Happening @ Michigan

Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe. "At Least We Don't Do That Here." How Europe (Mis)Understands Black America

Gary Younge, professor of sociology, University of Manchester

European views on Black America are informed by a range of contradictory tendencies: amnesia about its own colonial past, ambivalence about...

The Art of Uniting Through Story

Facilitated by The Diatribe, a non profit organization that uses performing arts to empower people to share their stories, raise awareness...

Navigating Truth and Fiction: A Conversation with Writer Beth Nguyen

Beth Nguyen

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Asian American Environmental Advocacy Panel

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The Special Friend: Considerations for Practitioners Working with the LGBTQ+ Community

A moving, 10-minute sketch about a mother who dies with a family secret that spurs feuding between the two daughters and grieving husband...

Faculty Forum On - African American Youth

Faculty Forum On Outreach & Engagement - African American Youth: Resilience, Coping and Mental Health...

From Rufio to Zuko and The Debut: Actor Dante Basco

Actor Dante Basco

Have you been binge-watching Avatar the Last Airbender during quarantine? Meet the voice of Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation, actor Dante...

James S. Jackson’s Continuing Legacy and Contributions to Social and Behavioral Research on Black Americans

ISR Insights Speaker Series

ISR Insights Speaker Series – James S. Jackson’s Continuing Legacy and Contributions to Social and Behavioral Research on Black...

Poverty Doesn't Pause: Housing Insecurity During a Pandemic

School of Social Work ENGAGE Virtual Discussion

Homelessness and housing insecurity have become an epidemic in our country, especially in communities of color. During a pandemic, these...

Food Justice for the 21st Century

Join the University of Michigan Campus Farm (CF) for an interactive discussion on topics relating to food justice, food access, and CF...

Overcoming Systemic Barriers to Entrepreneurship

Vasco Bridges, Chief of Staff, Distribution, Northwestern Mutual; LC Howland, Co-Founder, Breadless; Marc Howland, Co-Founder & CEO, Breadless; Harlyn Pacheco, BD & Strategy, Microsoft Viva; Marlo Rencher, Director of Tech-Based Programs, TechTown Detroit

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS PRESENTS:...

Sustainable Paper-Making with Anurima Kumar

Anurima Kumar

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Letters to a Young Brown Girl Poetry Reading & Book Discussion

Author Barbara Jane Reyes

Barbara Jane Reyes is the author of Letters to a Young Brown Girl (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2020). She was born in Manila, Philippines, raised in...

Gran Torino, Refugees, and Anti-Asian Racism: A Conversation with Actor Bee Vang

Actor Bee Vang

Bee Vang, at 16, held the leading Hmong American role as Thao Vang Lor in Clint Eastwood’s 2008 film Gran Torino. He subsequently...

Immigrants in Michigan: The Untold Story

School of Social Work ENGAGE Virtual Discussion

Immigrants have made great contributions to this state--economically, politically, and socially. The fabric of American society has been...

EnginTalks: Finding Your Place

Presented by the DEI Student Advisory Board

There are misperceptions within the Engineering field that “safe spaces” are an indulgence rather than filling a necessary role – by...

#FunnyAsHAIL Wellness Evening with Magician Eric Jones

The Magic Of Eric Jones

Get ready for this #FunnyAsHAIL wellness break with The Magic of Eric Jones. Take a study and work break and prepare to be amazed as he...

Reading and Q&A with Zeyn Joukhadar

Zeyn Joukhadar

The Arab & Muslim American Studies program at the University of Michigan (AMAS), Hikayat, the Spectrum Center, and Arab Heritage Month...

Community Meet Up: Diversity and Representation in Books

Come join "book club" and hear about some awesome books that offer forms of LGBT+ and other cultural representation! Participants...

Food Justice in AA&PI Communities

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How the Measurement and Meaning of Family Structure Shape Research on Young Adult Racial Inequality

Paula Fomby (UM ISR), Christina Cross (Harvard), and Bethany Letiecq (George Mason University)

POSTPONED....

Zorro as a "Southwestern": The Ambivalent Latinx Superhero at Midcentury

Anthony Mora, Associate Professor of History and Interim Director of Latina/o Studies

In this presentation, Anthony Mora, Associate Professor of History and Interim Director of Latina/o Studies, will consider the decisions...

Lecture & Panel: Deanna Van Buren, Designing Justice + Designing Spaces (DJDS)

Deanna Van Buren is the Executive Director, Design Director, and Co-Founder of Designing Justice + Designing Spaces (DJDS), an architecture...

Anti-Asian Violence and the LGBTQ+ Community

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POSTPONED: Rackham Minority Serving Institutions Coffee Chat Series—Inclusive Teaching Practices to Promote a Welcoming Climate

Our presenter has experienced some unforeseen challenges and unfortunately will be unable to join us this afternoon. Therefore this session...

Shaping Creative Lineage: A Poetry Reading + Writing Workshop with Carlina Duan

Carlina Duan

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Storytelling for Social Justice

School of Social Work ENGAGE Virtual Discussion

Storytelling — listening to the stories of others and sharing one’s own stories — builds a foundation for human interaction. Telling...

Indian Literature Series

Silappatikāram - The Tamil Epic

SPICMACAY at University of Michigan is proud to organise the Literature Series, where we will organise discussions of various works of...

Dewy Apricot Designs: Desi Digital Art Q&A and Logo Tutorial

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Loving Our Planet Like We Should Love Each Other

Disability in the time of climate crisis

A student-organized symposium to help our community learn about how climate change impacts people with disabilities...

Ken Fischer and Wynton Marsalis: Everybody In, Nobody Out

Penny Stamps Speaker Series

Exploring community connection through the performing arts, UMS President Emeritus Ken Fischer and jazz musician Wynton Marsalis come...

Annual Vaisakhi Night

Join the University of Michigan's Sikh Students Association in celebrating Vaisakhi, a Punjabi and Sikh festival. We are featuring...

Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy Book Talk with Editors

Dr. Wei Ming Dariotis (Professor of Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University) and Dr. Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde (Associate Professor of Asian American Studies, University of California, Davis)

Join us for a conversation with Asian American Studies Professors, Dr. Wei Ming Dariotis (San Francisco State University) and Dr. Kieu-Linh...

Calling In the Calling Out Culture

This presentation will be on challenging the Call Out culture of social justice movements and academic spaces in order to build a united...

The Rainbow Coat Panel

First-Gen/Low-Income LGBTQ Experiences

Register: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events...

You Don’t Belong Here: The Stories Our Systems Tell and Why We Have to Disrupt Them

Many universities message extensively around their commitments about diversity, equity, and inclusion. These institutional assertions are...

Asian American Activism & Documentary Films: A Conversation With Grace Lee

Director of the Asian Americans PBS Documentary Series, and American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

GRACE LEE is an independent producer & director and writer working in both narrative and non fiction film. She directed the Peabody...

Ziibimijwang Farm: Growing Indigenous Food Sovereignty

Joe Van Alstine - Chair of the Board of Directors, Ziibimijwang, Inc.

Guest Speaker: Joe Van Alstine - Chair of the Board of Directors, Ziibimijwang, Inc....

Coded Bias "At the Movies" Panel Discussion

Dissonance Event Series

Join a panel of U-M experts over Zoom for an "At the Movies" style discussion of the film Coded Bias. The panelists will exchange...

Bridging the Generation Gap

Effectively Communicating in Multi-generational Workforces

This session will teach attendees how to effectively and respectfully communicate within multi-generational work spaces; working together...

Mapping without Boundaries: A collaboration between Yo-Yo Ma and U-M

Maps are used to represent physical topographies of land or borders between nations, and to assist with directing us to a desired...

Digital Studies Research Meeting

Li Cornfeld & Sarah Murray

Li Cornfeld: The Digital Tech Expo...

Nji Kchi-Nshinaabe’baniik Gdish-Chigemi Wi (We Do This for the Ancestors): The Basics of NAGPRA

Panelists:...

One Thousand & One Journeys: The Arab Americans - Discussion with filmmaker

Abe Kasbo

Join the Center for Campus Involvement (CCI) and Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA) Social Connectivity & Community Engagement for a...

"Clinical Ethics and COVID: Reflections After One Year"

Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH, MA; Janice Firn, PhD, MSW, HEC-C; Naomi Laventhal;Andrew Shuman, MD, FACS, HEC-C, MD, MA;

The COVID-19 pandemic has strained healthcare providers, patients, and systems in ways previously unimaginable. Clinical ethicists have been...

LEAD: Partnering with HBCUs Toward Racial Equity

LEAD, Leading Equity And Diversity, is a series of conversations where attendees have the opportunity to hear from a diverse group of guests...