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Oct. 11 Lecture will Focus on Addressing Poverty
The Rev. Liz Theoharis will speak about her new book, 鈥淎lways with Us: What Jesus Really Said about the Poor,鈥 on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. A book signing will follow. Parking is available in the…
Raymond Carver Reading Series Hosts Author of Critically Acclaimed 鈥榃e Love You, Charlie Freeman鈥
Kaitlyn聽Greenidge, the Fall 2017 Visiting Writer for the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, is the next speaker in this fall鈥檚 Raymond Carver Reading Series. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, she will participate in a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and then read…
Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez Speaks Tonight
In honor of Latino Hispanic Heritage Month, writer and creator of the critically acclaimed and best-selling graphic novel “La Borinque帽a” Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez will speak on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library….
State of Democracy Lecture Marks Centennial of Women鈥檚 Suffrage
Although Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) is credited as a leading figure of the early women鈥檚 rights movement, her legacy includes an absolutist perspective with a racist, elitist strand. Lori D. Ginzberg, author of 鈥淓lizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life鈥 (Farrar,…
University Lectures Welcomes 鈥楳orning Edition鈥 Host David Greene
David Greene鈥攈ost of NPR鈥檚 鈥淢orning Edition鈥 and NPR鈥檚 morning news podcast 鈥淯p First鈥濃攊s the next guest in the University Lectures series. Greene will take part in an on-stage conversation with Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the…
LGBT Resource Center to Host Coming Out Month 2017
The LGBT Resource Center presents the annual Coming Out Month celebration throughout the month of October. The celebration coincides with National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and features lesbian, gay, trans, queer, bisexual and asexual-themed programming. Some of the…
黑料不打烊 Symposium to Present Historian Lisa Kirschenbaum, Artist Vivek Shraya
Lisa Kirschenbaum will discuss 鈥淏elonging to the International: Gender, Sexuality and Communist Identity during the Spanish Civil War,鈥 while Vivek Shraya will will kick off a two-day symposium titled 鈥淓mbodied Beings: Exploring the Politics of 鈥楺ueer鈥 in South Asia.”
Newhouse School Fall Digital Panel Event: Podcasting
With over 400,000 different聽shows available for download on Apple Podcasts, podcasting has hit its stride. Recent years have seen the medium steadily gain traction with listeners. As audiences grow, the industry faces challenges with content creation, content discovery and monetization….
Award-Winning Author, VP of Mozilla, Speaks at Bird Library Sept. 28
Experienced marketing executive, futurist and award-winning author Alex Salkever will speak about his new book, “Driver in the Driverless Car,” on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library. The event is co-sponsored…
Kaya Oakes to Present Borgognoni Lecture Oct. 9
People under 50 increasingly distrust institutions and 鈥渄on鈥檛 like the ways in which politics and religion get tied together,鈥 says Kaya Oakes, an author, journalist and writing teacher at the University of California, Berkeley. She will deliver the Joseph and…