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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FEMINIST 250: Gender and Freedom at the Founding
DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) for a lecture by historian Vanessa Holden\, Associate Professor of History at the University of Kentucky and Director of the African American and Africana Studies Program. Holden's research examines slave insurrections and their impact on our understanding of the nation's founding\, with particular attention to the experiences of women and children whose stories are often absent from traditional narratives of early American democracy.Holden is also co-creator of the Freedom on the Run public humanities project\, which preserves and makes accessible historical newspaper advertisements documenting the efforts of enslaved people to self-emancipate. Drawing from her scholarship and public humanities work\, Holden will explore how expanding our understanding of who was present at the founding can deepen conversations about democracy\, citizenship\, and belonging in the United States.\nHeld in conjunction with programming surrounding the nation's 250th anniversary and Constitution Day\, the event invites students\, faculty\, staff\, and community members to engage with the complex histories that continue to shape American democracy today.\nCopies of Holden's work and the Summer 2026 special issue of Ms. Magazine\, Feminism and the Founding\, will be available while supplies last.\nVanessa M. Holden (She/Her) is currently an Associate Professor of History and African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky. She is also the director of the Central Kentucky Slavery Initiative. Dr. Holden is the author of Surviving Southampton: African American Women and Resistance in Nat Turner’s Community (University of Illinois Press)\, winner of the 2021 James H. Broussard First Book Prize from the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. Surviving Southampton was also shortlisted for the MAAH Stone Book Award. \nDr. Holden is engaged in a number of digital humanities projects. She is the co-organizer of the Queering Slavery Working Group (#QSWG) with Jessica M. Johnson (Johns Hopkins). Dr. Holden currently serves as a lead faculty member for the Freedom on the Move Project\, an open-source crowdsourced database of advertisements for self-emancipated people (often called runaway ads). She is also an advisory board member for the Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry\, a digital humanities project focused on collecting\, preserving\, and making accessible histories of African American involvement in America’s many horse industries.  \nDr. Holden’s writing has been published in Slavery and Abolition: A Journal of Slave and Post-Slave Studies\, Perspectives on History\, Process: A Blog for American History\, The Rumpus\, and Electric Marronage. She also blogs for Black Perspectives\, the official blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS)\, and The Junto: A Group Blog on Early American History. Her research and teaching interests include African-American history\, women's and gender history\, the history of the American South\, and U.S. history (pre-1865). \nDr. Holden serves as a faculty adviser and consultant on several public history and digital humanities projects including Freedom on the Move (a digital archive of runaway slave ads)\; Black Horsemen of the Kentucky Turf (an exhibit chronicling the intersecting histories of African Americans and the horse industry in Kentucky)\, and a grant project aimed at bringing a virtual driving tour and a museum to Southampton County\, VA\, that interprets the Southampton Rebellion.\nYou can find Dr. Holden on Twitter @drvholden.\n
UID:150455-21909471@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150455
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:4th Floor Amphitheatre
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DTSTAMP:20260820T153347
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T183000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Feminist 250: Gender and Freedom at the Founding
DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) for a lecture by historian Vanessa Holden\, Associate Professor of History at the University of Kentucky and Director of the African American and Africana Studies Program. Holden's research examines slave insurrections and their impact on our understanding of the nation's founding\, with particular attention to the experiences of women and children whose stories are often absent from traditional narratives of early American democracy.\n\nHolden is also co-creator of the Freedom on the Run public humanities project\, which preserves and makes accessible historical newspaper advertisements documenting the efforts of enslaved people to self-emancipate. Drawing from her scholarship and public humanities work\, Holden will explore how expanding our understanding of who was present at the founding can deepen conversations about democracy\, citizenship\, and belonging in the United States.\n\nHeld in conjunction with programming surrounding the nation's 250th anniversary and Constitution Day\, the event invites students\, faculty\, staff\, and community members to engage with the complex histories that continue to shape American democracy today.\n\nCopies of Holden's work and the Summer 2026 special issue of Ms. Magazine\, Feminism and the Founding\, will be available while supplies last.
UID:150640-21909761@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150640
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,History,institute for research on women and gender,interdisciplinary,women,Women History,Women's And Gender Studies
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheater (4th Floor)
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DTSTAMP:20260826T112215
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T183000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Innovation Jam Express EdTech
DESCRIPTION:Business+Tech and CEDER\, the organizers of the Learning Levers Prize competition present the Innovation Jam Express Workshop: Finding Problems Worth Solving \n\nWhat gaps do you see in the world of education? \n\nDrawing from frameworks taught in one of the largest product innovation competitions on campus called the Tech Innovation Jam\, the workshop will teach you the building blocks to finding a problem worth solving. Whether you want to join the Business+Tech Innovation Jam or not\, this workshop will teach you the building blocks to finding a problem worth solving.\n______________________________\n\nRegister for the HealthTech (9/14)\, EdTech (9/17)\, or GeneralTech (9/23) session today. The last day to register is Tuesday\, September 22nd.
UID:150931-21910462@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150931
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Business,Education,Entrepreneurship,Graduate Students,technology,Transfer Students,Undergraduate Students,Welcome to Michigan
LOCATION:School of Education
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DTSTAMP:20260905T102113
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T170000
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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Maize & Blue Cupboard Volunteering
DESCRIPTION:Come help us during normal operating hours\; as well as\, unload our weekly Food Gatherers deliveries and stock our shelves! If you are outside the U-M community\, please reach out to maize.blue.cupboard@umich.edu to sign up.
UID:102102-21910764@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102102
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Maize and Blue Cupboard inside Betsy Barbour
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DTSTAMP:20260828T154226
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T190000
SUMMARY:Well-being:Make Space
DESCRIPTION:Life moves fast. Make Space is an invitation to slow down\, reconnect\, and spend time outside. Each week brings a different experience centered on creativity\, nature\, restoration\, and community. Try nature journaling\, art\, mindful movement\, or another hands-on outdoor activity while making room to pause and recharge. No previous experience required.
UID:151137-21910952@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151137
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Adventure Leadership,Community,Mindfulness,Nature,Nature Rx,Outdoors,Well-being
LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building - Adventure Leadership Outpost
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DTSTAMP:20260901T110036
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T170000
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Mingle N' Match
DESCRIPTION:Ready to connect with fellow innovators\, builders\, and future founders?\n\nMingle ’n’ Match brings together students interested in entrepreneurship to connect\, share ideas\, and find teammates—whether you’re just getting started\, recruiting\, or looking to join a team. RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/NXX3E\n\nEVENT DETAILS\nSeptember 17\, 2026\n5 - 7 PM\nRoss Room R0320
UID:151297-21911332@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151297
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Business,Career,Center For Entrepreneurship,Cfe,Discussion,Entrepreneur,Entrepreneur Services,Entrepreneurship,Founder,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Professional Student Life,Graduate School,Graduate Students,In Person,In-person,Interdisciplinary,Michigan Engineering,Networking,Zell Lurie Institute,Zell Lurie Institute For Entrepreneurial Studies,Zell Lurie Institute For Entrepreneurship,Zli
LOCATION:Ross School of Business - R0320
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DTSTAMP:20260829T232150
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T190000
SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Party for Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Join a wide variety of campus and community partners for a resource and engagement fair to help college students\, as well as faculty\, staff\, high school students\, and community members\, to reflect on our role in building local democracy\, to learn about local voting and civic engagement resources\, and to participate in a variety of activities designed to strengthen their civic muscles and create community.\n\nFood! Swag! Joy!
UID:148592-21904491@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148592
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Democracy And Civic Engagement,Voting
LOCATION:Regents Plaza
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DTSTAMP:20260811T120103
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Sixth Annual Luis Gomez Memorial Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Learning to Read from Mahāyāna Sūtras\n\nWhy read Mahāyāna sūtras? These seemingly fantastical\, overtly manipulative\, frankly baffling ancient texts might seem to have little to attract contemporary readers. I will argue\, however\, that they have much to teach us about the act of reading. Because they assume a sacrificial cosmology in which reading is a ritual for transforming self and world\, they help us to recognize and question the features of our own technologically informed cosmology of reading. In our time\, when reading is often reduced to information transfer or an optional leisure activity\, Mahāyāna sūtras show us how word-born worlds enter and alter our bodyminds. In the process\, they challenge us to rethink\, and experience\, literature differently. Learning to read Mahāyāna sūtras—and learning to read from Mahāyāna sūtras—demands that we recognize the ritual aspects of literature\, Buddhist and beyond.\n\nBiography\n\nNatalie Gummer is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies and holds the Edwin F. Wilde\, Jr. Distinguished Service Chair at Beloit College\, where she also directs the Center for Integrative Learning. Her research examines textual and ritual practices in premodern Mahāyāna Buddhist literary cultures\, with particular interests in performance\, translation\, and the contemporary ethical possibilities of Buddhist literature. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University.
UID:150122-21908105@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150122
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Asia,Asian Languages And Cultures,Buddhism,Buddhist Philosophy,In Person,Lecture,Mahayana Buddhism,Philosophy
LOCATION:Michigan League - Henderson Room (3rd Floor)
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DTSTAMP:20260821T152828
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T173000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series - Holly Bass
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSince 1776\, Americans have used major anniversaries of the nation’s founding to celebrate\, debate\, revise\, and perform the story of the United States. For We Hold These Truths\, her new exhibition opening at UMMA in October 2026\, artist Holly Bass looks to three of those anniversary years—1876\, 1976\, and 2026 to explore how national ideals are staged in public\, preserved in private\, and passed down through generations. \n\nIn this talk\, Bass will discuss the ideas behind We Hold These Truths\, her process of transforming UMMA’s iconic Apse into an environment\, and the role art plays in helping communities consider these varied histories. Drawing from her practice across performance\, visual art\, theater\, writing\, and engagement\, Bass will offer a preview of the exhibition and explain how historic home museums inspired this new body of work.\n\nBass is the 2026 Roman J. Witt Artist In Residence and an award-winning artist and cultural worker based in Washington\, DC. Her work—held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery—frequently engages communities through workshops\, devised theater\, and participatory installations and explores themes of American history\, generational labor\, and liberation. \n\nBass has been recognized with awards for multiple art forms. She received a 2024 Washington Award for art and social justice. She is a 2022 MAP Fund recipient for theater\, a 2020 Live Feed Resident Artist at New York Live Arts for choreography and dance and a 2021–22 Smithsonian Artist Research Fellow. She performed at the 2022 Venice Biennale as part of Loophole of Retreat\, Simone Leigh’s special project for the U.S. Pavilion. She regularly contributes book reviews to the New York Times and was the first journalist to put the term “hip hop theater” into print in a 1999 article for American Theatre magazine. Bass directed an arts program for adjudicated teens in DC’s Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services from 2014 to 2019. From 2019 to 2025\, she served as national director of Turnaround Arts at the Kennedy Center\, a program that increases access to the arts in under-resourced elementary and middle schools. She studied modern dance under Viola Farber and creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College before earning her Master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. In fall 2026\, Bass will also be a Towsley Policymaker in Residence at the U-M Ford School of Public Policy.\n\nWe Hold These Truths opens at UMMA on October 3\, 2026. The exhibition and Bass’ Penny Stamps Speaker Series program are presented in partnership with the Roman J. Witt Residency Program and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.\n\nAbout the University of Michigan Roman J. Witt Residency\n\nThe Roman J. Witt Residency Program\, developed with the support of University of Michigan alumna Penny W. Stamps and named in honor of her father\, is an annual international competition that awards one residency per academic year to a visiting artist/designer who proposes to develop a new work in collaboration with University of Michigan students and faculty.\n\nLead support for the exhibition is provided by the Benedek Endowment Fund for the Humanities\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment\, the Greg Hodes and Heidi Hertel Hodes Partners in the Arts Endowment Fund\, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment Fund\, and Stamps School of Art & Design.\n\nPresented in partnership with the U-M Museum of Art\, with support from U.S. at 250\, U-M Ford School of Public Policy\, and the U-M Initiative for Democracy & Civic Empowerment. \n\nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public.\n
UID:150475-21909498@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150475
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260903T140501
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T193000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Cake and Ice Cream: Creating a Sense of Belonging at U-M Student Banquets in the Early 20th Century
DESCRIPTION:Dorm dinners and late night snacks with friends and roommates have been a major part of the college experience for generations of students. At U-M this has been true since its founding\, and in the early 1900s the most memorable meals were formal banquets hosted by student organizations. Join us and Professor Lisa Young to learn about these banquets and how they created a sense of belonging for Michigan’s community that lasted long after graduation.\n\nLisa Young is the Volney H. Jones Collegiate Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. Long interested in the history of food systems in human society\, she has worked on archaeological digs in the southwestern United States and researched extensively on the history of food at U-M. She attended Michigan as an undergraduate and received her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona.\n\nRefreshments will be provided\, and anyone is welcome to attend this free talk. Registration is recommended for in-person attendance\, and we're glad to welcome anyone who wishes to attend virtually.\n\nThe Making Michigan series is co-sponsored by the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.
UID:151526-21911687@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151526
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:bentley historical library,bentley library,Education,educational,free,history,Museum,museums,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history
LOCATION:Detroit Observatory
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