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DTSTAMP:20260915T153734
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T163000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The DOJ and Threats to the Press
DESCRIPTION:In July\, the Trump administration subpoenaed several New York Times reporters following their reporting on security concerns surrounding a Boeing 747 given to the President by the Qatari government. The Justice Department later withdrew the subpoenas.\n\nJoin Eric Schmitt of The New York Times and Gabe Rottman of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for a conversation about government pressure on journalists and why the public should care about threats to journalists reporting on those in power.
UID:151338-21911385@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151338
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:American Politics,Communication And Media,Democracy And Civic Engagement,Discussion,Journalism,Media,Public Policy,u.s. government
LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120)
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DTSTAMP:20261003T114309
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T153000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Rebuilding Democracy
DESCRIPTION:As the country heads into the 2026 midterm elections\, the University of Michigan welcomes journalist Osita Nwanevu\, contributing editor at The New Republic and columnist at The Guardian\, for a public conversation with Elizabeth Anderson\, the John Dewey Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy.\n\nThe evening centers on Nwanevu's new book\, The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding\, which argues that America's democratic troubles run deeper than any single election. The real problem\, Nwanevu contends\, lies in institutions that were never designed to let majorities govern\, and in an economy that keeps power far from ordinary people.\n\nAnderson\, one of the country's most influential political philosophers\, brings her own work on democracy\, equality\, and the workplace to the exchange. Together they take up the questions this election season keeps surfacing. Who really holds power in America? Why do so many people feel unheard\, and what would it take to build a democracy worthy of the name?\n\nThe conversation is free and open to students\, faculty\, and the broader Ann Arbor community\, with time for audience questions.\n\n\nSchedule\n\n*Graduate student workshop with Osita*\nRoss School of Business\, room sent to registrants.\n2:00 to 3:30 pm \nSign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfp8sfCKgchUYJxep4UtwYVBAGXcdZLOLV-M8ozfZJE1lf7VQ/viewform\n\n*Main Event*\nFriday\, October 9\, 2026 \nRoss School of Business\, Robertson Auditorium \n\n5:30 pm    Doors open\, light refreshments in the lobby\, and pickup of pre-ordered books.\n6:00 pm   The program begins\, including questions and answers at the end. \n7:30 pm   Refreshments and book signing in the lobby until 8:00 pm.\n\n\nRSVP -- free\, but please sign up to help us plan refreshments: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3_b6m_2cOK6JzOtUdZQSsU4f1ma7wH6pCxY25x3_Pu5ldDg/viewform\n\nBooks: Ross doesn't allow sales on site\, so pre-order \"The Right of the People\" (https://literatibookstore.com/book/9780593449929) and \"Hijacked\" (https://literatibookstore.com/book/9781009275392) from Literati by Thursday\, Oct. 8 and pick up your copy at the event. \n\nCan't make it in person? Watch live: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99472991205\n\n\nSponsors and Partners\n\nU-M Department of Philosophy\; Energy Club at Ross\; Rackham Graduate School\; Poverty Solutions\; Business+Impact at Ross\; Wallace House\; Institute for the Humanities\; U-M Department of History\;  Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies\; U-M Department of English Language & Literature\; Ford School of Public Policy\; Center for Positive Organizations\; Center for Political Studies\; U-M Department of Political Science\; Michigan Law\; the Philosophy\, Politics\, and Economics Program\; Science\, Technology & Society\; Science\, Technology & Public Policy at the Ford School\; the Erb Institute\; Net Impact\; U-M Department of Sociology\, and Department of Afroamerican and African Studies.
UID:149632-21915485@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149632
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:american culture,Books,Business,Discussion,Economics,Faculty,Free,Gerald R. Ford School Of Public Policy,Government,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,History,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Law,Lecture,Literature,Philosophy,Politics,Pre-Law,Psychology,Public Policy,Rackham,Social Impact,Social Sciences,Sociology,Talk
LOCATION:Ross School of Business
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DTSTAMP:20261003T114309
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T200000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Rebuilding Democracy
DESCRIPTION:As the country heads into the 2026 midterm elections\, the University of Michigan welcomes journalist Osita Nwanevu\, contributing editor at The New Republic and columnist at The Guardian\, for a public conversation with Elizabeth Anderson\, the John Dewey Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy.\n\nThe evening centers on Nwanevu's new book\, The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding\, which argues that America's democratic troubles run deeper than any single election. The real problem\, Nwanevu contends\, lies in institutions that were never designed to let majorities govern\, and in an economy that keeps power far from ordinary people.\n\nAnderson\, one of the country's most influential political philosophers\, brings her own work on democracy\, equality\, and the workplace to the exchange. Together they take up the questions this election season keeps surfacing. Who really holds power in America? Why do so many people feel unheard\, and what would it take to build a democracy worthy of the name?\n\nThe conversation is free and open to students\, faculty\, and the broader Ann Arbor community\, with time for audience questions.\n\n\nSchedule\n\n*Graduate student workshop with Osita*\nRoss School of Business\, room sent to registrants.\n2:00 to 3:30 pm \nSign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfp8sfCKgchUYJxep4UtwYVBAGXcdZLOLV-M8ozfZJE1lf7VQ/viewform\n\n*Main Event*\nFriday\, October 9\, 2026 \nRoss School of Business\, Robertson Auditorium \n\n5:30 pm    Doors open\, light refreshments in the lobby\, and pickup of pre-ordered books.\n6:00 pm   The program begins\, including questions and answers at the end. \n7:30 pm   Refreshments and book signing in the lobby until 8:00 pm.\n\n\nRSVP -- free\, but please sign up to help us plan refreshments: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3_b6m_2cOK6JzOtUdZQSsU4f1ma7wH6pCxY25x3_Pu5ldDg/viewform\n\nBooks: Ross doesn't allow sales on site\, so pre-order \"The Right of the People\" (https://literatibookstore.com/book/9780593449929) and \"Hijacked\" (https://literatibookstore.com/book/9781009275392) from Literati by Thursday\, Oct. 8 and pick up your copy at the event. \n\nCan't make it in person? Watch live: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99472991205\n\n\nSponsors and Partners\n\nU-M Department of Philosophy\; Energy Club at Ross\; Rackham Graduate School\; Poverty Solutions\; Business+Impact at Ross\; Wallace House\; Institute for the Humanities\; U-M Department of History\;  Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies\; U-M Department of English Language & Literature\; Ford School of Public Policy\; Center for Positive Organizations\; Center for Political Studies\; U-M Department of Political Science\; Michigan Law\; the Philosophy\, Politics\, and Economics Program\; Science\, Technology & Society\; Science\, Technology & Public Policy at the Ford School\; the Erb Institute\; Net Impact\; U-M Department of Sociology\, and Department of Afroamerican and African Studies.
UID:149632-21906830@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149632
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:american culture,Books,Business,Discussion,Economics,Faculty,Free,Gerald R. Ford School Of Public Policy,Government,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,History,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Law,Lecture,Literature,Philosophy,Politics,Pre-Law,Psychology,Public Policy,Rackham,Social Impact,Social Sciences,Sociology,Talk
LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Robertson Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260930T145221
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261028T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261028T200000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:America at 250: History\, Memory\, and Truth
DESCRIPTION:Rescheduled from the original March\, 2026 date!\n\nFree and open to the public. Registration is not required but we would appreciate it if you let us know you're coming at https://myumi.ch/bDEz9.\n\nMuseums are the classrooms of our country. They play a crucial role in helping us understand the nation’s complex past. This December\, Lonnie G. Bunch III will step down after seven years as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Join us for one of his last public conversations in the role\, a dynamic exchange with Lynette Clemetson\, Director of Wallace House Center for Journalists\, on the significance of the 250th anniversary of the United States. At a moment in which discussions about our shared past and collective future feel especially urgent\, this is a rare chance to hear a leader reflect on a career devoted to informing and inspiring Americans to strive for the public good. \n\nQ & A will follow and copies of Secretary Bunch's book *A Fool's Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush\, Obama\, and Trump* will be available for purchase. \n\nParking is available at the Thayer Parking Structure\, 216 S. Thayer\, at the standard charge of $10/vehicle.\n\nLonnie G. Bunch III is the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian. He assumed his position June 16\, 2019. As Secretary\, he oversees 21 museums\, 21 libraries\, the National Zoo\, numerous research centers\, and several education units and centers. Two new museums—the National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum—are in development. Bunch was the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Bunch chronicled the creation of the museum in his book\, *A Fool’s Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush\, Obama\, and Trump*\, and is the first historian to be Secretary of the Institution. Since 2024\, Bunch has been Honorary Professor of Practice at Queen’s University Belfast. A member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences\, Bunch received France’s highest award\, The Legion of Honor\, in 2021.\n\nLynette Clemetson is Director of Wallace House Center for Journalists\, home of the Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists and the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists at the University of Michigan. She came to the university from NPR where she was Senior Director of Strategy and Content Initiatives\, developing and guiding projects across broadcast\, digital and events to develop new audiences. Her career in journalism spans newspapers\, magazines and audio across a range of platforms. As a reporter\, she was a Washington-based correspondent for *The New York Times *and *Newsweek*\, writing about politics\, social issues and demographic change. Prior to her domestic correspondent work\, she was an international correspondent for *Newsweek *based in Hong Kong\, where she covered the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule in 1997. She moved into digital strategy and leadership in 2008 as the founding managing editor of TheRoot.com\, launched for The Washington Post Company with Henry Louis Gates Jr. She is also the former Director of Content Strategy at Pew Center on the States.\n\n*This 2026 Marc and Constance Jacobson Lecture is presented by the Institute for the Humanities in partnership with Wallace House Center for Journalists. Additional support provided by the Initiative for Democracy & Civic Empowerment\, Life-Changing Education\, Museum Studies Program\, U-M Library\, and the U-M Museum of Art*.
UID:142899-21891778@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142899
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:African American,american culture,Art,Art History,Democracy,Discussion,History,Humanities,Michigan Arts Festival,Museum
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260917T142114
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T150000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:GSP: Global Citizenship in Practice
DESCRIPTION:GSP's Global Citizenship in Practice is an annual GSP event highlighting interdisciplinary approach to and practices of global citizenship
UID:152373-21913606@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152373
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Democracy And Civic Engagement,Global Scholars Program,International Journalism,Journalist,Social Justice
LOCATION:Michigan League - Ballroom
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DTSTAMP:20260928T080400
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261111T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261111T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Donia Human Rights Center Panel. Human Rights Reporting: Stories from the Field
DESCRIPTION:Tanzil Asif\, Erica Hellerstein\, and Shan Li\, three of this year's Knight-Wallace Fellows\, will discuss their experiences covering human rights stories in China\, Ukraine\, India\, and Latin America\, as well as challenges they faced in reporting these stories. The panelists will offer comparative insights from their field experiences and lessons for all of us seeking to better understand how journalists navigate risks and conduct investigations in often precarious contexts.\n\nAbout the Speakers\n\nTanzil Asif\nFounder\, Main Media\n\nTanzil Asif is an Indian journalist and founder of the Bihar-based hyperlocal news platform\, Main Media. His work includes video reporting and writing on a wide range of issues\, including politics\, climate change\, systemic development\, and the marginalization of minorities\, including India's Muslim minority. He has contributed to outlets such as Al Jazeera\, The Hindu\, The Wire\, The Quint\, Outlook Magazine and BehanBox. \n\nErica Hellerstein\nImmigration and Labor Reporter\, El Tímpano\n\nErica Hellerstein is the senior immigration and labor reporter at El Tímpano\, an outlet serving the Bay Area's Latino and Mayan immigrants. Previously\, she spent more than a decade reporting on human rights across the U.S.\, Latin America\, Africa and Europe\, investigating labor exploitation\, gender-based violence\, rising authoritarianism and the surveillance state. In 2025\, she reported from Ukraine on her hidden family history and how Jewish Ukrainian identity is evolving amid Russia's invasion. \n\nShan Li\nSouth Asia Correspondent\, Wall Street Journal\n\nShan Li is the South Asia correspondent for The Wall Street Journal\, covering politics\, culture and economic issues in India and the surrounding region. She previously served as China correspondent for The Journal\, reporting on the global influence of Chinese tech companies and the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic from Wuhan. She and other colleagues had their press credentials revoked and were expelled from China by the Chinese government in 2020.\n\nAbout the Moderator\nLynette Clemetson\nDirector\, Wallace House Center for Journalists\n\nLynette Clemetson is Director of Wallace House Center for Journalists\, home of the Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists and the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists at the University of Michigan. She came to the university from NPR\, where she was Senior Director of Strategy and Content Initiatives. Her career in journalism spans newspapers\, magazines and audio across a range of platforms. As a reporter\, she was a Washington-based correspondent for The New York Times and Newsweek. Prior to her domestic correspondent work\, she was an international correspondent for Newsweek based in Hong Kong.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at umichhumanrights@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:152225-21913398@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152225
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:human rights,Journalism
LOCATION:Michigan League - Koessler Room
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DTSTAMP:20260811T101823
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261120T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CSEAS Friday Lecture Series | After the War: Vietnamese Memory\, Identity\, and the Unfinished Stories of Vietnam
DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person and virtually on Zoom. If you would like to attend via Zoom\, registration is required. Once you've registered\, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: http://myumi.ch/G74ng\n\nWhat happens to a war after the war is over?\n\nVietnamese journalist and documentary filmmaker Van Le reflects on the Vietnam War through the memories of those who lived through it. Drawing on her years of reporting and documentary filmmaking\, she explores how the war continues to shape Vietnamese identity\, relationships\, and understandings of the past—both in Vietnam and across the diaspora. The talk focuses on personal memories of loss\, fear\, displacement\, loyalty\, and silence\, and how trauma is remembered\, carried\, and passed across generations.\n\nVan Le is an investigative journalist\, author\, and independent documentary filmmaker based in Vietnam. She is a 2026–2027 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan. She was a reporter for the acclaimed documentary The Stringer and has contributed environmental reporting to ProPublica. She previously worked as a feature writer and investigative journalist for Thanh Nien Newspaper\, a national news outlet in Vietnam.\n\n*If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.*
UID:150113-21908029@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150113
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,center for southeast asian studies,Cseas Lecture Series,History,Journalism,Southeast Asia,Vietnam
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 110
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