Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Events Archive

Roberta Hawkins “Higher Expectations: Practical Actions for a Better Academia”

Friday, Apr. 11, 2025

3:30 p.m.

Smith Hall 304

This talk follows the publication of Higher Expectations: How to Survive Academia, Make it Better for Others, and Transform the University, by Roberta Hawkins and Leslie Kern.

HomeEvents Calendar THEME Lecture Series: James O. Young

Friday, Apr. 11, 2025

4 p.m.

Music Building Room 101

James O. Young, professor of Philosophy at the University of Victoria, presents “Music and Moral Development,� in this installment of the THEME Lecture Series.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Colloquium in Political Theory: Anna Nguyen Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, Ph.D. Student in Political Science

Thursday, Apr. 10, 2025

Noon

Gowen Hall 1A, The Olson Room

Join the Department of Political Science and Anna Nguyen, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Ph.D. Student in Political Science, for a colloquium in political theory.

Symposium: “Gender, Translation, and the Short Form in the Eurasian Periodical�

Thursday, Apr. 10, 2025

8 a.m.

Livestream

This symposium features emerging literary scholarship that explores short-form fiction as it appeared in the 20th century and its intersections with translation and gender.

The Love Jones Cohort: Examining the Lifestyle of Those Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class

Thursday, Apr. 10, 2025

Noon

Savery Hall 409

Kris Marsh – The Love Jones Cohort: Examining the Lifestyle of Those Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class.

Astrobiology 25th Anniversary Lecture Series: From the Deep Ocean to Deep Space

Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2025

7 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 130

Join The Department of Astronomy in welcoming Dr. Giada Arney, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Astrobiology Program Graduate 2016, for the second 25th Anniversary Lecture.

Finnish/Nordic Perspectives on the War in Ukraine by Ilmari Käihkö, University of Helsinki

Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2025

3:30 p.m.

Thomson Hall 317

Dr. Ilmari Käihkö has studied the war in Ukraine since 2017. His book, �Slava Ukraini!� Strategy and the spirit of Ukrainian Resistance 2014-2023, was published in December 2023.

2025 Washin Kai Lecture

Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2025

5:30 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 210

This presentation will introduce the main features of the Omoro S�shi and pay particular attention to key aspects of the landscape that shaped traditional communal formations. Its aim is to consider whether the compilation reflects a history of the region as top down (Yamato) or bottom up (Ryukyu).

Seminar with Kyle Herkenhoff, University of Minnesota

Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2025

3:30 p.m.

Savery 410

This seminar is part of the Macroeconomics and International Economics Seminars Series, Hosted by Brian Greaney,

Trump in the World 2.0 Lecture Series: The Indo-Pacific

Monday, Apr. 7, 2025

5 p.m.

Livestream

A series of online talks and discussions on the international impact of the second Trump presidency featuring Jackson School and other Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty and guest speakers. Topic: The Indo-Pacific, featuring Professors David Bachman, International Studies, Radhika Govindrajan, South Asia Center, and James Lin, International Studies.