants—the kinships, the friendships, the trials, the extraordinary in the ordinary which Vuong depicts as acts of “…kindness without hope.”  

“To be alive, and try to be a decent person, and not turn it into anything big or grand, that’s the hardest thing of all…If you can be nobody, and stand on your own two feet for as long as I have, that’s enough,” observes Grazina, the 82 year old Lithuanian immigrant.  Be prepared for an absorbing read — tender, humorous, exhilarating, and riveting—down to the marrow bone of daily life.

 

Price includes coffee, lunch and program. ACE patron members are entitled to bring a guest at member rate.

Make checks payable to ACE and mail to Association for Continuing Education, Thwing Hall, Suite 153, CWRU, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106-7116. 

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Section Title
ACE BOOK DISCUSSION DAY - THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS (IN-PERSON)
Type
In Person
Days
M
Time (Eastern Time Zone)
9:30AM to 2:00PM
Dates
Apr 27, 2026
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
4.5
Location
  • Off Campus Locations
Delivery Options
In-Person  
Course Fee(s)
Course Fee non-credit $45.00
Potential Discount(s)
Drop Request Deadline
Apr 20, 2026
Transfer Request Deadline
Apr 20, 2026
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