September 14th, 2018

Eldersveld Prize Lecture

America's Pro-Trade Firms and the Defense of Global Order/ Iain Osgood

When Sam Eldersveld died, he generously donated money to the Department of Political Science to be used to honor faculty and graduate...

September 15th, 2018

September 16th, 2018

SMTD DEI Recital with SMTD Faculty & Alumni

“One Family: Celebrating Our Religious Diversity through a Performance of the Biblical Songs of Antonín Dvořák”

This one-hour concert celebrates America’s diversity, both ethnic and religious. Performers include SMTD faculty Caroline Helton, Carmen...

September 17th, 2018

A/PIA Studies & WeListen: 'Slants' Panel and Discussion Session

Leonard Niehoff (U-M Law School), Amy Stillman (LSA American Culture) Matthew Countryman (LSA American Culture), Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes (LSA American Culture), Bethany Hughes (LSA American Culture)

Following the "A/PIA The Slants Concert and Keynote Lecture," A/PIA Studies and WeListen are teaming up to bring you a Panel and...

September 18th, 2018

September 19th, 2018

"Off-Leash Writing"

Tanya Shaffer will facilitate the group in creative writing

In this hands-on writing workshop, the instructions are simple: keep your hand moving, dig deep, give yourself permission to write badly,...

September 20th, 2018

High Stakes Culture

“This is America”: Who are We and What Can We Learn from Childish Gambino in the Twittersphere?

We are in a moment in which a ‘culture war’—in large part about race—has been ignited and is being stoked daily by activists across...

Where A Law Degree Can Take You

: BULA Speaker Presentation from Dean Sarah Zearfoss UM Law School Admissions Dean

BULA is hosting our first speaker of the year! We welcome Sarah Zearfoss, the UMich Law School Admissions Dean. She will speak about her law...

Gay Sunshine

Dr. Jim Downs of Connecticut College

"Prison Sounds": The forgotten history of LGBT activism in U.S. prisons in the 1970s. Presented by Dr. Jim Downs of Connecticut