VOICES FROM THE ANCESTORS - Book Reading
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Book Reading, Speakers, and Reception Read more
Ethnic Studies Critical Race Theory and the Neoliberal University Symposium
Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Join us for a full day Symposium with sessions including Racism and Higher Ed, The Neoliberal University, and more! Open to everyone. Read more
Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop: C.I.P.H.E.R. Inaugural Symposium
Friday, April 21, 2023 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Please join the Center for the Interdisciplinary Pursuit of Hip-Hop Elevation & Research (C.I.P.H.E.R.) for its inaugural Symposium: Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop with special guest Sway Calloway. Come for live Hip Hop performances and history, stay for the dancers, graf installations, and food! Get more information and RSVP for this event.
Hong Kong in Crisis: Perspectives on the Popular Movements of the 2010s and the New National Security Law
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 - 2:00pm
The Asian Studies Program is proud to present the Distinguished Visiting Speakers Series with special guest, Jeffrey Wasserstrom from UC Irvine. This illustrated talk will focus on patterns of protest and the tightening of political controls in Hong Kong during the last few decades. Get more information and RSVP for this event.
Rudy Francisco: Lifting Black Voices, A Spoken Word Journey
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Please join the Department of Africana Studies for a very special Black History Month event featuring one of the most recognizable names in Spoken Word Poetry, Rudy Francisco. Get more information about this event.
Getting to Know the Africana Studies Discipline
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Please join us for the First Annual Africana Studies Major/Minor Fair. Learn more about the Department of Africana Studies as you meet current students, faculty and alumni who will be on-hand to answer your questions and share their academic, community and career experiences. If you have ever wondered "Why Students Should Major/Minor in Africana Studies?" this is your chance to find out more about this dynamic and interdisciplinary course of study. Read more
Provost's Student Success Series Event #5
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
“Bridging the Gap Together: More Practical Strategies for Student Success” This event will feature several different workshops for faculty and staff that highlight best practices around student success both inside and outside the classroom. Attendees will learn practical strategies that they can employ in their daily work with students and campus community members. Read more
“Carl Laemmle” – free public screening
Sunday, March 8, 2020 - 10:00am
"Carl Laemmle" is a fascinating and enjoyable documentary about the extraordinary life story of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who founded Universal Pictures, saved over 300 Jewish families from Nazi Germany, created University City, and gave his name to the Laemmle Theater chain. Read more
Ethiopian Jews in Israel Today
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Don Seeman, Associate Professor in the Department of Religion and the Institute for Jewish Studies at Emory University, and author of One People, One Blood: Ethiopian-Israelis and the Return to Judaism (Rutgers University Press, 2009), will speak about Ethiopian Israelis' perspectives on their lives in Israel. Read more
Film Screening: "And I Danced" with Chris Martin from Kid N Play
Monday, February 24, 2020 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
The tribute, celebration and untold stories of the dancers who helped birth Hip-Hop culture. Please join the Department of Africana Studies, in association with the Department of Cinema and Television Arts, for a reception and screening of the documentary film "And I Danced" followed by a Q&A with writer and director Chris Martin from Kid N Play. Seating is limited, please RSVP here for this event.