Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Disability Inclusion Panel: Making U-M Events More Welcoming & Accessible (July 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64110 64110-16153509@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: International Institute

All are welcome! Due to an explosion of interest, this event has been moved to Rackham Auditorium. Please RSVP here: http://alturl.com/iw3mr

Students with disabilities at U-M report some of the highest rates of discrimination and overall negative experiences on campus. At this interactive panel discussion and workshop, you will meet students, faculty, and staff with different kinds of disabilities, both visible and invisible. The panelists will share personal stories, as well as concrete advice on how to make your events, meetings, and classes more inclusive and accessible. Everyone is welcome at this free and public event, which is organized in accordance with universal design principles.

Our panelists include:

1) Ashley Wiseman (she/her): Associate Director, Global Scholars Program (panel moderator)
2) Shanna K. Kattari (she/her): Assistant Professor, School of Social Work and LSA Women’s Studies Department
3) Elizabeth McLain (she/her): PhD Candidate, School of Music, Theatre & Dance
4) Seif Saqallah (he/his): U-M Alumnus; Graduate Student, Middle East and North African Studies MA and JD Program at the School of Law
5) Solomon Furious Worlds (he/his): Staff Member at the Ross School of Business; Graduate Student, JD Program at the School of Law; Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Disability Rights Student Organization
6) Dr. Feranmi Okanlami (he/his), Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Director for Medical Student Success in the Medical School's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
7) Kayla Williams (she/hers): U-M Alumna, School of Information; IT Analyst at Eli Lilly and Company

The RSVP form includes an opportunity for you to tell us about your access needs and how we can ensure this event is inclusive to you. Event co-organizers Ashley Wiseman (wisemana@umich.edu) and Ashley Bates (asbates@umich.edu) are eager to help and answer any questions.

The building, event space, and restroom are wheelchair accessible. A lactation room (room #2521) and gender-inclusive restroom (third floor, east wing) are available on site. The nearest reflection room is in the Michigan League (room #347). CART and ASL services will be provided at the event, and presentation materials can be emailed in advance upon request. This event will be video-recorded, as well as live-streamed via this link: https://player.cloud.wowza.com/hosted/1rhdg0dd/player.html

The Palmer Parking Structure is the closest public parking structure (two blocks away); it is free for U-M employees with a blue pass and $1.70 per hour for anyone else. It includes parking spots for individuals with disabilities.

This event is co-presented by the International Institute’s Inclusion Culture Liaisons Committee and the Disability Culture at U-M Committee. Co-sponsors include: the Global Scholars Program, the Residential College, the Department of American Culture, the Barger Leadership Institute, the LSA Dean’s Office, the Law School, the Council for Disability Concerns, and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 22 Jul 2019 08:08:05 -0400 2019-07-22T12:00:00-04:00 2019-07-22T13:45:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) International Institute Lecture / Discussion logo
A Symposium on Big Data, Human Health, and Statistics (July 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63948 63948-16033419@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 25, 2019 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Biostatistics

Hosted by the Department of Biostatistics, UM School of Public Health.
Registration is required.
www.BigDataSummerInstitute.com

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:19:30 -0400 2019-07-25T08:00:00-04:00 2019-07-25T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Biostatistics Conference / Symposium Symposium Flyer
Machine Learning for Healthcare Conference (August 9, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63525 63525-15775925@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 9, 2019 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics and Medical Prediction

The Machine Learning for Healthcare conference is a national research meeting that attracts clinicians and data scientists with machine learning and big data expertise. The event will be held at Rackham Auditorium August 9-10 beginning with a community data challenge on August 8 at North Quad. This annual research meeting includes invited talks, poster presentations, and panel discussions. Speakers will include machine learning leaders from across the nation and Andrew Rosenberg, MD, Chief Information Officer for Michigan Medicine. The Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics and Medical Prediction (MiCHAMP) is sponsoring the event. Conference hosts are Jenna Wiens, PhD (College of Engineering) and Brahmajee Nallamothu, MD (Michigan Medicine). To view the conference live on August 9-10, visit www.tinyurl.com/2019MLHCvideo

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:09:04 -0400 2019-08-09T08:00:00-04:00 2019-08-09T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics and Medical Prediction Conference / Symposium MLHC conference promotion
Machine Learning for Healthcare Conference (August 10, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63525 63525-15775926@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 10, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics and Medical Prediction

The Machine Learning for Healthcare conference is a national research meeting that attracts clinicians and data scientists with machine learning and big data expertise. The event will be held at Rackham Auditorium August 9-10 beginning with a community data challenge on August 8 at North Quad. This annual research meeting includes invited talks, poster presentations, and panel discussions. Speakers will include machine learning leaders from across the nation and Andrew Rosenberg, MD, Chief Information Officer for Michigan Medicine. The Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics and Medical Prediction (MiCHAMP) is sponsoring the event. Conference hosts are Jenna Wiens, PhD (College of Engineering) and Brahmajee Nallamothu, MD (Michigan Medicine). To view the conference live on August 9-10, visit www.tinyurl.com/2019MLHCvideo

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:09:04 -0400 2019-08-10T08:30:00-04:00 2019-08-10T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics and Medical Prediction Conference / Symposium MLHC conference promotion
Rackham Fall Welcome and Information Fair (August 30, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64333 64333-16318428@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 30, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Rackham’s Fall Welcome provides newly admitted graduate students the opportunity to learn about Rackham and connect with the different resources and organizations that will enhance your experience at the University of Michigan. At this event you will hear from Dean Mike Solomon and leaders from Rackham’s student organizations at our. Connect with over 75 campus resources and organizations at the Information Fair. Finally, finish the day by getting to know other students as well as the members of Rackham Student Government (RSG), at the Rackham Student Welcome Picnic.
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Welcome Program, Auditorium, 1st Floor, Rackham Building
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Information Fair, Rackham Building
2:00 to 5:00 p.m. RSG Welcome Event, East Lawn, Rackham Building
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/LrZGP.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Meeting Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:15:33 -0400 2019-08-30T13:00:00-04:00 2019-08-30T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Meeting Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
New Graduate Student Information Fair (August 30, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54397 54397-16450925@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 30, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

Ginsberg Center Staff will be available to answer questions about how we connect graduate students with community engagement opportunities.

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Fair / Festival Thu, 01 Aug 2019 09:56:21 -0400 2019-08-30T14:00:00-04:00 2019-08-30T16:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Ginsberg Center Fair / Festival graduate students connect with Ginsberg Center staff
Sustainable Moves: Pick Up Household Items and Clothing for the New School Year (August 30, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64307 64307-16294391@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 30, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Are you a graduate student who has just moved in? Looking for a cost-effective and sustainable way to set up your new apartment and get ready for a new school year? Come join GRIN and stock up! We have a collection of donated items from students that we will give away for $1 or less.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:15:27 -0400 2019-08-30T14:00:00-04:00 2019-08-30T18:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Social / Informal Gathering Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Open Forum on International-Student Support (September 3, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65787 65787-16656047@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Dean Mike Solomon will host a working meeting to hear input from international students on the ways that Rackham can support them more fully. Students should be prepared to work at tables and offer feedback on their needs and support that would be helpful to them as they arrive on campus, during their studies, and for career exploration.
Registration is suggested at https://myumi.ch/88GjW.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 28 Aug 2019 18:16:19 -0400 2019-09-03T16:00:00-04:00 2019-09-03T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
GRIN Fall Welcome: Central Campus (September 4, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64308 64308-16294392@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 4, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Join Graduate Rackham International (GRIN) to begin the school year with socializing, free food, and learn about the year of programming we have planned for you. This is a great place to make new friends! Feel free to come to both our North Campus and Central Campus Welcome Events. We welcome all international and domestic graduate students and postdocs.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/LzV5Q.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 16 Aug 2019 12:15:52 -0400 2019-09-04T17:00:00-04:00 2019-09-04T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Social / Informal Gathering Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
International Diplomacy Challenges: North Korea (September 6, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65917 65917-16670244@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 6, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun discusses U.S. policy and strategy for achieving the denuclearization of North Korea and the transformation of U.S.-North Korean relations. Biegun provides an overview of events since his appointment as Special Representative a year ago and discusses prospects for diplomacy with North Korea going forward.

This event will be live streamed. Please check the event page shortly before the event to watch online.

About the lecture series:

This event forms part of the series in celebration of the launch of the Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC), housed in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. WDC is a hub for practical training and policy dialogue on diplomacy and foreign affairs. WDC trains students for careers in international service, provides a meeting point for academics and practitioners, and serves as a bridge between U-M and the foreign policy community. WDC engages Professors of Practice and regular visiting practitioners and aims to be one of the country’s leading loci for the study of foreign affairs.

Hosted as part of the Ford School's Conversations Across Difference Initiative.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:30:17 -0400 2019-09-06T13:30:00-04:00 2019-09-06T15:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Stephen Biegun
Literati Bookstore Presents Randall Munroe (September 6, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65212 65212-16549474@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 6, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Literati Bookstore is thrilled to welcome Randall Munroe to Rackham Auditorium in downtown Ann Arbor in support of his latest book, How to: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems. The program will feature a conversation with author Jim Ottaviani and an audience Q&A. A book signing will follow. Tickets are general admission and include a hardcover copy of How to, to be picked up at the venue the evening of the event. Literati will have additional copies of Randall Munroe's previous titles available for purchase.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Aug 2019 15:18:29 -0400 2019-09-06T19:00:00-04:00 2019-09-06T20:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Center for Campus Involvement Lecture / Discussion Poster
Writing a Diversity Statement (September 10, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65301 65301-16567513@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Increasingly, hiring committees are interested in how prospective faculty job candidates will contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a result, many academic employers have begun to request a “diversity statement” as part of the faculty job application process. In this interactive session, we will discuss best practices for writing diversity statements, examine sample statements, and work through activities designed to help participants start writing their own statement.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/K44rO.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:15:53 -0400 2019-09-10T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-10T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
LGBTQ+ Graduate Student Mixer (September 10, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65060 65060-16509321@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Join Rackham and the Spectrum Center in kicking off the new semester! Meet new friends and connect with other LGBTQ+ students in UM graduate programs. This free event will take place in the Rackham Assembly Hall, with food provided. There will be vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options. All foods will be nut-free. Registration required, go to myumi.ch/qggG1 to do so!

We're so excited to see you there!

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Reception / Open House Thu, 29 Aug 2019 09:18:01 -0400 2019-09-10T17:00:00-04:00 2019-09-10T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Spectrum Center Reception / Open House Details of the LGBTQ+ Graduate Student Mixer
Rackham LGBTQ Welcome Mixer (September 10, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65595 65595-16621789@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Join Rackham and the Spectrum Center to kick off the new academic year. Meet new friends and reconnect with colleagues.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/qggG1.

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 22 Aug 2019 12:16:05 -0400 2019-09-10T17:00:00-04:00 2019-09-10T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Social / Informal Gathering Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships (September 10, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66288 66288-16725814@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF)

Please join Prof. Kate Barald (MCDB, Biomed Engr), Henry Dyson (ONSF), and current NSF Grad Fellows for an information session to learn more about the NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. The fellowships provide a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees (paid to the institution) to research-based masters and PhD students in STEM and Social Science fields.The total value of the award is $138,000. For more information: https://lsa.umich.edu/onsf/scholarships/stem-biomedical/nsf-graduate-research-fellowships.html

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Presentation Wed, 04 Sep 2019 15:17:53 -0400 2019-09-10T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-10T19:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF) Presentation ONSF Logo
Future Faculty: Academic Job Interviewing (September 11, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65303 65303-16567515@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Designed for those applying to faculty jobs, this interactive workshop will provide you with a high-level overview of the interview process for faculty positions and give you the opportunity to practice responding to several common interview questions in a low stakes setting with a peer. An experienced faculty member, Prof. Rebecca Hasson, will co-facilitate the session and answer your questions about faculty job interviews.
Presenters: Dr. Rebecca Hasson and Dr. Laura Schram
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/xmmE0.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:15:53 -0400 2019-09-11T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-11T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Literati Bookstore Presents Salman Rushdie. (September 12, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65213 65213-16549475@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 12, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Literati Bookstore is honored to welcome renown, Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie to Rackham Auditorium on the campus of the University of Michigan in support of his latest novel, Quichotte. The author will be joined in conversation by Rich Fahle of PBS Books. Tickets are general admission and include a pre-signed hardcover copy of Quichotte, to be picked up at the venue the evening of the event.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Aug 2019 15:26:46 -0400 2019-09-12T19:00:00-04:00 2019-09-12T20:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Center for Campus Involvement Lecture / Discussion Poster
Biophysics Krimm Lecture - Talk Title: Shining light onto the dark matter of biology: Ion flux modulation and the perplexing resilience of bacteria (September 13, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64266 64266-16274470@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 13, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: LSA Biophysics

Abstract: TBD

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 04 Sep 2019 14:42:01 -0400 2019-09-13T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-13T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) LSA Biophysics Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Entering, Engaging, and Exiting Communities for Graduate Students (September 13, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65571 65571-16613771@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 13, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

This workshop will introduce graduate students to principles and practices for thoughtfully engaging with communities, including motivations, impact of social identities, and strategies for engaging in reciprocal, ethical, and respectful ways. Particularly useful for students interested in community engagement, social justice, democratic engagement, advocacy, activism, and philanthropy. This workshop will be facilitated by the Ginsberg Center.

This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.

Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/qggEv.

We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Sun, 08 Sep 2019 16:54:33 -0400 2019-09-13T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-13T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar Learning in Community Logo
Entering, Engaging, and Exiting Communities for Graduate Students (September 13, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65305 65305-16567517@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 13, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop will introduce graduate students to principles and practices for thoughtfully engaging with communities, including motivations, impact of social identities, and strategies for engaging in reciprocal, ethical, and respectful ways. Particularly useful for students interested in community engagement, social justice, democratic engagement, advocacy, activism, and philanthropy.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/qggEv.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Ginsberg Center and part of their Learning in Community workshop series.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 30 Aug 2019 18:16:15 -0400 2019-09-13T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-13T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Town Hall on Faculty Ideology and Responsibility to Students (September 16, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66558 66558-16747082@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 11:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Last fall, U-M Provost Martin A. Philbert convened a Blue Ribbon Panel to offer recommendations on the question: “What ought to be the intersection between political thought/ideology and a faculty member’s responsibility to students?” The panel submitted their report to Provost Philbert in March 2019, which included a Statement of Principal (p. 9) among its recommendations.
The purpose of this town hall meeting is to gather reactions to the principles articulated in the report as well as input on how these principles can best be operationalized. The event will begin with an overview of the report, followed by table discussions led by graduate student peer facilitators.
Rackham seeks extensive student perspectives and contributions on this important topic. Students who are unable to attend the town hall are invited to submit anonymous, confidential feedback through the following link: https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bBdnASte2slsGjz.
Registration required at https://myumi.ch/2DB1B.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Meeting Sat, 07 Sep 2019 12:16:21 -0400 2019-09-16T11:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T12:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Meeting Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
oSTEM Fall Company Dinner (September 16, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66450 66450-16736410@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

The oSTEM Fall Company Dinner is a networking event where LGBTQ+ students in STEM fields can speak with professionals and recruiters from inclusive companies who also identify as LGBTQ+ to build a stronger network and understand the experience of being out in the workplace. The dinner is a resume free event with no associated cost for students attending. This is a limited space event. Companies attending include Ford Motor Company, BASF, Google, Accenture, JP Morgan Chase, and Turner Construction.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:45:17 -0400 2019-09-16T19:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T21:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Three Key Elements to Make a Positive Professional Impression (September 17, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65351 65351-16573553@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

If you communicate effectively, you can have anything in this world you want, including your dream job. This workshop is designed to teach professionals how to communicate more effectively on paper, online, and in-person. The three key elements to an effective job search includes a well-written resume/CV, an updated LinkedIn profile, and polished interviewing skills. In addition to learning strategies, tips, and techniques on how to update their resume/CV, participants will understand what employers are looking for in a LinkedIn profile, and how to prepare for and conduct interviews that are sure to make them stand out in a crowd of competitive candidates.
Speaker: James Logan is the founder and CEO of Hire Level Coaching, a high-performance career-coaching firm. He shares his expertise by working with diverse individuals from a wide variety of industries and sectors, sitting on panels, delivering keynote speeches, and running monthly workshops. So far, Hire Level Coaching has helped more than 500 people advance their careers through one-on-one and group coaching. He currently serves as a Program Coordinator in the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI) at the University of Michigan. Prior to running his company full-time, Logan worked for the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan where he helped students from underrepresented backgrounds gain access to business education and careers. Prior to Ross, James served as the International Recruitment Coordinator for the University of Michigan-Flint where he traveled to more than 25 countries to recruit international students and build global partnerships.
James graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Michigan in 2008. While a student at Michigan, James walked-on to the football team, winning a Big Ten Championship during his freshman season. Because of his community service efforts, he won multiple campus and statewide leadership awards. The community has recognized his work with Hire Level Coaching as well. Recently, James won the Emerging Leader Award from the University of Michigan-Detroit Center, Michigan Chronicle’s 40 Under 40 Award, and the 5 Under 10 Award from the University of Michigan Black Alumni Association, awarded to five high achieving alumni who graduated within the last ten years.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/pddEO.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:15:54 -0400 2019-09-17T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-17T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Cover Letter Writing Workshop (September 17, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67136 67136-16805201@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Cover letters are an essential part of the job search process. However, crafting them is often very difficult for people to do. The University Career Center and Graduate Rackham International (GRIN) will host an educational and practical workshop that introduces graduate students to the purpose of the cover letter, and shows how to effectively describe yourself and highlight your international experiences within cover letters. Food will be provided.
Registration is required at myumi.ch/ZQZrR.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:16:47 -0400 2019-09-17T16:00:00-04:00 2019-09-17T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Malcolm & Martin: Collaborating for Justice (September 17, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65402 65402-16595536@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Martin Luther King Jr. was a college-educated, Southern, Baptist advocate, while Malcolm X was a self-taught, Northern, Muslim activist. Malcolm and Martin were as different as could be on paper, but both dedicated their lives to the Civil Rights Movement, the major societal issue of their time. Tackling this issue from different angles, the two found themselves forming a profound partnership to move US society toward equality and justice. How can we forge such powerful ties in our modern context to continue to push US society to epitomize its ideals?

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Presentation Mon, 19 Aug 2019 07:55:24 -0400 2019-09-17T17:30:00-04:00 2019-09-17T19:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Prison Creative Arts Project, The Presentation Malcolm & Martin
Malcolm & Martin: Intersecting Visions of Justice (September 17, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66223 66223-16719606@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Muslim Students' Association

ICYMI: The recorded lecture (closed captioning available) can be found on YouTube at bit.ly/mxmlklecture

Malcolm & Martin dedicated their lives to the Black struggle for liberation and global freedom for all. This event will present a more nuanced narrative of each icons' approach and how their ideologies shifted to push society toward equality and justice, as well as how we can apply these lessons in the struggle for justice today.

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This event is free and open to the public! Tickets are required for entry.

Tickets can be picked-up directly from Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) located in the League Underground. We recommend this to avoid waiting in line on the day of the event!!!

If you are unable to pick a ticket up from MUTO, registration is required to redeem a ticket and will remain open until the event start time. REGISTER NOW AT http://bit.ly/mxmlk
Pre-registrants can pick up their tickets from Rackham on the day of the event.

Please spread the word! Bring your family and friends. We welcome all to this important event on allyship and social justice.

Check out our Facebook event for more details! https://www.facebook.com/events/375081126725562/

For any accessibility accommodations, please fill out this form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb1nMOUfh1eiKMAUhpbsuLaUDOAfTB1d9G6rSZ83qRzGI2fw/viewform

If individuals are unable to attend in person, they can also tune into the livestream, which will have subtitles. https://ummedia01.umnet.umich.edu/msa/msa091719.html

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:05:30 -0400 2019-09-17T17:30:00-04:00 2019-09-17T19:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Muslim Students' Association Lecture / Discussion background picture of Malcolm and Martin smiling and shaking hands. Text reads: The Muslim Students Association and collaborators present: Malcolm & Martin: Intersecting Visions of Justice. Presented by Imam Omar Suleiman, followed by dialogue and Q/A with Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer & Dr. Stephen Ward. Free & open to the public. Register at bit.ly/mxmlk Sponsored by: Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives, Ross School of Business, and more!
Professional Development DEI Certificate Information Session (September 18, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67019 67019-16796446@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Did you know that Rackham offers a Professional Development Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate Program? It was designed to prepare graduate students to work in a diverse environment while fostering an inclusive climate on campus. Help us spread the word! Each year we have many students miss the application deadline. There is still time to apply! Applications for the program are open now and close on September 20, 2019. For more information or apply, please visit our website: Rackham Professional Development DEI Certificate.
Still have questions?? Join us for this information session to learn about the requirements of the program and discover how this certificate can prepare you to enter a diverse and global job market.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/r8Xw4.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:16:49 -0400 2019-09-18T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-18T13:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Rackham Symposium: State of the Graduate School (September 18, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65306 65306-16567518@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Join us as Dean Mike Solomon shares strategic thinking on reimagining the graduate academic experience and invites your thoughts about the challenges and opportunities in graduate education today.
Schedule
3:30 to 4:30 It’s Time to Rethink Graduate Education presented by Mike Solomon, Dean; Vice Provost for Academic Affairs – Graduate Studies
4:30 to 5:30 Reception and poster session featuring U-M innovations in graduate education
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/MEEr2.
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Conference / Symposium Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:16:06 -0400 2019-09-18T15:30:00-04:00 2019-09-18T17:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Negotiating Skills—Exploring What to Do Before, During, and After Your Academic Job Offer (September 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65596 65596-16621790@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Long before you are on the faculty job market, it is important to prepare for the offer. Negotiating an academic position should never be an afterthought. In fact, wise negotiating requires education, planning, and practice. This interactive seminar will provide you with strategies to determine what to ask for and how to ask for what you need and want. You will also leave with recommendations concerning what you should do before, during, and after the academic job offer.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/Pll9z.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 05 Sep 2019 12:16:22 -0400 2019-09-19T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-19T14:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Critical Conversations: Media Studies at the Intersection of Theory and Practice (September 19, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66162 66162-16717494@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 19, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Film, Television, and Media

Established in Fall 2017, the Department of Film, Television, and Media’s speaker series creates a space for film and media scholars and artists/practitioners to engage in dialogues about past and contemporary topics that influence media industries, audiences, and society at large. The September 19, 2019, event will focus on the topic of “Television Comedy,” paying particular attention to new writing, thematic, and stylistic trends in contemporary television comedies. The participants are writer/producer Jennifer Celotta (THE OFFICE, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE; THE NEWSROOM) and Professor Ethan Thompson, who has written several books on satire and television comedy (PARODY AND TASTE IN POSTWAR AMERICAN TELEVISION CULTURE; co-editor of SATIRE TV: POLITICS AND COMEDY IN THE POST-NETWORK ERA; HOW TO WATCH TELEVISION).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:38:51 -0400 2019-09-19T16:00:00-04:00 2019-09-19T17:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Film, Television, and Media Lecture / Discussion Poster
Jonathan Safran Foer (September 19, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64168 64168-16177690@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 19, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: School for Environment and Sustainability

School for Environment and Sustainability, Sustainable Food Systems and Literati Bookstore are thrilled to welcome Jonathan Safran Foer.

Join New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer ("Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close") to learn how saving the planet begins on our breakfast plates. With a reading and discussion of his new book, "We are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast," Safran Foer will highlight small behavioral changes that could help move the needle on climate change. Discussion facilitated by George Willis Pack Professor, Ivette Perfecto.

Copies of the book will be for sale, with a book signing to follow.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:24:50 -0400 2019-09-19T19:00:00-04:00 2019-09-19T21:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) School for Environment and Sustainability Lecture / Discussion JSF
Statistics 50th Anniversary (September 20, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61206 61206-15052048@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 20, 2019 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Statistics

The Department of Statistics will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary on September 20th and 21st in Ann Arbor, Michigan. There will be talks led by former professors and alumni, as well as panel discussions.

Please check back on this page at a later date for more information!

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Other Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:03:31 -0500 2019-09-20T09:00:00-04:00 2019-09-20T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Statistics Other Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Rackham Professional Development DEI Certificate Orientation (September 24, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65308 65308-16567520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Did you know Rackham offers a DEI Professional Development Certificate designed to prepare graduate students to work in a diverse environment while fostering a climate of inclusivity? Attend this introduction session to learn about the requirements of the program and discover how this certificate can prepare you to enter a diverse and global job market. Find out more about the program.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/r88EP.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:16 -0400 2019-09-24T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-24T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Ph.D. Pathways: Training for the Marathon—How YOU Can Engage in Proactive Career Planning (September 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65352 65352-16573554@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

During this workshop, you will learn important steps you can take to jumpstart your career development as a first-year student at Rackham. This session will also expose you to the multiple resources you can take advantage of through the University Career Center and Rackham Graduate School. At the end of this session, you will have tangible steps that you can take to understand and advance your career goals.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/kxxQW.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:16 -0400 2019-09-25T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-25T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Student-Veteran Lunch: A Chat With the V.A. (September 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67330 67330-16839868@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This lunchtime chat will provide you the opportunity to sit and ask questions with representatives from them Veterans Affairs (V.A.) as well as the Veterans and Military Services at the University of Michigan. Lunch will be provided.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/nbO3n.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:16 -0400 2019-09-25T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-25T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Bouchet Fall Panel: So You’re a Professor, Now What? (September 26, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67020 67020-16796447@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 26, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Join our panel of distinguished faculty members from the University of Michigan and peer institutions, who will discuss the challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities that come with navigating the tenure process as faculty members from traditionally marginalized communities. Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by the Bouchet Honor Society.
Panelists:

Durga Singer, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology and Pediatrics, Michigan Medicine
Bart Bartlett, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan
Sandra M. Gonzales, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Bilingual/Bicultutral Education, Wayne State University
Pero Dagbovie, Ph.D., Professor of History, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Michigan State University

Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/v281P.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:17 -0400 2019-09-26T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-26T14:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
AMAS Film Screening: "Muslimah's Guide to Marriage" (September 26, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63433 63433-15694220@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 26, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS)

Please refer to this link if you may need a reflection room during this event: https://trotter.umich.edu/article/reflection-rooms-campus

Muslimah Muhammad, a twenty-something African-American orthodox Muslim Woman who lives in Inglewood, CA, has seven days and fourteen hours left in her Iddah (Muslim separation) before she will officially be divorced from her cheating husband. Knowing that the divorce would upset her religious father and the local Muslim community, Muslimah works diligently to try to fix her broken marriage before it is too late.


Director's Intro: Aminah Bakeer Abdul-Jabbaar
https://vimeo.com/250992626

Director's Bio:
Writer/Producer/Director/Professor in the Pan African Studies Department at California State University, Los Angeles. Aminah is from South Central LA. She holds a B.A. from USC in Cinema TV and an M.F.A. in Directing from UCLA’s Film & TV Department. Aminah participated in IFP/FIND’s Project Involve and IFP/FIND'S Screenwriter’s Lab. Her short, PERSONAL TOUCH, which deals with her mother’s death from breast cancer, won the Liddel Art Award from the Ann Arbor Film Festival and screened on PBS. She also wrote and directed DORSEY, a Multi-Camera TV Pilot about colorism in the Black Community (starring: Christy Knowings, Wesley Jonathan, and Wesley Jonathan), which got Aminah a Directing Internship at THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and she was featured on ET. Next, Aminah won the Visionary Award at the Pan African Film Festival for BILALIAN, a feature-length documentary about African-American Muslims in America and in Africa, and received glowing reviews in several publications including “Variety” and was broadcast on BET. After, Aminah co-wrote, produced, and directed the web series BedRest (starring: Pratima Anae and Tiffany Haddish), a comedy about a woman trapped on Bed Rest and played on Blip.TV. Aminah is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment and UTA.


Executive Producer: Donald Bakeer
Donald Bakeer is author of "South Central L.A. CRIPS (1987)", the novel that in tandem with its critically acclaimed film adaptation, "South Central" (Warner Bros. 1992), has been the most powerful artistic combination to combat the 35 year old gang murder epidemic that has now become a culture for many. These two works, and Bakeer'slast novel, The Story of the 1992 L.A. Uprising-"Inhale Gasoline & Gunsmoke!", are critical in his strategy to end the gang wars with art and fight a growing culture of anti-literacy.Bakeer, recently retired after 30 years teaching English in several of South Central L.A.'s toughest schools, is a renowned poet and speaker, a 15-year member and former President of the International Black Writers and Artists who has been one of the most influential voices in South Central L.A. for over 3 decades, now. Known to many as "The Master Poet", Bakeer has performed hundreds of times over the past 30 years in schools, churches, mosques, nightclubs, restaurants, bookstores, and festivals in the area. He is the dedicated father of 9, has mentored many, and taught hundreds of people to be poets.CRIPS and …


Cinematographer: Jerry Henry
Jerry’s visual talents can be seen in such docs as the Oscar-nominated documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop directed by Banksy, American Revolutionary by director Grace Lee and City of Gold from director Laura Gabbert which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was theatrically released theatrically by Sundance/ IFC in March 2016. He recently wrapped up the upcoming four-part HBO docu-series titled The Defiant Ones which will the chronicle the life and work of Dr. Dre. & Jimmy Iovine and Ferguson Rises with director Mobolaji Olambiwannu. He continues to serve as cinematographer for numerous documentaries and documentary for VICELAND, MTV News & Docs, National Geographic. Under his production company Cactus Eyelash, INC, he shoots and produces for clients Ford, Reebok, Nike, Honda, and MasterCard.


Editor: Rachel Pearl

Written by: Aminah Bakeer Abdul-Jabbaar

Producers:Aminah Bakeer Abdul-Jabbaar
Kenyatta Bakeer
Dianne Durazo
Julie Durazo

Starring: Ebony Perry, Glenn Plummer, BT Kingsley, Kareem Grimes, and Medina Britt. (Red Carpet Photo Attached)

MGTM Website with Social Media Links:
https://www.muslimahsguidetomarriage.com

Awards and Achievements Received:
Pan-African Film Festival Audience Award - Narrative Feature
Sold Out Screenings at Pan-African Film Festival (202 seat theater)

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Film Screening Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:26:51 -0400 2019-09-26T18:00:00-04:00 2019-09-26T20:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Film Screening Poster
Rackham Professional Development DEI Certificate Orientation (September 27, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65355 65355-16573557@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 27, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Did you know Rackham offers a DEI Professional Development Certificate designed to prepare graduate students to work in a diverse environment while fostering a climate of inclusivity? Attend this introduction session to learn about the requirements of the program and discover how this certificate can prepare you to enter a diverse and global job market. Find out more about the program.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/K442o.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:17 -0400 2019-09-27T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-27T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
"We Gon' Be Alright, But That Ain’t Alright: Abolitionist Teaching" (September 27, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67556 67556-16892245@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 27, 2019 12:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: School of Education

About the Talk

Dr. Love’s talk will discuss the struggles and the possibilities of committing ourselves to an abolitionist goal of educational freedom, as opposed to reform, and moving beyond what she calls the educational survival complex. Abolitionist Teaching is built on the creativity, imagination, boldness, ingenuity, and rebellious spirit and methods of abolitionists to demand and fight for an educational system where all students are thriving, not simply surviving.

About Dr. Bettina L. Love

Dr. Bettina L. Love is an award-winning author and Associate Professor of Educational Theory & Practice at the University of Georgia. She is the author of the book *We Want To Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom* (Beacon Press). She passionately, and with resolute and bold inquiry, argues that the U.S. educational system is maintained by and profits from the suffering of children of color. Instead of trying to repair a flawed system, educational reformers offer survival tactics in the forms of test-taking skills, acronyms, grit labs, and character education, which Love calls the educational survival complex.

Dr. Love is one of the field’s most esteemed educational researchers in the area of Hip Hop education. Her research focuses on the ways in which urban youth negotiate Hip Hop music and culture to form social, cultural, and political identities to create new and sustaining ways of thinking about urban education and intersectional social justice. Her work is also concerned with how teachers and schools working with parents and communities can build communal, civically engaged schools rooted in intersectional social justice for the goal of equitable classrooms.

For her work in the field, in 2016, Dr. Love was named the Nasir Jones Hiphop Fellow at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. She is also the creator of the Hip Hop civics curriculum GET FREE. In April of 2017, Dr. Love participated in a one-on-one public lecture with bell hooks focused on the liberatory education practices of Black and Brown children. In 2018, Georgia’s House of Representatives presented Dr. Love with a resolution for her impact on the field of education.

Dr. Love is a sought-after public speaker on a range of topics, including antiblackness in schools, Hip Hop education, Black girlhood, queer youth, Hip Hop feminism, art-based education to foster youth civic engagement and issues of diversity and inclusion. In 2014, she was invited to the White House Research Conference on Girls to discuss her work focused on the lives of Black girls. In addition, she is the inaugural recipient of the Michael F. Adams award (2014) from the University of Georgia. She has also provided commentary for various news outlets including NPR, The Guardian, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution. She is the author of the book Hip Hop’s Li’l Sistas Speak: Negotiating Hip Hop Identities and Politics in the New South. Her work has appeared in numerous books and journals, including the English Journal, Urban Education, The Urban Review, and Journal of LGBT Youth. In 2017, Dr. Love edited a special issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies focused on the identities, gender performances, and pedagogical practices of Black and Brown lesbian educators.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:55:27 -0400 2019-09-27T12:30:00-04:00 2019-09-27T14:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) School of Education Lecture / Discussion Professor Bettina Love
Xu Zhimo’s Surprising Journey: An Exploration of My Grandfather’s Life (September 27, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67479 67479-16864378@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 27, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Biography
Tony S. Hsu is the grandson of Xu Zhimo. He was born in Shanghai shortly after the end of World War II. As a toddler, Hsu and his sisters were raised by his grandmother, Zhang Youyi, while his parents pursued their studies in America.

In the late 1940s, Zhang and her young charges left China amidst national political turmoil and settled in Hong Kong. At age six, Hsu and his sisters emigrated to New York to join their parents and begin a new life in America. Hsu ultimately received his bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and doctorate in applied physics from Yale University. He has been an executive for several technology companies. Hsu lives with his fashion designer wife, Lily Pao Hsu, and his filmmaker daughter, Alexandra, in Southern California. Chasing the Modern is his first book.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:07:25 -0400 2019-09-27T13:30:00-04:00 2019-09-27T14:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Electrical and Computer Engineering Lecture / Discussion Tony Hsu
The Clean Energy Revolution is (Finally) Here, Dan Kammen (October 1, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65484 65484-16898627@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: School for Environment and Sustainability

Dr. Daniel M. Kammen is a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, with parallel appointments in the Energy and Resources Group where he serves as Chair, the Goldman School of Public Policy where he directs the Center for Environmental Policy, and the department of Nuclear Engineering. Kammen is the founding director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL; http://rael.berkeley.edu), and was director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center from 2007 – 2015.

He was appointed by then Secretary of State Hilary Clinton in April 2010 as the first energy fellow of the Environment and Climate Partnership for the Americas (ECPA) initiative. He began service as the Science Envoy for U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry in 2016, but resigned over President Trump’s policies in August, 2017. He has served the State of California and US federal government in expert and advisory capacities, including time at the US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Energy, the Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 29 Sep 2019 19:30:24 -0400 2019-10-01T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-01T20:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) School for Environment and Sustainability Lecture / Discussion Dan Kammen
Change It Up! (October 2, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65418 65418-16597552@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Change it Up! brings bystander intervention skills to the University of Michigan community for the purpose of building inclusive, respectful, and safe communities. It is based on a nationally recognized four-stage bystander intervention model that helps individuals intervene in situations that negatively impact individuals, organizations, and the campus community.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/E33m8.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:18 -0400 2019-10-02T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-02T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Walking With Our Ancestors: Cape Coast Castle (October 3, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66726 66726-16772447@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 3, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum—researcher, writer, choreographer, and performer.

The award-winning and nationally-recognized performance art piece The Walking with My Ancestors: Cape Coast Castle (2019) is a story that takes the audience through a ritual journey that includes live drumming, storytelling, song, dance, and drama and leads to revelation, reconciliation, and rebirth. It is a human story about triumph over adversity, hope, resilience, emotional justice, love, and survival.
 
 
Walking with My Ancestors: Cape Coast Castle (2019) is based on the totality of ethnographic field research in former dungeons for enslaved Africans at Cape Coast, Ghana in 2016-2017. It was directed by Kim Pereira, and originally produced by Don Shandrow.

This event is co-sponsored by the School of Music, Theatre & Dance and the University Library System as part of the 2019 DEI Summit.

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Performance Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:45:37 -0400 2019-10-03T18:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Walking With Our Ancestors: Cape Coast Castle
The Salute to Latinas: Fuerza de la Mujer (October 4, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67921 67921-16966902@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 4, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

You’re invited! Delta Tau Lambda Sorority Incorporated’s seeks to honor the accomplishments, strengths, history, culture, and diversity of all Latina women and women of color at The Salute to Latinas: Fuerza de la Mujer. This event has been Delta Tau Lambda Sorority Incorporated’s signature event for the past 25 years.

“This year’s theme, Mente, Cuerpo, y Alma (Mind, Body, and Soul), will bring awareness to the health of women of color in our community. As Latinas and women of color, our racialized experiences in the world have a great impact on our mental, physical, and spiritual wellness. The sisters of Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Incorporated, Alpha Chapter, strive to educate our campus community about this issue through artistic performances, guest speakers, recognition awards, and other group activities.

We will present the ‘Diamond Award,’ which is awarded to a woman who is dedicated to performing above and beyond in community service and the improvement of our community. Additionally, we will announce and celebrate the recipient of our Lydia Cruz & Sandra Maria Ramos Scholarship for young emerging leaders.”

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Ceremony / Service Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:46:37 -0400 2019-10-04T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-04T20:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Ceremony / Service Flier
GRIN Fall Potluck (October 5, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67759 67759-16928720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 5, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Join the GRIN Mentorship team to celebrate the beginning of Fall with a potluck dinner. Let’s enter fall with FUN and FOOD from around the world!
Everyone is invited and bring friends too! You are encouraged to bring foods from your home region, if possible. Please sign up to confirm your attendance and what food you will be bringing.
Sign-up deadline: October 3
Registration is required at myumi.ch/jxgwd

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:17:29 -0400 2019-10-05T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-05T20:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Social / Informal Gathering Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Queer in STEM: a Post-Graduate Experience (October 7, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67500 67500-16866606@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Join Rackham Graduate School and Spectrum Center for a panel and conversation about holding an LGBTQ+ identity in STEM fields while persuing a graduate degree and beyond. Registration required, found at https://myumi.ch/9oode.

Panelists will include individuals who have a PhD Industrial and Operations Engineering, a PhD Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, a PhD Robotics, and MA in Biomedical Engineering

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 25 Sep 2019 11:25:03 -0400 2019-10-07T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-07T14:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion Queer in STEM information, including date, time, and location. The background is a blurry image of a public study space and a rainbow runs vertically down the right side of the image. The Rackham, Student Life, and Spectrum Center Block M logos line the bottom.
Rackham LGBTQ Out in the Grad School (October 7, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65631 65631-16623837@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Celebrate National Coming Out Day with our panel of graduate students who will discuss what the complexities of being out and/or not being out mean to them. Co-sponsored by the Spectrum Center.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:18 -0400 2019-10-07T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-07T14:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
2019 Community Launch and Faculty Workshop (October 7, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66275 66275-16725800@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Concussion Center

You’re invited to attend the launch of the Michigan Concussion Center to hear an overview of the Center’s mission and vision and participate in a workshop to prioritize the Center’s research agendas.

When: Monday, October 7, 2019
Where: East Conference Room at Rackham Graduate School
Time: 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Overview and Workshop
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Reception
Who: Anyone who is interested in concussion research, clinical care, and outreach & education.

Please complete the linked survey by Friday, September 17th prior to attending the workshop. Your responses will help us prioritize research topics and set the workshop’s agenda.

Questions? Contact Michigan Concussion Center Deputy Director Carrie Morton at (734) 647-3958 or email cemorton@umich.edu.

For more information about the Michigan Concussion Center, visit concussion.umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 04 Sep 2019 14:51:20 -0400 2019-10-07T14:30:00-04:00 2019-10-07T17:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Concussion Center Workshop / Seminar Steve sitting with student at a table studying a laptop next to a lacrosse helmet.
It’s in the Syllabus and Other First-Generation College Student Experiences (October 8, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65420 65420-16597554@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

An immersive, playfully disorienting encounter, It’s in the Syllabus and Other First Generation College Student (FGCS) Experiences offers participants a complex view of a heterogenous identity group: students who are the first generation in their family to attend college. Because this session focuses on interventions instructors can make in the classroom, it is appropriate for faculty, graduate student instructors, and staff who have an instructional role. Participants witness several different intersecting stories about FGCS experiences and challenges, which confront stereotypes about who FGCS are and what they bring to the classroom. Through facilitated activities and discussion, instructors strategize about ways to make their classrooms more inclusive and foster belonging for FGCS.
**The theatrical portion of this session contains strong language.
In this session, participants will:

Discuss barriers that create challenges for FGCS.
Identify specific classroom strategies to better support FGCS.
Consider how to deploy resources on campus relevant to FGCS.

**Early departures can be disruptive to the performance and other participants. Please only register if you are able to attend the entire workshop.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/3qqe7
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:18 -0400 2019-10-08T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-08T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
UM Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Faculty Alliance (UMFA) - Annual Faculty Reception (October 9, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66626 66626-16767973@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: UM Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Faculty Alliance

Annual reception and brief meeting (about 6pm) for UM faculty and deans who are LGBT or interested in issues related to LGBT faculty

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Reception / Open House Mon, 09 Sep 2019 11:03:07 -0400 2019-10-09T17:00:00-04:00 2019-10-09T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) UM Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Faculty Alliance Reception / Open House Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
GRIN Board Game Night (October 9, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67761 67761-16928722@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Graduate Rackham International (GRIN) invites you to join us for a night of socialization and board games. Come meet people and make new friends over a large variety of fun board games! Whether you like lying to your friends, working with others to save the world, or asserting your dominance through strategy and/or battle, there will be a game for you. We will also be providing pizza and drinks!
Registration is required at myumi.ch/7Z2WY.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:17:30 -0400 2019-10-09T18:30:00-04:00 2019-10-09T21:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Social / Informal Gathering Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Reflections on Foreign Policy: Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (October 10, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67635 67635-16909301@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 10, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

Weiser Diplomacy Center Launch Series

In conversation with Joan and Sanford Weill Dean Michael Barr.

Free and open to the public. TICKETS REQUIRED.

Update as of 10/10/19 at 8:30 am.
A limited number of tickets will be distributed onsite, and we will fill all empty seats in the auditorium starting at 2:50 pm. In addition, we’ve arranged for overflow livestream viewing on the 4th floor of Rackham Auditorium.
This event will be livestreamed (including into overfill space on the fourth floor of Rackham). Bookmark and visit this link before the event starts to view the stream: http://myumi.ch/dOzNK.

THE REDEMPTION OF A TICKET DOES NOT GUARANTEE A SEAT. Ticket holders are encouraged to arrive for entry at 2:00 p.m. when doors open. Remaining seats unclaimed by ticket holders will be given to the public starting 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the event. Seat saving is not permitted. Tickets from third party vendors will not be accepted. Hard tickets from MUTO are the only tickets accepted at the event.

This event forms part of the series in celebration of the launch of the Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC), housed in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. WDC is a hub for practical training and policy dialogue on diplomacy and foreign affairs. WDC trains students for careers in international service, provides a meeting point for academics and practitioners, and serves as a bridge between U-M and the foreign policy community. WDC engages Professors of Practice and regular visiting practitioners and aims to be one of the country’s leading loci for the study of foreign affairs.

Hosted as part of the Conversations Across Difference Initiative.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:04:16 -0400 2019-10-10T15:00:00-04:00 2019-10-10T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Lecture / Discussion Hillary Rodham Clinton
Mentoring Plan Workshop (October 11, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64850 64850-16462989@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 11, 2019 10:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop helps to enhance the mentoring relationship between the student and faculty mentor. Faculty and students will work independently to identify their own objectives and styles initially, and then faculty-student pairs have time to work together to develop a mentoring plan: a two-way document to codify goals, needs, and shared expectations. Our mentoring committee places high value on this exercise because we know that of Rackham students who have written mentoring plans, 86% report that they find them useful.
Registration is required of both the faculty member and the student. Lunch is provided.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:19 -0400 2019-10-11T10:30:00-04:00 2019-10-11T12:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Disability Awareness (October 11, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65421 65421-16597555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 11, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop aims to increase baseline knowledge, initiate discussion, and clarify myths and facts about people with disabilities. Participants will gain a better understanding of disability issues and the disability community as a whole. It will also address how to best serve individuals with disabilities and provide suggestions on etiquette that you can use in your everyday life.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/wll3k.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:15:55 -0400 2019-10-11T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-11T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
MOSCOW x DETROIT: Transnational Modernity in the Built Environment (October 12, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63808 63808-15890345@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 12, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: History of Art

MOSCOW x DETROIT: Transnational Modernity in the Built Environment

October 11th, 2019 @ UMMA

KEYNOTE: "Americanized Bolshevism and its
New New Worlds” - Jean Louis Cohen | Institute of Fine Arts, NYU

October 12, 2019 @ Rackham Amphitheatre

SPEAKERS:

9:00-11:00 Session I: SURVEYING

1. “’Improve the Roads’: Valerian Osinsky, the American Automobile, and the Campaign to Overcome Russian Roadlessness in the 1920s-30s,” Lewis Siegelbaum, Michigan State University
2. “The Art of the Standard: Andrei Burov discovers America,” Richard Anderson, Edinburgh University
3. “Foreign Specialists in Soviet Industry in the 1920 and1930s: Forgotten History or Soviet Ideology? The case of Eastern Ukraine,” Oksana Chabanyuk, Kharkiv National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
4. “A Monument to the First Five-Year Plan: Moscow’s Palace of Soviets and the Afterlife of Amerikanizm through the 1930s,” Katherine Zubovich, Ryerson University

11:30-1:00 Session II: EMBEDDING

4. “Rationalization, Typification, Unification: New Strategies in the Planning of the Socialist City’ during the First Five-Year Plan (1928-1932,” Evgenia Konysheva, South Urals State University
5. “Citizen Kahn: Moritz and the Soviet Experience, 1929-39,” Claire Zimmerman, University of Michigan
6. “African-amerikanizm and Soviet Anti-Racism: Detroit Worker Robert Robinson in the USSR,” Christina Kiaer, Northwestern University

2:00 - 4:00 Session III: ADJUSTING

7. “People Making Things, Things Making People: Americanism in Soviet Genre Cinema, 1927,” Robert Bird, University of Chicago
8. “’The searchlight of exact and impartial investigation:’ Soviet memoirs of American technical consultants,” Christina Crawford, Emory University
9. “On the Line: Workers in the linear city,” Robert Fishman, University of Michigan
10. “’To Eradicate the Vestiges’: Ivan Nikolaev and the Reconstruction of Soviet Factories, 1933-1938,” Maria Taylor, University of Washington

Break 4:00-4:30

4:30 Closing discussion

Howard Brick, University of Michigan
Ron Suny, University of Michigan



Overview:
Between 1928 and 1932 several dozen American architects and engineers, most of them affiliated with Albert Kahn Associates, migrated from Detroit to Moscow to build the industrial campuses that modernized the Soviet Union. They set in motion over 500 construction projects, and trained over 300 Soviet designers, technicians, and draftsmen in American methods of design and implementation. During the very years in which architects from Detroit helped build Soviet factories, in notable cases with prefabricated components imported from the US, urban theories on linear city morphology as a fitting mode for industrialization blossomed in the USSR. English-language publications such as USSR in Construction featured compelling images of these monumental achievements, depicting Soviet progress in culture as well as technology. “Soviet Detroit,” as the industrial capital Nizhny-Novgorod would be called, was only one of many America-inspired cities developed during the first Five-Year Plan, which also included “Sibirsky Chicago” (Novosibirsk) and “Soviet Gary” (Magnitogorsk).

By the end of 1932, most of the American experts had returned, both to Detroit and to sites spread across the country. Over the four years of their stay, American journalists had celebrated their work on a regular basis. As the US economy recovered from the Great Depression and moved inexorably toward war, a small number of architects and engineers who participated in Soviet industrialization performed comparable tasks back in the United States. Linear urbanism grew up around American metropolises, particularly in the Midwest, in new communities such as Livonia, Michigan, strung alongside massive new factory complexes. The impact of Soviet urbanism on these communities remains to be assessed.

Moscow x Detroit: Transnational Modernity in the Built Environment will bring together distinguished historians of art, architecture, urbanism, and social history, to consider a critical moment in twentieth-century history, one that ramifies outward from the late 1920s to ripple through the later industrialization of the US and the USSR, affecting culture and the built environment for decades after. Its focus will be transnational exchange in both directions (initially toward the USSR, but also back to the USA), infrastructure development, and the impact of built environments (factories, housing, green zones) on cities built to serve industry, but surviving long after its evacuation. Participants, including specialists in both the American and the Soviet situation, will consider specific spatial questions, as well as broader analyses of the hidden effects of the “second Industrial Revolution” on culture, social organization, and the built environment on two continents.

Only recently has the complex of industrial developments that unfolded between Moscow and Detroit begun to receive notice in architectural and urbanistic scholarship. Groundbreaking research has focused new attention on the larger ramifications of this massive transfer of knowledge in both directions. Looking further into these developments, Moscow x Detroit is scheduled to coincide with the opening of an exhibition at The Canadian Centre for Architecture, Amerikanizm: Russian Architecture in Search of a New New World, that opens in Fall 2019 (curator: Jean-Louis Cohen).

Organizers:
Department of the History of Art, University of Michigan in coordination with The Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal

Claire Zimmerman, University of Michigan
Christina Crawford, Emory University
Jean-Louis Cohen, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 11 Sep 2019 08:52:51 -0400 2019-10-12T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-12T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) History of Art Conference / Symposium Image of Republic Steel, Cleveland OH, HS #18716, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Summit: From Awareness and Understanding to Planning and Action (October 14, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67331 67331-16839869@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 14, 2019 10:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Rackham Graduate School is excited to host its first MSI summit. This meeting is informed by and builds on the efforts of the National Forum for the Public Good in Higher Education (The Forum), the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID), and the myriad programs and departments that are committed to building pathways to opportunity into graduate and professional education and beyond.
This year’s summit uses the Forum’s framework of awareness, understanding, planning, and action in an effort to provide attendees with information and resources to support them wherever they are in the process of relationship building with Minority Serving Institutions.
The goals of the MSI summit are to:

Expand awareness and understanding of Minority Serving Institutions
Highlight some of the University of Michigan’s historical and contemporary relationships with Minority Serving Institutions
Learn of strategies and best practices for building relationships with MSIs

We invite you to join us for the entire summit or join us for the sessions that interest you most.
Agenda
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Session 1: Expanding Awareness and Deepening Understanding of Minority Serving Institutions

Defining MSIs
The significance of MSIs and their contributions to higher education and society
U-M’s historical connections with MSIs

12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Roundtable Discussion: U-M/MSI Partnership
Enjoy lunch and learn about the relationship building efforts of some U-M Units.
1:45 to 3:00 p.m. Session 2: Identifying, Engaging with, and Formalizing Relationships
A discussion on things to consider when establishing a relationship with MSIs.
Speaker: Dr. Ja’Wanda Grant, Special Assistant to the Provost for Scholar Development and Institutional Alliances, Academic Affairs, Xavier University of Louisiana
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/4pyAM.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 30 Sep 2019 18:17:31 -0400 2019-10-14T10:30:00-04:00 2019-10-14T15:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Ph.D. Doctoral Candidacy Ceremony and Reception (October 14, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67403 67403-16848984@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 14, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Join us to be recognized and receive your Ph.D. Candidacy pin. Reception to follow. Family, friends, faculty and children are welcome.
Registration required at https://myumi.ch/PlAe4.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Ceremony / Service Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:17:32 -0400 2019-10-14T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-14T20:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Ceremony / Service Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Future Faculty: Developing a Curriculum Vitae (October 16, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65422 65422-16597556@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Do you need a Curriculum Vitae (CV), but all you have is a resume? CVs are required to apply for research and academic positions, and very often for fellowships and scholarships. If you’ve had a resume for a while, but you are now pursuing research and you need to develop a CV, this introductory workshop is for you. If you have a resume or a draft of a CV, please bring an electronic or hard copy with you to the session in order to workshop the document.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/ZQQqE.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:20 -0400 2019-10-16T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-16T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Queer Expectations: a Genealogy of Jewish Women's Poetry (October 16, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64903 64903-16485245@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Zohar Weiman-Kelman will be discussing their recently published book, Queer Expectations: a Genealogy of Jewish Women’s Poetry (SUNY Press, 2018). Bringing together Jewish women’s poetry in English, Yiddish, and Hebrew from late nineteenth century through the 1970s, this talk will explore how Jewish women writers turned to poetry to write new histories. Developing “queer expectancy” as a conceptual tool for understanding how literary texts can both invoke and resist what came before, Weiman-Kelman demonstrates how poets push back against heteronormative imperatives of biological reproduction and inheritance, opting instead for connections that twist traditional models of gender and history. Looking backward in queer ways thus enables new histories to emerge, intervenes in a troubled present, and gives hope for unexpected futures.

The front entrance of Rackham, located on East Washington, is accessible by stairs and ramp. There are elevators on both the east and wends ends of the lobby. The conference room is on the fourth floor. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact the Judaic Studies office at judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:10:13 -0400 2019-10-16T16:00:00-04:00 2019-10-16T17:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Zohar Weiman Kelman Event Image
Warlords to Water Coolers: A Career in Conflict Resolution (October 17, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67439 67439-16851386@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Join the Rackham Resolution Office and Munger Graduate Residences in celebration of Conflict Resolution Day! Former United Nations mediator and founder of The Consortium for Conversational Conflict Resolution, Kai Stabell, will share insights into the role and the importance of mediation and dialogue skills in various career fields.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/E35Ok.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:17:05 -0400 2019-10-17T09:30:00-04:00 2019-10-17T11:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
SUPPORT GROUP for Postdocs (October 17, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67271 67271-16831233@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 17, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: University Human Resources

The Faculty & Staff Counseling & Consultation Office (FASCCO) is offering a support group for postdocs. This monthly drop-in group will address various topics such as stress management, work/life balance, re-location adjustment, difficult career choices, impostor syndrome, navigating work relationships and making social connections.

This support group is facilitated by counselors of FASCCO.

Contact Tina Weymouth, cmwey@umich.edu or 936-8660 to register. Lunch will be provided, registration is required.

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Meeting Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:58:18 -0400 2019-10-17T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-17T13:15:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) University Human Resources Meeting Saturday. Summer. Beautiful sunny day, so my friends and I decided to make a picnic and watch the sundown. Pretty fun and relaxed day.
2019 Conference on Transportation, Economics, Energy and the Environment (TE3) (October 18, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63613 63613-16831256@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 18, 2019 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The University of Michigan’s Conference on Transportation, Economics, Energy and the Environment (TE3) brings economists and other academic researchers together with practitioners from industry, government and the public policy community to share knowledge, exchange ideas and strengthen our collective ability to address the transportation sector's energy and environmental challenges. Now in its sixth year, the 2019 TE3 Conference will examine transportation electrification worldwide, highlighting developments in both the United States and China.

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and a rising source globally. Technology advances and falling costs for energy storage and renewable energy are now poised to create a historic opportunity to transition the sector to electrified mobility. At this year's TE3 event, conference participants will explore this exciting transition through sessions addressing consumer interest in electric vehicles (EVs), vehicle charging, the role of a cleaner electric grid, the economics of EVs and the interactions among different policies. The conference will close with a high-level panel discussion about the tensions that confront EV-related policy development in the world's leading vehicle markets.

TE3 2019 will be held on Friday, October 18 in Rackham Amphiteatre.
Learn more and register at https://energy.umich.edu/te3/.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:49:49 -0400 2019-10-18T08:00:00-04:00 2019-10-18T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) University of Michigan Energy Institute Conference / Symposium TE3 2019: The Electrification of Transportation
Germanic Languages and Literatures Graduate Student Conference (October 19, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66814 66814-16779005@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 19, 2019 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH (Rackham East Conference Room):
8:00 - 9:00 am: Breakfast

9:00 - 11:00 am: Panel 4: Collecting Visions
“It was a lifelike imagining”: Enacting Franciscan Visions in the Early Modern Spanish World (Hayley Bowman, History, University of Michigan)
From Cabinets of Curiosities to Museums: The Literarization of Vision (Valerie Ahlfeld, German, Leuphana University of Lüneburg)
Seeing Destruction at the Museum: The Altes Museum, the Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum der Charité, and their Permanent Displays of Rooms and Exhibits Damaged in WWII (Paula Hanitzsch, History, Humboldt-University of Berlin)

11:00 - 11:30 am: Coffee and Tea Break

11:30 am - 1:30 pm: Panel 5: Rendering (In)Visible
Aesthetics of Control: Architecture, Surveillance, and Migration in a Socialist Model City (Holly Bushman, Architectural History and Theory, Yale University)
(In)Visible Brown Bodies: Race and Representation in Familie Braun (2016) (Brittany Groves, German, University of Alabama)
Filthy Machines: Cybernetic Demonology and The Crying of Lot 49 (Caleb Tardio, English, University of Michigan)

1:30 - 3:00 pm: Lunch Break

3:00 - 5:00 pm: Panel 6: Embodying Temporalities
Artistry as Prosthesis: Intermediality and Engagement in Hannah Höch’s Schnitt mit dem Küchenmesser Dada durch die letzte Weimarer Bierbauchkulturepoche Deutschlands (André Flicker, German, University of Toronto)
Subject as objet trouvé: Realism and Modernism in Christian Schad’s Neue Sachlichkeit Paintings (Megan Pounds, History of Art, University of Michigan)
Magical Realism as Countervisuality in Almanya: Willkommen in Deutschland: Envisioning Alternative Pasts, Presents, and Futures (Özlem Karuc, German, University of Michigan)

5:00 - 5:30 pm: Closing Remarks

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 09 Oct 2019 13:41:29 -0400 2019-10-19T08:00:00-04:00 2019-10-19T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Germanic Languages & Literatures Conference / Symposium Sebastian Oldhouse, Father Time
Future Faculty Event to Enhance Diversity at Liberal Arts Colleges (October 21, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67303 67303-16833420@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 21, 2019 9:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Faculty from top liberal arts colleges are coming to University of Michigan on October 21 and 22 to promote greater diversity in the faculty at their institutions. Attendees will have the rare opportunity to meet one-on-one with a faculty member to discuss your individual job application portfolio materials (CVs, teaching philosophies, research statements, etc.) and hear about job opportunities at these colleges. Attendees will also hear about work-life at a liberal arts college and network with faculty, administrators, and diversity officers from participating colleges. Registration closes on October 13 to allow time for scheduling one-on-one consultation meetings.
Please note that one-on-one meetings will be scheduled once registration is closed on October 13. The brief outline of the agenda for this event is below:
October 21
9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Panel: Academic Life at Liberal Arts Colleges
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch: Roundtable Discussion of Social and Intellectual Life at Liberal Arts Colleges
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Discipline Workshops
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. One-on-One Meetings (to be scheduled only with registered participants)
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Networking Reception
October 22
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. One-on-One Meetings (to be scheduled only with registered participants)
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/WweX7.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:21 -0400 2019-10-21T09:30:00-04:00 2019-10-21T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
"An Ingenious Way to Live": Fostering Disability Culture in Higher Education (October 21, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67670 67670-16911463@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 21, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Council for Disability Concerns

"Disability is not a great struggle or 'courage in the face of adversity.' Disability is an art. It's an ingenious way to live." -Neil Marcus

In this panel event, scholars and practitioners discuss opportunities for ingenuity as a growing number of higher education institutions shift toward an intersectional cultural model of disability.

Panelists:

Dr. Stephanie Kerschbaum (she/hers), a U-M National Center for Institutional Diversity scholar in residence and associate professor of English at the University of Delaware whose work includes understanding experiences of disability and difference within academic and institutional culture.

Lloyd Shelton (he/him), U-M School of Social Work alumnus who founded Students with Disabilities and our Allies Group (SDAG) and received the 2014 Neubacher Award for his contributions to advancing disability inclusion on U-M’s campus.

Piotr Pasik (he/him), Director of Adaptive Recreation at Michigan State University who teaches courses on integrated wheelchair sports, uses adaptive sports to cultivate disability inclusion, and has helped propel MSU's adaptive sports facilities to the top of the Big Ten.

liz thomson (they/them), University of Minnesota-Morris's Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Director of Equity, Diversity, and Intercultural Programs with 20+ years of higher education experience, including teaching women's studies and Asian American studies, whose current research focuses on the new phenomenon of disability cultural centers in US higher education.

Moderated by Ashley Wiseman, Co-Chair of Disability Culture at U-M, with welcoming remarks from Dr. Robert Adams, Director of U-M Initiative on Disability Studies.

This event is co-presented by Disability Culture at U-M and the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our generous cosponsors include the UM Initiative on Disability Studies, Voices of the Staff, and the Council for Disability Concerns.

Accessibility information:
The RSVP form (myumi.ch/QAnrZ) includes an opportunity for you to tell us about your access needs and how we can ensure you are able to access the event. You can also reach out to Ashley Wiseman (wisemana@umich.edu).

Please refrain from wearing strong scents, such as perfume/cologne. The building, event space, and restroom are wheelchair accessible. A lactation room (room #2521) and gender-inclusive restroom (third floor, east wing) are available on site. The nearest reflection room is in the Michigan League (room #347). CART and ASL services will be available. This event will be video-recorded, as well as live-streamed via (the link will be provided when available and to those who RSVP).

The Palmer Parking Structure is the closest public parking structure (two blocks away); it is free for U-M employees with a blue pass and $1.70 per hour for anyone else. It includes parking spots for individuals with disabilities.

About Disability Culture at U-M
In the University of Michigan's 2016 campus climate survey, 48% of disabled students, nearly a third of disabled staff, and a quarter of disabled faculty reported experiencing at least one incident of discrimination based on their disability identity. Our cross-disability group is dedicated to bringing disabled students, staff, and faculty together in order to build a prideful community that centers disability culture, as it intersects with our other identities. We foster friendships, coordinate events (e.g., our recent panel on disability inclusion that drew 500 attendees), and work toward the establishment of a Disability Cultural Center at the University of Michigan.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:42:59 -0400 2019-10-21T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-21T14:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Council for Disability Concerns Lecture / Discussion A digital event sign displaying the event title, time, location, and RSVP information. The text is on a blue background, bordered by a canvas of diagonal paintbrush strokes in vibrant reds, oranges, blues, and teals.
King Talks Information Session (October 21, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68526 68526-17096918@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 21, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This session will allow you to learn more about the King Talks, including expectations and application tips.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/bv0wY.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:17:27 -0400 2019-10-21T16:00:00-04:00 2019-10-21T16:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Focus Group for First-Year Master’s Students (October 21, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68057 68057-16988231@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 21, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Rackham is conducting focus groups to better understand the first-year experience of our master’s students. All participants will receive a $10 digital Amazon gift card. Dinner will be provided.
Registration is required at myumi.ch/Nxpr3.

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Meeting Fri, 04 Oct 2019 18:17:40 -0400 2019-10-21T17:00:00-04:00 2019-10-21T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Meeting Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Future Faculty Event to Enhance Diversity at Liberal Arts Colleges (October 22, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67304 67304-16833421@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Faculty from top liberal arts colleges are coming to University of Michigan on October 21 and 22 to promote greater diversity in the faculty at their institutions. Attendees will have the rare opportunity to meet one-on-one with a faculty member to discuss your individual job application portfolio materials (CVs, teaching philosophies, research statements, etc.) and hear about job opportunities at these colleges. Attendees will also hear about work-life at a liberal arts college and network with faculty, administrators, and diversity officers from participating colleges. Registration closes on October 13 to allow time for scheduling one-on-one consultation meetings.
Please note that one-on-one meetings will be scheduled once registration is closed on October 13.
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. One-on-One Meetings (to be scheduled only with registered participants)
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/WweX7.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:21 -0400 2019-10-22T08:30:00-04:00 2019-10-22T12:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Race, Class and the Fight for Socialism: Perspectives for the Coming Revolution in America (October 22, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68547 68547-17096952@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: International Youth and Students for Social Equality

Speaker: Thomas Mackaman
Assistant Professor of History, Kings College; and writer for the World Socialist Web Site

Co-author of the recent pamphlet "The New York Times' 1619 Project: A racialist falsification of US and world history" published on the World Socialist Web Site

Author of the book New Immigrants and the Radicalization of American Labor, 1914-1924



The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in the US and its youth and student movement, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE), is holding a three-part series of meetings on “Race, Class and the Fight for Socialism: Perspectives for the Coming Revolution in America.”

This series is the socialist answer to the New York Times “1619 Project,” which has been accompanied by an unprecedented publicity blitz, including at schools and campuses throughout the country. The occasion they cite for the publication of this project is the 400th anniversary of the arrival of 20 African slaves at Port Comfort, Virginia.

The Times project raises the question: Is race the driving force of history, as the Times insists? Or, as Karl Marx analyzed, is it class? Is “anti-black racism … in the very DNA of this country” as the Times writes? Or is the history of the United States fundamentally the history of class struggle? As social inequality reaches record levels, is America heading toward race war or socialist revolution?

The promotion of the 1619 Project takes place under conditions of expanding class struggle internationally and a growing interest in socialism among workers and youth in the United States. Its aim is to block the development of a united movement of workers across all races by cultivating racial divisions.

These meetings will refute the historical falsifications advanced in the 1619 Project, explain their underlying political motivations and present the strategy for socialist revolution in America today.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:17:33 -0400 2019-10-22T19:00:00-04:00 2019-10-22T21:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) International Youth and Students for Social Equality Lecture / Discussion Thomas Hovenden's "The Last Moments of John Brown"
ADVANCE STRIDE Faculty Recruitment Workshop: REFRESHER (October 23, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67641 67641-16909314@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: The ADVANCE Program

The Committee on Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence (STRIDE) offers Faculty Recruitment Workshops for faculty members with an important role in faculty recruitment efforts.

These workshops are designed to provide them both with background information and concrete advice about practices that make searches more successful in producing diverse candidate pools and hiring the candidates you want to attract. Workshops are scheduled for the fall term. These workshops are open to all faculty.

REGISTRATION FULL. This date has reached capacity. To be added to the wait list or to check into availability for other workshop dates, please contact Jamie Saville (jsaville@umich.edu).

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:31:35 -0400 2019-10-23T08:30:00-04:00 2019-10-23T10:20:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) The ADVANCE Program Workshop / Seminar The Big M above the words ADVANCE Program and University of Michigan
Designing a DEI Workshop (October 23, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67762 67762-16928723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop is only for participants in the DEI Professional Development Certificate who are facilitating workshops related to DEI as part of their certificate requirements. This interactive training will provide an overview on workshop design principles and best practices for facilitating workshops.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/Xem9p
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:17:32 -0400 2019-10-23T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-23T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Jazz Lab Ensemble (October 24, 2019 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65502 65502-16607683@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 24, 2019 8:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Dennis Wilson, director

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Performance Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:54:46 -0400 2019-10-24T20:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Jazz Lab Ensemble
James T. Neubacher Awards Ceremony (October 25, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66586 66586-16761657@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 25, 2019 9:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Council for Disability Concerns

Established by U-M’s Council for Disability Concerns, the James T. Neubacher Award is a memorial to university alumnus and columnist for the Detroit Free Press who advocated for people with disabilities. The Ceremony (30th since the Awards were established) is intended to recognize with the Neubacher award and Certificates of Appreciation those members of the UM community (faculty/staff/students/alums) who have gone above and beyond their everyday duties in contributing to the advancement of disability issues by reducing stigma, and working to improve access for everyone.

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Other Sun, 08 Sep 2019 14:11:41 -0400 2019-10-25T09:30:00-04:00 2019-10-25T11:45:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Council for Disability Concerns Other Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Ph.D. Pathways: Deconstructing the Job Search—Comparing and Contrasting the Academic and Non-Academic Job Search Timeline (October 28, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65455 65455-16599594@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 28, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

The job market is competitive for Ph.D. students, both within and outside of academia. It is increasingly important for Ph.D. students to be ready to explore both realms. The University Career Center will host a workshop that explains both timetables in preparing for the academic and non-academic job market, discussing the differences and similarities. Students will be exposed to strategies for navigating both job markets concurrently and specific resources that can be used.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/3qqKK.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:17:24 -0400 2019-10-28T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-28T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
King Talks Information Session (October 28, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68824 68824-17157564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 28, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This session will allow you to learn more about the King Talks, including expectations and application tips.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/VP9kw.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 24 Oct 2019 18:17:11 -0400 2019-10-28T14:00:00-04:00 2019-10-28T14:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Finding Fellowship/Funding Workshop for International Students (October 28, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68626 68626-17107487@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 28, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Graduate Rackham International (GRIN) invites you to join us on finding fellowship and funding workshop. As an international student, it is not always easy to find funding. With the lead of Foundations and Grants Librarian Paul Barrow we will discuss how funding searches and the application process. Bringing your own laptop is encouraged to utilize the resources during the session. Paul will be flexible in and after the session to answer all questions. If you have questions about the event, please e-mail zhengsy@umich.edu.
Registration is required at myumi.ch/K4x8q.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 18 Oct 2019 18:17:32 -0400 2019-10-28T15:00:00-04:00 2019-10-28T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive (October 28, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66035 66035-16684583@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 28, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Author Stephanie Land will give a talk on her book, titled "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive," as part of the 2019 Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions speaker series.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Aug 2019 09:17:16 -0400 2019-10-28T19:00:00-04:00 2019-10-28T20:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Poverty Solutions Lecture / Discussion Stephanie Land
SUMIT_2019 (October 29, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68179 68179-17020463@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Register today to attend SUMIT 2019! The Security at University of Michigan IT (SUMIT) conference is the university’s flagship event for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This free, one-day symposium hosted by Information and Technology Services’ Information Assurance (IA) team is an exciting opportunity to hear recognized experts inform the community on the latest issues, trends, and threats in cybersecurity and privacy.

SUMIT_2019 explores the increasingly diverse topics in privacy and security research and operations

For a complete list of speakers and to register visit the SUMIT_2019 website. Attendance is free, but registration is required.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/sumit/2019

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:02:14 -0400 2019-10-29T09:00:00-04:00 2019-10-29T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Information and Technology Services (ITS) Conference / Symposium SUMIT_2019 Event banner
Yiddish In and Out of Context (October 29, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64966 64966-16499240@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Despite rumors of its demise, Yiddish continues to exert a powerful influence on Jewish culture and consciousness. Yiddish today performs a variety of new functions as a post- and trans-vernacular language in addition to its role as a language for daily communication. It is evoked, cited, and nostalgically remembered; it is used in art, music, theater, and literature; it is studied, theorized, spoken by enthusiasts, and admired by new generations who never spoke the language at home. In this symposium we explore Yiddish in both its traditional contexts and in these surprising new contexts. By considering Yiddish in and out context we hope to reach new understandings of how the role of Yiddish has changed and what these changes tell us about contemporary culture.

Symposium Schedule
Two panels that begin with the participants presenting their objects of analysis for around 10 minutes each, followed by a dialogue between all the panelists.
1:00 pm: First Panel with Eve Jochnowitz & Mikhail Kruitkov
3:00 pm: Second Panel with Justin Cammy, Sunny Yudkoff & Saul Zarrit

The front entrance of Rackham, located on East Washington, is accessible by stairs and ramp. There are elevators on both the east and wends ends of the lobby. The conference room is on the fourth floor. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact the Judaic Studies office at judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:04:03 -0400 2019-10-29T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-29T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Molly_Picon_in_Di_Tsvey_Kuni_Lemels,_1926
Focus Group for First-Year Ph.D. Students: Central Campus (October 29, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68628 68628-17107489@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Rackham is conducting focus groups to better understand the first-year experience of our Ph.D. students. All participants will receive a $10 digital Amazon gift card upon completion of the session. Dinner will be provided.
Registration is required at myumi.ch/O4X1w.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 18 Oct 2019 18:17:33 -0400 2019-10-29T17:00:00-04:00 2019-10-29T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Microaggressions (October 30, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67763 67763-16928724@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Microaggressions—the subtle everyday verbal and nonverbal slights and insults which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages. Microaggressions can effect anyone! This course is recommended as a follow up to Change it Up! Bystander Intervention.
This workshop will

Provide a brief review and history of microaggressions
Identify how our background influences how we perceive and experience other people
Discuss the ways we can build strong relationships
Identify ways to apply this information to your work environment

Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/mn9gg.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:17:33 -0400 2019-10-30T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-30T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
2019 Ta-You Wu Lecture in Physics | Generating High-Intensity, Ultrashort Optical Pulses (October 30, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64676 64676-16426883@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department Colloquia

With the invention of lasers, the intensity of a light wave was increased by orders of magnitude over what had been achieved with a light bulb or sunlight. This much higher intensity led to new phenomena being observed, such as violet light coming out when red light went into the material. After Gérard Mourou and I developed chirped pulse amplification, also known as CPA, the intensity again increased by more than a factor of 1,000 and it once again made new types of interactions possible between light and matter. We developed a laser that could deliver short pulses of light that knocked the electrons off their atoms. This new understanding of laser-matter interactions, led to the development of new machining techniques that are used in laser eye surgery or micromachining of glass used in cell phones.

You may find more details: lsa.umich.edu/physics/special-lecture

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:38:46 -0400 2019-10-30T16:00:00-04:00 2019-10-30T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department Colloquia Lecture / Discussion Donna Strickland, Professor of Physics, University of Waterloo and 2018 Nobel Laureate
Ph.D. Dissertation Write-In (October 31, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68114 68114-17011954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 31, 2019 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Spend some time getting a jump start on your writing. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/qgKyK.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:17:21 -0400 2019-10-31T09:00:00-04:00 2019-10-31T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Mentoring Plan Workshop (November 1, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64851 64851-16462990@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 1, 2019 10:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop helps to enhance the mentoring relationship between the student and faculty mentor. Faculty and students will work independently to identify their own objectives and styles initially, and then faculty-student pairs have time to work together to develop a mentoring plan: a two-way document to codify goals, needs, and shared expectations. Our mentoring committee places high value on this exercise because we know that of Rackham students who have written mentoring plans, 86% report that they find them useful.
Registration is required of both the faculty member and the student. Lunch is provided.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:15:38 -0400 2019-11-01T10:00:00-04:00 2019-11-01T12:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
On the Peripheries of the Subaltern: Intersectional Identities and Internalized -isms (November 4, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68596 68596-17105352@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 4, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Grounded in theoretical frameworks of “otherness,” such as Spivak’s “subaltern” and Canagarajah’s “periphery,” this workshop will explore the intersection of multiple identities which are simultaneously held by every individual.
After participants engage in an exploration of these intersectional identities, they will then analyze how biases—like colorism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, and xenophobia—can still be internalized within communities which are also marginalized.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/xm919.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:17:00 -0400 2019-11-04T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-04T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
The “Irrepressible Conflict”: Slavery, the Civil War and America’s Second Revolution (November 5, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69096 69096-17244687@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: International Youth and Students for Social Equality

LECTURE 2 OF A 3-PART SERIES

The “Irrepressible Conflict”: Slavery, the Civil War and America’s Second Revolution – Speaker: Eric London
• The origins of the Civil War
• The role of white workers in the abolition of slavery
• How did Marx view the Civil War?
• Reconstruction, the emergence of the working class, and the origins of Jim Crow


Eric London is a member of the National Committee of the Socialist Equality Party and writer for the World Socialist Web Site with a focus on US politics, immigration, US history, Latin America, workers struggles and democratic rights. He is also the author of the recently released book Agents: The FBI and GPU Infiltration of the Trotskyist Movement.

The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in the US and its youth and student movement, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE), is holding a series of meetings on “Race, Class and the Fight for Socialism: Perspectives for the Coming Revolution in America.”

This series is the socialist answer to the New York Times “1619 Project,” which has been accompanied by an unprecedented publicity blitz, including at schools and campuses throughout the country. The occasion they cite for the publication of this project is the 400th anniversary of the arrival of 20 African slaves at Port Comfort, Virginia.

The Times project raises the question: Is race the driving force of history, as the Times insists? Or, as Karl Marx analyzed, is it class? Is “anti-black racism … in the very DNA of this country” as the Times writes? Or is the history of the United States fundamentally the history of class struggle? As social inequality reaches record levels, is America heading toward race war or socialist revolution?

The promotion of the 1619 Project takes place under conditions of expanding class struggle internationally and a growing interest in socialism among workers and youth in the United States. Its aim is to block the development of a united movement of workers across all races by cultivating racial divisions.

These meetings will refute the historical falsifications advanced in the 1619 Project, explain their underlying political motivations and present the strategy for socialist revolution in America today.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:59:04 -0500 2019-11-05T19:00:00-05:00 2019-11-05T21:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) International Youth and Students for Social Equality Lecture / Discussion "Effect of the Proclamation, Freed Negroes Coming Into Our Lines at New Bern, North Carolina" (Harper's Weekly, 1863)
Unconscious Bias in Everyday Life (November 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65524 65524-16607709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

The unconscious mind is a powerful and intrinsic force in helping to shape our overall behavior in our everyday lives. This interactive session is designed to examine how unconscious bias can affect one’s perceptions, decisions, and interactions.
You will learn to:

Identify how bias and the processes of the unconscious mind can impact your decisions and results
Utilize strategies to practice more conscious awareness so you are better able to advocate for inclusion in your organization

You will benefit by:

Understanding the science and research of unconscious bias
Having an increased awareness of your own diverse background, and its influence on your perceptions

This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/ovv8X.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:23 -0400 2019-11-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
First-Generation Graduate Student Pizza Dinner (November 6, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68222 68222-17028938@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Network with fellow first-generation graduate students, learn about the First-Gen Initiatives in the works, and give your input for the direction of First-Gen programs moving forward.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/zxw2V

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 09 Oct 2019 12:17:21 -0400 2019-11-06T17:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T19:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Social / Informal Gathering Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Signe Karlström Annual Lecture (November 6, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67462 67462-16857936@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

Signe Karlström Annual Lecture "Swedish Food Cultures" from the Viking age until today, and how the 19th century Swedish food culture came to be preserved in Swedish-America.

Free and open to the public. For more info, contact Johanna Eriksson, Scandinavian Program Director johannae@umich.edu

PhD Richard Tellström is an assistant professor in food and meal science at the University of Stockholm.

He can be seen in several popular TV productions on Swedish Television dealing with food history. He has been consulted for several contemporary Swedish movies, making sure the food is time appropriate. Books published include Hunger och Törst (2015) and Från krog till krog (2018).

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:07:45 -0400 2019-11-06T17:30:00-05:00 2019-11-06T19:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture / Discussion Signe Karlström Annual Lecture
Frankel Speaker Series: Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel’s Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny (November 6, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64971 64971-16499244@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Ambassador Dennis Ross is counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Prior to returning to the Institute in 2011, he served two years as special assistant to President Obama and National Security Council senior director for the Central Region, and a year as special advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. For more than twelve years, Ambassador Ross played a leading role in shaping U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process and dealing directly with the parties in negotiations. A highly skilled diplomat, Ambassador Ross was U.S. point man on the peace process in both the George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations.

The front entrance of Rackham, located on East Washington, is accessible by stairs and ramp. There are elevators on both the east and wends ends of the lobby. The amphitheater is on the fourth floor. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:13:41 -0400 2019-11-06T19:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T20:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Dennis Ross
Innovation in Aging (November 7, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68993 68993-17211728@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 7, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: School of Social Work

This day of learning leverages expertise from industry, academia, healthcare, and
the social service sector in thinking outside of the box about serving older adults.

Louis Aronson, author of Elderhood is the keynote speaker. She will discuss her work, her book and her take on a vital stage of life that's neither a nightmare or a utopian fantasy.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 31 Oct 2019 08:01:11 -0400 2019-11-07T08:30:00-05:00 2019-11-07T16:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) School of Social Work Conference / Symposium photo of keynote speaker
AIM Research (November 8, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67296 67296-16831273@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 8, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Join us on Friday, November 8 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the East Conference Room (4th Floor) at Rackham Graduate School for AIM Research. More details to come. Lunch will be provided. Please register for this event if you plan to attend.

AIM Research (formerly AIM Analytics) is a monthly seminar series for researchers across U-M who are interested in research and learning analytics. The field of learning analytics is a multi and interdisciplinary field that brings together researchers from education, learning sciences, computational sciences and statistics, and all discipline-specific forms of educational inquiry.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:56:22 -0400 2019-11-08T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-08T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion AIM Research
Ph.D. Pathways: Networking and LinkedIn for Ph.D. Students (November 8, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65523 65523-16607708@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 8, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Networking and brand-building are key elements to career success! LinkedIn and UCAN specifically, can be powerful tools for professional branding, networking, and exploration. The University Career Center will provide a hands-on workshop that allows Ph.D. students to learn to effectively use LinkedIn and UCAN to accomplish their career development goals and discuss elements of developing a brand and strategy for marketing yourself.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/v22gW.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:24 -0400 2019-11-08T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-08T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Literati Bookstore Presents: Andre Aciman (November 9, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68652 68652-17130519@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 9, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Major Events - Center for Campus Involvement

Literati Bookstore is excited to welcome bestselling author André Aciman to Rackham Auditorium on the campus of the University of Michigan in support of the follow-up to Call Me By Your Name, Find Me. The program will feature a conversation with writer Zahir Janmohamed and an audience Q&A. A book signing will follow. Ticketed, but free student tickets are available.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 Oct 2019 12:59:46 -0400 2019-11-09T19:00:00-05:00 2019-11-09T20:15:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Major Events - Center for Campus Involvement Lecture / Discussion Books
MCDB Defense: Investigations of the Root Epidermal Cell Specification in Arabidopsis thaliana (November 11, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69127 69127-17250862@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 11, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Mentor: John Schielfelbein

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:52:54 -0500 2019-11-11T13:30:00-05:00 2019-11-11T15:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar microscope images and MCDB
Ph.D. Pathways: Pitch Perfect—How to Effectively Network and Build a Strong Pitch (November 12, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65525 65525-16607710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Are you interested in learning how to effectively connect with colleagues and prospective employers? If so, this integrative workshop will help you to develop a strong pitch that can be used in networking opportunities. Come and a) learn about the process of networking, b) understand who is in your network, and c) understand University Career Center networking resources.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/bvvQK.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:24 -0400 2019-11-12T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-12T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Riding the Wave: The changing role of museums and museum professionals (November 12, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68418 68418-17080050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Museum Studies Program

The speaker will unveil some exciting opportunities that the 21st Century is providing to museums and museum professionals, allowing them to rethink and reimagine their roles, reconsider the ways they can contribute, and succeed as innovative leaders within museum organizations.

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Presentation Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:40:05 -0400 2019-11-12T18:30:00-05:00 2019-11-12T19:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Museum Studies Program Presentation Paula Gangopadhyay
Barriers to Communicating Across Identities: Addressing Unconscious Bias (November 13, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68713 68713-17140900@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

We make assumptions all the time; it’s a natural part of life. At the same time, we must also work to critically understand these assumptions, and leave space for people who do not fit the narratives we have been socialized to ‘know.’ In this workshop, we will seek to dialogue with one another and explore solutions.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/9o3xE.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 22 Oct 2019 18:17:10 -0400 2019-11-13T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-13T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
MIDAS Annual Symposium (November 14, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60625 60625-14928166@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Please register to attend the 2019 U-M Data Science Symposium, with main events on Nov. 14 and 15:

Three external speakers;
18 U-M research talks;
90 posters by U-M research teams, and students and postdocs from >20 universities;
Three Panels: Political Science; Industry Data Science; Data Science for Music;
Student poster competition; Industry-sponsored Data Challenge.
Connect with other attendees by downloading 10Times in the App store and find "MIDAS Annual Symposium".

MIDAS Data Science Annual Symposium livestream.

Day 1
https://media.rackham.umich.edu/rossmedia/Play/0b4a5ccba66b4ad1bd059d2b4a0718e31d

Day 2
https://media.rackham.umich.edu/rossmedia/Play/0881f9d6005a4cc0ac01e7e8ba7cde981d

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 07 Nov 2019 09:35:59 -0500 2019-11-14T08:30:00-05:00 2019-11-14T18:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar MIDAS annual symposium
2019 MIDAS Symposium (November 14, 2019 8:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68984 68984-17205332@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 8:45am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Political Science

On Novembers 14, at 8.30 am, Prof. Rayid Ghani of Carnegie Mellon University
will be delivering a keynote on Machine Learning for Social Good.
Rayid was Chief Scientist for the Obama election campaigns.

This will be followed by a panel discussion on modern opinion polling and how pollsters failed to call the Trump election.
Please come. Rackham amphitheater.
Registration (free) is requested.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:15:04 -0400 2019-11-14T08:45:00-05:00 2019-11-14T11:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Political Science Lecture / Discussion Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
MCDB Defense: Functional characterization of selected chloroplast RNA-binding proteins from Arabidopsis thaliana (November 14, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69315 69315-17301844@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 10:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Mentor: Andrzej Wierzbicki, Associate Professor
Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Nov 2019 15:39:28 -0500 2019-11-14T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-14T12:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar MCDB initials and yellow drawing of a microscope
MIDAS Annual Symposium (November 15, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60625 60625-14928167@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Please register to attend the 2019 U-M Data Science Symposium, with main events on Nov. 14 and 15:

Three external speakers;
18 U-M research talks;
90 posters by U-M research teams, and students and postdocs from >20 universities;
Three Panels: Political Science; Industry Data Science; Data Science for Music;
Student poster competition; Industry-sponsored Data Challenge.
Connect with other attendees by downloading 10Times in the App store and find "MIDAS Annual Symposium".

MIDAS Data Science Annual Symposium livestream.

Day 1
https://media.rackham.umich.edu/rossmedia/Play/0b4a5ccba66b4ad1bd059d2b4a0718e31d

Day 2
https://media.rackham.umich.edu/rossmedia/Play/0881f9d6005a4cc0ac01e7e8ba7cde981d

midas.umich.edu/2019-symposium/

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 07 Nov 2019 09:35:59 -0500 2019-11-15T08:30:00-05:00 2019-11-15T16:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar MIDAS annual symposium
ASC Event. Mellon Workshop: Historical and Contemporary Expressions of Populism in Africa and Beyond (November 17, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68026 68026-16986086@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 17, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: African Studies Center

Populism has re-emerged across the globe, displaying multiple, left and right leaning variants and provoking complex engagements with the limits of liberal democracy. There is a new generation of populists on the African stage, offering contradictory and often disturbing visions regarding Africa’s future. Some, including Julius Malema and the Economic Freedom Fighters in South Africa, have re- imagined concepts and policies linked historically to theories on the left, while others, such as David Bahati and the anti-gay campaigners of Uganda, have advanced a deeply conservative and reactionary religiosity. These new forms of populism that are being expressed across the political spectrum invite careful analysis of the continuities and ruptures in African politics from the 20th to the 21st centuries, as well as the ways in which ideas and movements travel across national boundaries. Several contemporary populist movements are historically rooted in older movements on the continent, and those histories provide linguistic markers and affective registers for contemporary encounters. Yet the current brands of populism are also distinctive in their own right, rather than simply being a re- packaging and reiteration of national liberation. As in the 1950s and 60s—the era of decolonization— when newly independent African states were sometimes confronted with populist movements that challenged their technocratic and nationalist frames, the failures of postcolonial developmental projects have provoked contestations today. Moreover, in the 1970s, African dictators drew on new media— radio and television in particular—to define for their audiences new modes of political and cultural belonging. Social media today is different from that period in reach and in tone, but it has made possible the creation of new spaces and organisational forms for politics. For example, aided by social media, social movements, especially queer and feminist organisations, have escalated in intensity and appeal over the past several decades, and these also shape the contours of populism. Their aspirations and objectives significantly inform populist rhetoric, either acting as subjects of its many demands, or as the objects of derision.

This workshop will reflect on the cultural and political registers and infrastructures of populism in Africa (and elsewhere). What circumstances invite (some) people to see themselves as an oppressed majority? What work do authenticité and other nativist agendas do to clarify identities and marginalize minorities? What is the relationship between African forms of liberal democracy, and development in particular, and populism? Are populist movements opening up spaces for new forms of gendered political performances? Finally, what lessons can be learned from the past as African, American, and European democracies together confront a renewed wave of nativist enthusiasm?

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:43:51 -0500 2019-11-17T08:30:00-05:00 2019-11-17T17:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) African Studies Center Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
ASC Event. Mellon Workshop: Historical and Contemporary Expressions of Populism in Africa and Beyond (November 18, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68026 68026-16986087@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: African Studies Center

Populism has re-emerged across the globe, displaying multiple, left and right leaning variants and provoking complex engagements with the limits of liberal democracy. There is a new generation of populists on the African stage, offering contradictory and often disturbing visions regarding Africa’s future. Some, including Julius Malema and the Economic Freedom Fighters in South Africa, have re- imagined concepts and policies linked historically to theories on the left, while others, such as David Bahati and the anti-gay campaigners of Uganda, have advanced a deeply conservative and reactionary religiosity. These new forms of populism that are being expressed across the political spectrum invite careful analysis of the continuities and ruptures in African politics from the 20th to the 21st centuries, as well as the ways in which ideas and movements travel across national boundaries. Several contemporary populist movements are historically rooted in older movements on the continent, and those histories provide linguistic markers and affective registers for contemporary encounters. Yet the current brands of populism are also distinctive in their own right, rather than simply being a re- packaging and reiteration of national liberation. As in the 1950s and 60s—the era of decolonization— when newly independent African states were sometimes confronted with populist movements that challenged their technocratic and nationalist frames, the failures of postcolonial developmental projects have provoked contestations today. Moreover, in the 1970s, African dictators drew on new media— radio and television in particular—to define for their audiences new modes of political and cultural belonging. Social media today is different from that period in reach and in tone, but it has made possible the creation of new spaces and organisational forms for politics. For example, aided by social media, social movements, especially queer and feminist organisations, have escalated in intensity and appeal over the past several decades, and these also shape the contours of populism. Their aspirations and objectives significantly inform populist rhetoric, either acting as subjects of its many demands, or as the objects of derision.

This workshop will reflect on the cultural and political registers and infrastructures of populism in Africa (and elsewhere). What circumstances invite (some) people to see themselves as an oppressed majority? What work do authenticité and other nativist agendas do to clarify identities and marginalize minorities? What is the relationship between African forms of liberal democracy, and development in particular, and populism? Are populist movements opening up spaces for new forms of gendered political performances? Finally, what lessons can be learned from the past as African, American, and European democracies together confront a renewed wave of nativist enthusiasm?

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:43:51 -0500 2019-11-18T08:30:00-05:00 2019-11-18T17:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) African Studies Center Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Safa Al Ahmad Documentary Screening: Yemen Under Siege (2016) and Targeting Yemen (2019) (November 18, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69498 69498-17329285@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Safa Al Ahmad, documentarian and journalist, will receive the 2019 Wallenberg Medal and deliver the Wallenberg Lecture on Tuesday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Rackham Auditorium. The evening prior to the event, we will host a screening of Safa’s two most recent documentaries, Yemen Under Siege (2016) with a run time of 35 minutes, and Targeting Yemen (2019) with a run time of 22 minutes. At great personal risk, Safa Al Ahmad has been one of the few journalists to report from the ground on the crisis and conflict between Houthi rebels, militant groups, and the Yemeni government and its Saudi allies. Her documentaries for PBS’s Frontline reveal the human cost and the underlying contending interests that are engaged in a deadly and complex regional conflict. As an Arab woman, she has won precious access to communities and human beings suffering in this war. Her courageous reporting has provided essential and intimate perspectives that challenge assumptions that often shape conventional journalistic narratives.

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Film Screening Thu, 14 Nov 2019 18:16:38 -0500 2019-11-18T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T19:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Film Screening Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
ASC Event. Mellon Workshop: Historical and Contemporary Expressions of Populism in Africa and Beyond (November 19, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68026 68026-16986088@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: African Studies Center

Populism has re-emerged across the globe, displaying multiple, left and right leaning variants and provoking complex engagements with the limits of liberal democracy. There is a new generation of populists on the African stage, offering contradictory and often disturbing visions regarding Africa’s future. Some, including Julius Malema and the Economic Freedom Fighters in South Africa, have re- imagined concepts and policies linked historically to theories on the left, while others, such as David Bahati and the anti-gay campaigners of Uganda, have advanced a deeply conservative and reactionary religiosity. These new forms of populism that are being expressed across the political spectrum invite careful analysis of the continuities and ruptures in African politics from the 20th to the 21st centuries, as well as the ways in which ideas and movements travel across national boundaries. Several contemporary populist movements are historically rooted in older movements on the continent, and those histories provide linguistic markers and affective registers for contemporary encounters. Yet the current brands of populism are also distinctive in their own right, rather than simply being a re- packaging and reiteration of national liberation. As in the 1950s and 60s—the era of decolonization— when newly independent African states were sometimes confronted with populist movements that challenged their technocratic and nationalist frames, the failures of postcolonial developmental projects have provoked contestations today. Moreover, in the 1970s, African dictators drew on new media— radio and television in particular—to define for their audiences new modes of political and cultural belonging. Social media today is different from that period in reach and in tone, but it has made possible the creation of new spaces and organisational forms for politics. For example, aided by social media, social movements, especially queer and feminist organisations, have escalated in intensity and appeal over the past several decades, and these also shape the contours of populism. Their aspirations and objectives significantly inform populist rhetoric, either acting as subjects of its many demands, or as the objects of derision.

This workshop will reflect on the cultural and political registers and infrastructures of populism in Africa (and elsewhere). What circumstances invite (some) people to see themselves as an oppressed majority? What work do authenticité and other nativist agendas do to clarify identities and marginalize minorities? What is the relationship between African forms of liberal democracy, and development in particular, and populism? Are populist movements opening up spaces for new forms of gendered political performances? Finally, what lessons can be learned from the past as African, American, and European democracies together confront a renewed wave of nativist enthusiasm?

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:43:51 -0500 2019-11-19T08:30:00-05:00 2019-11-19T17:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) African Studies Center Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Active Attacker Preparedness Training (November 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65527 65527-16607712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

An active attacker situation can cause panic and disbelief. Knowing what to do in advance increases your chances of surviving and your reaction matters. While you may have received ALICE active attacker training during your previous educational experiences, the university’s training is very different. The university—unlike primary education settings—is an open environment in the middle of a city. In addition, the information you receive in this training will apply to how you respond to an active attacker in other contexts—at a place of worship, at a movie theater, etc. A representative from the Division of Public Safety and Security will be on hand to conduct training and to field questions from graduate students.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/3qqxm.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:25 -0400 2019-11-19T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
2019 Wallenberg Lecture: An Evening with Safa Al Ahmad (November 19, 2019 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67188 67188-16807432@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 7:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Safa Al Ahmad, a Saudi Arabian journalist and documentary filmmaker, will receive the 2019 Wallenberg Medal from the University of Michigan. She has produced documentaries for the BBC and PBS about uprisings in the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Her 2014 BBC documentary, Saudi’s Secret Uprising, brought attention to government suppression of unreported popular demonstrations in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. At great personal risk, she has been one of the few journalists to report from the ground on the crisis and conflict between Houthi rebels, militant groups, and the Yemeni government and its Saudi allies. Her documentaries for PBS’s Frontline, including “The Fight for Yemen” (2015), “Yemen Under Siege” (2016), and “Targeting Yemen” (2019), reveal the human cost and the underlying contending interests that are engaged in a deadly and complex regional conflict. As an Arab woman, she has won precious access to communities and human beings suffering in this war. Her courageous reporting has provided essential and intimate perspectives that challenge assumptions that often shape conventional journalistic narratives.
This event will not be ticketed. Overflow seating will be available.
For more information, visit the Wallenberg website.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please contact Kyah Dubay to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:16:51 -0400 2019-11-19T19:30:00-05:00 2019-11-19T21:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Lecture / Discussion Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
ASC Event. Mellon Workshop: Historical and Contemporary Expressions of Populism in Africa and Beyond (November 20, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68026 68026-16986089@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: African Studies Center

Populism has re-emerged across the globe, displaying multiple, left and right leaning variants and provoking complex engagements with the limits of liberal democracy. There is a new generation of populists on the African stage, offering contradictory and often disturbing visions regarding Africa’s future. Some, including Julius Malema and the Economic Freedom Fighters in South Africa, have re- imagined concepts and policies linked historically to theories on the left, while others, such as David Bahati and the anti-gay campaigners of Uganda, have advanced a deeply conservative and reactionary religiosity. These new forms of populism that are being expressed across the political spectrum invite careful analysis of the continuities and ruptures in African politics from the 20th to the 21st centuries, as well as the ways in which ideas and movements travel across national boundaries. Several contemporary populist movements are historically rooted in older movements on the continent, and those histories provide linguistic markers and affective registers for contemporary encounters. Yet the current brands of populism are also distinctive in their own right, rather than simply being a re- packaging and reiteration of national liberation. As in the 1950s and 60s—the era of decolonization— when newly independent African states were sometimes confronted with populist movements that challenged their technocratic and nationalist frames, the failures of postcolonial developmental projects have provoked contestations today. Moreover, in the 1970s, African dictators drew on new media— radio and television in particular—to define for their audiences new modes of political and cultural belonging. Social media today is different from that period in reach and in tone, but it has made possible the creation of new spaces and organisational forms for politics. For example, aided by social media, social movements, especially queer and feminist organisations, have escalated in intensity and appeal over the past several decades, and these also shape the contours of populism. Their aspirations and objectives significantly inform populist rhetoric, either acting as subjects of its many demands, or as the objects of derision.

This workshop will reflect on the cultural and political registers and infrastructures of populism in Africa (and elsewhere). What circumstances invite (some) people to see themselves as an oppressed majority? What work do authenticité and other nativist agendas do to clarify identities and marginalize minorities? What is the relationship between African forms of liberal democracy, and development in particular, and populism? Are populist movements opening up spaces for new forms of gendered political performances? Finally, what lessons can be learned from the past as African, American, and European democracies together confront a renewed wave of nativist enthusiasm?

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:43:51 -0500 2019-11-20T08:30:00-05:00 2019-11-20T17:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) African Studies Center Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Ph.D. Pathways: Maximize Online Tools for Your Career Exploration—Versatile Ph.D., ImaginePh.D., and Handshake (November 20, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65598 65598-16621792@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Are you a Humanities or Social Sciences Ph.D. student wanting to learn more about tools to help you explore career options beyond the professoriate? Come join this workshop to learn more about dynamic online tools like Versatile Ph.D., ImaginePh.D., and Handshake.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/9ooQe.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:25 -0400 2019-11-20T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Why Are Buddha Statues So Big? Space, Time, and Unusual Human Bodies in Buddhism (November 20, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68535 68535-17096927@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Asian Languages and Cultures

First Annual Luis Gómez Memorial Lecture

Taking the ordinary human body as a baseline, Buddhist authors sometimes chose to imagine the human body in an exaggerated way, on a scale utterly beyond the realm of human experience. Human bodies that extend through space until they reach the ends of the universe; human bodies that contain everything in the universe; human bodies whose individual body-parts are multiplied until they reach almost-infinite numbers; human bodies whose lifespans stretch throughout eons of time to approach eternity—all of these constitute Buddhist examples of using the human body as a “corporeal code” by means of which human beings give voice to that which is immaterial, unimaginable, and otherwise unfathomable. This talk will examine the Buddhist use of human bodies on a non-human scale to give voice to immaterial and otherwise hard-to-conceptualize entities.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:01:33 -0500 2019-11-20T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T17:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Asian Languages and Cultures Lecture / Discussion Why Are Buddha Statues So Big? Space, Time, and Unusual Human Bodies in Buddhism
Mentoring Workshop: Keep Calm and Study On (November 20, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69053 69053-17222093@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Graduate Rackham International’s mentor panel will discuss time management, tips for de-stressing, surviving deadlines, fighting imposter syndrome, and more.
Registration is required at myumi.ch/9o3MR.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 01 Nov 2019 12:16:32 -0400 2019-11-20T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T19:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Dance Around the World with GRIN: Bachata Edition (November 20, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69265 69265-17277393@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Join GRIN for our Dance Around the World Series! This time we will be learning a genre of Latin American dance that is known as Bachata that originates in the Dominican Republic. The lesson is free and open to beginners.
Footwear recommendations: Avoid high heels (not stable) and hefty boots (too much tread makes dancing harder)
Registration is required at myumi.ch/3qoN7.
Keep an eye out for future dance events in our series!

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Class / Instruction Fri, 08 Nov 2019 12:16:42 -0500 2019-11-20T19:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T20:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Class / Instruction Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Ph.D. Defense: Daniella M. Patton (November 21, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69108 69108-17244698@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 10:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Department of Biomedical Engineering Final Oral Examination

Daniella M. Patton

Changes in Femoral Microstructure Following Injury and with Aging

The ACL, a tendon connected to the distal femur, has little regenerative capacity. In consequence, surgical intervention is required if a patient hopes to remain active following ACL injury. In addition to the long recovery time and associated morbidities (e.g., osteoarthritis) following surgery, up to 12% of the primary reconstructed ACL grafts will fail within 15 years. Revision reconstructions are inferior to primary ACL reconstructions, thus, understanding the mechanism of failure is critical to mitigate worst case outcomes. Reasons for revision risk has largely focused on technical errors despite that biological factors may also be a cause. Bone, a biological factor, decreases in mass following ACL injury. However, how bone microstructure changes following injury has remained largely unexplored.

We determined that bone microstructure vastly differs on a patient-by-patient basis undergoing ACL reconstructive surgery. Differences in microarchitecture could not be explained by time from injury to operation (i.e., time of disuse) or activity the patient was participating in at the moment of injury. Thus, differences in bone quality is due to variability present at baseline, in response to injury, and/or activity level following injury. Clinically, these findings are important because we are the first to show that bone quality drastically varies across patient groups, pointing out that microstructure may be an important factor to consider in assessing ACL injury risk and surgical outcomes.

The second half of this thesis compared age-related and sex-specific differences in bone microstructure to whole bone strength in the proximal femur with the long term goal of improving diagnostic methods to assess osteoporotic hip fracture risk. Hip fragility fractures are costly, associated with a severe decrease in the quality of life, and nearly half of patients (>65 years) who suffer a hip fracture never regain normal function. Unfortunately, approximately fifty percent of patients that experience a hip fracture receive no prophylactic treatment prior to fragility fracture because they are not diagnosed as osteoporotic using current clinical diagnostic methods. Both bone mass and microstructure change with age and the progression of osteoporosis. However, technical limitations have made it difficult to measure fracture risk from a biomechanical perspective - relating proximal femur bone strength and microstructure in synergy.

We determined that the magnitude of sex-specific differences in bone strength was greater than age-related strength loss endured throughout life. Further, there was no sex-specific difference in the rate of loss observed herein. Clinically, these findings demonstrate that if females could maximize bone quality early in life, they may be able to maintain the structural strength later on, even with bone loss, to mitigate fragility fractures altogether. Further, mechanical variables (i.e., stiffness and post-yield-displacement) and demographic data (i.e., age and sex) could not adequately explain variability in whole bone strength. Microstructural analysis in the femoral neck improved our ability to predict whole bone strength, but demonstrated that sub-regional microstructural detail only modestly improved strength predictability in comparison to average measures across the femoral neck. Despite this, we found that increased levels of micro-architectural detail are needed to identify sex-specific differences in whole bone strength. Clinically, these findings demonstrate that regional analysis may be useful for identifying those at greatest risk of fracture earlier in life and in a sex-specific manner.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:22:54 -0500 2019-11-21T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T11:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
Anti-Racism Workshop (November 21, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65599 65599-16621793@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop will center on the conceptualization and application of anti-racism work. Anti-racism work is defined and constructed differently across time and space within and without the academy. How does the way we think about anti-racism impact the approaches to dismantling racism? What are some emerging approaches in the higher education context? Explore what they mean for you and your path in DEI work.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration required at https://myumi.ch/lxxw7.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:25 -0400 2019-11-21T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Student and Professional Networking Event (November 22, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67442 67442-16855678@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Economics

Join RSQE & the Department of Economics for a networking and career-focused event for students and professionals interested in internships, mentoring, career opportunities, and networking with professionals and alumni.

This event, which is co-sponsored by Oxford Bank, Regional Economic Models, Inc, and KLA is open to students of all levels and will have a strong presence from organizations in the economics, finance, and public policy fields. Organizations who will have tables at the event include the City of Detroit, General Motors, State of Michigan, Nationwide, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Right Place.

Suggested attire: professional

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 07 Nov 2019 16:21:55 -0500 2019-11-22T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T14:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Economics Careers / Jobs economics
Mohsen Namjoo Duo Concert (November 22, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68494 68494-17088502@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

Termeh (Center for Contemporarily Iranian Culture) proudly presents:
Mohsen Namjoo Duo performance with Yahya Alkhansa in Ann Arbor
Rackham Auditorium
November 22nd, 7pm
Doors open at 6:30 pm


Bio - Mohsen Namjoo
Born in 1976 in Khorasan province, one of epicenters of poetry and music north east of Iran, Mohsen Namjoo is a Singer Songwriter, Music scholar and Setar (traditional Persian lute) player currently based in New York City. Featured on many world renowned press such as NY Times, The Guardian, BBC, LA times and many more Namjoo is considered a visionary artist who speaks for the youth in Iran. Seamlessly blending the Classical Persian music and scales with electric guitar,Rock and Blues vocal techniques with Persian Avaz (singing). He fuses the ancient with the current. His unique style of singing and effortless mixture of music from east and west has made him an iconic persona in contemporary world music.

Since his arrival to the U.S. in 2009, Namjoo has been touring the world to sold out concerts at prestigious halls including Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco; Conservatorio Sala Verdi, Milan, Italy; Disney Hall and Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, Barbican Hall, London, Symphony Space NYC, Volkswagen Arena Istanbul and many more. He is one of the few middle eastern artists who has following all across the world from Tehran to New York to Melbourne to Istanbul to Berlin and many more cities.

Mohsen Namjoo has released 11 albums and over 20 singles. His latest album, On the String of the Tear's Bow is released on March 26 2018. [https://www.mohsennamjoo.com/bio]

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Performance Wed, 16 Oct 2019 15:46:25 -0400 2019-11-22T19:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T22:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Performance Mohsen Namjoo Duo Concert
Inclusive Leadership (November 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69130 69130-17252893@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

There is a lot of talk about “Inclusive Leadership” but many are left asking: What is it? Why is it important? How can I do it? This workshop will address these questions by presenting research on the specific traits, elements, and styles of inclusive leaders. Participants will be able to reflect on and share their own experiences and times that they have witnessed others modeling inclusive leadership. We will discuss the benefits of inclusive leadership at the individual and organizational level. The presenter will also share resources and best practices on inclusive leadership frameworks. This workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Deborah S. Willis.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/NxBmK.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:16:22 -0500 2019-11-25T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-25T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Understanding DEI Through the Framework of Global Citizenship (December 3, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69074 69074-17224171@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

In a globalized world, each person will interact with cultures beyond their own. As the leaders and best, our students go all over the world and work with people from across the globe, and to better enable them to succeed, cultural competency is a necessity. Someone with one plus cultures can adapt and be receptive of other cultures and identities. Context matters, and critical lenses about other cultures impact how we view them. This workshop will focus on critical thinking with intercultural awareness and communication.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/K4MnE.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 01 Nov 2019 18:16:44 -0400 2019-12-03T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-03T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Taste and Tell: Abrahamic Culinary Worlds (December 3, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69182 69182-17261058@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Anthropology

Experience an annotated dinner by professional chef HOLDEN WILSON, author of the cooking and history blog “AnthroChef” and curator of the podcast “History of Food.” This event features an illustrative tasting menu featuring specific recipes from premodern Abrahamic communities with a presentation on their historical intersections and significance across Jewish, Christian and Islamic culinary traditions.

RSVP requested to Clara Nunez-Regueiro at cpnureg@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:01:25 -0500 2019-12-03T19:00:00-05:00 2019-12-03T21:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Anthropology Lecture / Discussion food
Rackham Graduate Student Wellness Day (December 4, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69438 69438-17320656@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

All Rackham graduate students are invited to enjoy a warm meal, a chair massage, and time to chill out. (Massages provided depending on availability.)
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/QA3Dq.

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:16:49 -0500 2019-12-04T09:00:00-05:00 2019-12-04T13:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Social / Informal Gathering Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Restorative Practices and Graduate Well-Being (December 4, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69439 69439-17320657@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Our most basic task is helping students get the most out of their experiences. We pride ourselves in being student-centered and in holding a high level of care in working with students. Framing around these values and using the model of wellness, this session aims to engage students in reflection around the eight key dimensions of personal well-being. Using restorative practices and the power of the circle process, students will share stories of well-being to inform the commitment to a culture of well-being in the U-M community.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/88Z2W.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:16:49 -0500 2019-12-04T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-04T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
2019 Ermine Cowles Case Memorial Lecture (December 4, 2019 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64901 64901-16485243@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 8:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Museum Paleontology

2019 Annual Ermine Cowles Case Memorial Lecture
4th Floor Rackham Amphitheatre
Open To The Public

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 26 Nov 2019 09:51:04 -0500 2019-12-04T20:00:00-05:00 2019-12-04T22:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Museum Paleontology Lecture / Discussion Poster image
Campus Jazz Ensemble and Michigan Youth Jazz Orchestra (December 4, 2019 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68437 68437-17082159@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 8:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Will Wood, director

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Performance Tue, 15 Oct 2019 18:15:33 -0400 2019-12-04T20:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Jazz Lab Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble (December 5, 2019 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68438 68438-17082160@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 8:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

With special guest Ignacio Berroa, renowned Jazz and Afro-Cuban drummer, and SMTD Prof., arranger, composer, and flugelhornist Ed Sarath.

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Performance Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:06:42 -0500 2019-12-05T20:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Jazz Lab Ensemble & Jazz Ensemble
AIM for DEI (December 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67300 67300-16831276@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Join us on Friday, December 6 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the East Conference Room (4th Floor) at Rackham Graduate School for AIM for DEI. More details to come. Lunch will be provided. Please register for this event if you plan to attend.

AIM for DEI is an all new event series hosted by the Center for Academic Innovation that will explore how technology and innovation impact the inclusivity and equity of the learning experiences we create for our residential, online and global learners.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:05:22 -0400 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion AIM for DEI
Racial Microaggressions (December 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69194 69194-17263097@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Racial microaggressions can be uniquely harmful to their targets, and yet we often times find ourselves skirting around this subset of microaggressions due to discomfort in openly discussing race, racism, and white supremacy. In this workshop we hope to foster an intellectually humble environment within which to unpack racial microaggressions, address common barriers to intervening when a racial microaggression is inflicted, and provide tools for successfully intervening in the future.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/pdrVW.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:16:27 -0500 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Department Colloquium: Barbara Natalie Nagel *"It's Not All So Bad, But Perhaps It Runs In the Family"* (December 6, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69533 69533-17376530@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

"Swiss modernist writer Robert Walser has come to late fame – not however for the attention he pays to the otherwise notoriously underrepresented issue of domestic violence. There is something obsessive about both the sheer quantity of scenes of family violence in Walser and the fact that he repeatedly revisits one and the same fantasy-tableau, sometimes across decades. My talk is concerned with this repetition and variation. Why, for instance, does Walser keep on changing the tone of these depictions? And why is Walser, more than other writers, so concerned with altering the perspective on these acts of violence? This talk uncovers in the often-cited 'madness' of Walser’s literature an important insight into what makes acts of domestic violence so challenging to grasp: Walser’s literary examples make evident that, in the case of family violence, the problem of perspective is not purely formal but intrinsic; epistemologically speaking, part of the violence of domestic violence is the exhausting degree of affective mobility it demands – a capacity but also an obligation to change tones and perspectives." -- Barbara Natalie Nagel, Assistant Professor, German Studies, Princeton University.

Friday, December 6, 3-4:45pm
Rackham, Earl Lewis Room, Third Floor

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:38:13 -0500 2019-12-06T15:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T16:45:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture / Discussion Nagel
Engaging Images: Art History and Anthropology in Conversation (December 6, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66190 66190-16719579@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: History of Art

A symposium in honor of Jennifer Robertson and Celeste Brusati.

SPEAKERS:

Art and/as "Historical Ethnography"
Julie Hochstrasser - University of Iowa

In which an art historian reflects upon the role of anthropology in her scholarship on the seventeenth-century Dutch across the course of her career, pausing to dwell upon several case studies in greater depth. Explores the notion of "historical ethnography" in several respects: examples of early modern artists as proto-ethnographers, and on the other hand, the art historian herself as ethnographer, tackling subjects doubly distanced, both culturally and temporally.

"Historically Hot: Reimagining Beauty from Japan's Past"
Laura Miller - University of Missouri, St. Louis

Who was considered to be a beautiful man or a gorgeous woman in Japan’s ancient period? What did an attractive Edo samurai or courtesan look like? When contemporary popular culture producers set out to create manga, anime, film and TV series set in historical eras, they often find that the beauty standards of long ago are quite different from contemporary reader and viewer standards. Rather than try to represent historically accurate appearance, artists and writers meld some aspects of historic fashion with recent ideals for body and facial types. This presentation will feature several reimagined historical figures who are represented by actors, cosplayers, or drawn characters who reflect today’s beauty ideology rather than those of the periods they are portraying. Although some efforts are made to depict the costumes and hairstyles of the period, the desire to cater to current beauty norms dominates these productions.

"Lodging/Dwelling/Painting in Elizabethan England"
Elizabeth Alice Honig - University of Maryland, College Park

From the Old Testament to Heidegger and beyond, the concept of “dwelling” has been freighted with significance. It has meant belonging and being chosen, shared community and special entitlement, a state of mind as well as one of physical habitation, the possession of selfhood and of a perspective on the world. This paper explores “dwelling” in Renaissance England, particularly considering those who lack that privilege. It takes as its foci first, a set of Elizabethan wall paintings at Pittleworth Manor that depicts the story of rich Dives and the roaming beggar Lazarus; and second, the prison run by Pittleworth’s recusant owner, which became a kind of dwelling-place for imprisoned Catholics.

"Gas Mask Nation: Visualizing Civil Air Defense in Wartime Japan"
Gennifer Weisenfeld - Duke University

An army of schoolgirls march through Tokyo, their faces an anonymous procession of gas masks. Photographer Horino Masao’s Gas Mask Parade, Tokyo from 1936 is one of the most iconic images of the anxious modernism of 1930s Japan. It reveals the vivid yet prosaic inculcation of fear in Japanese daily life through the increasingly pervasive visual culture of civil defense. Japan’s invasion of Manchuria in late 1931—the beginning of its Fifteen-Year War—marks the onset of a period of intense social mobilization and militarization on the home front as the war zone expanded on the continent and throughout the Pacific. Surveillance, secrecy, darkness, defensive barriers, physical security, and prophylaxis all became standard visual tropes of national preparedness and communal anxiety. Still, amidst this anxiety, a culture of pleasure and wonder persisted, a culture in which tasty Morinaga-brand caramels were sold to children with paper gas masks as promotional giveaways, and popular magazines featured everything from attractive models in the latest civil defense fashions to marvelous futuristic wartime weapons. The visual and material culture of civil air defense or bōkū titillated the senses, even evoking the erotic through the monstrously enticing gas mask figures marching through the streets.

Prevailing scholarship portrays the war years in Japan as a landscape of privation where consumer and popular culture—and creativity in general—were suppressed under the massive censorship of the war machine. Without denying the horrors of total war, this understanding of the cultural climate needs revision. Pleasure, desire, wonder, creativity, and humor were all still abundantly present. Humanity persisted in its complexity. Therefore, by grasping the full nature of wartime’s all-encompassing sensory and compensatory enticements, the dangers of its mix of sacrifice and gratification are unmasked

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:57:23 -0500 2019-12-06T15:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) History of Art Conference / Symposium poster
Fortunate the Eyes that See and the Ears that Hear (December 7, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70017 70017-17497473@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 7, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Middle East Studies

For the past three UMS seasons, Scott Hanoian, Music Director of the UMS Choral Union, in conjunction with the annual Handel’s Messiah performances, has presented a pre-performance talk about the Saturday evening concert. He again will give a conductor’s inside-look at Handel’s treatment of Charles Jennens’ libretto. Mr. Hanoian will be joined by local soloists to bring insight through illustration of the music and text.

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Presentation Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:58:41 -0500 2019-12-07T18:00:00-05:00 2019-12-07T19:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Middle East Studies Presentation Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Amazin' Blue Fall 2019 Show (December 7, 2019 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67736 67736-16926544@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 7, 2019 8:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

Doors at 7:30.

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Performance Fri, 27 Sep 2019 13:59:16 -0400 2019-12-07T20:00:00-05:00 2019-12-07T21:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Performance Amazin' Blue Logo
Writing a Diversity Statement (December 9, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68714 68714-17140901@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Increasingly, hiring committees are interested in how prospective faculty job candidates will contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a result, many academic employers have begun to request a “diversity statement” as part of the faculty job application process. In this interactive session, we will discuss best practices for writing diversity statements, examine sample statements, and work through activities designed to help participants start writing their own statement.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/1pM43.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 22 Oct 2019 18:17:12 -0400 2019-12-09T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Our Compelling Interests Series: Leveraging Diversity (December 11, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64781 64781-16776795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Center for Social Solutions

Please join us for a panel discussion on Leveraging Diversity as contributors to the Our Compelling Interests book series and initiative share their perspectives on what we gain from diversity. The panel will explore the diversity narratives as well as how we leverage diversity to create new forms of a healthy civic nation. Joining the moderator, U-M professor Angela Dillard, will be contributors to the first three volumes in the book series and the co-authors of the highly anticipated fourth publication.

Immediately following the book event, we invite you to a reception in the East Conference Room (4th Floor) from 5:30–6:30 p.m., where you will have an opportunity to speak to the panelists.

Livestream is available for the event; please access here, https://media.rackham.umich.edu/rossmedia/Play/42227c81203b464aa9749df4ee0e40831d

MODERATOR
Angela Dillard
Richard A. Meisler Collegiate Professor of Afroamerican & African Studies and in the Residential College, University of Michigan

PANELISTS
Tony Banout
Senior Vice President, Interfaith Youth Core

Nancy Cantor
Chancellor, Rutgers University-Newark

Gary Orfield
Distinguished Research Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles; Co-director of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA

Scott Page
John Seely Brown Distinguished University Professor of Complexity, Social Science, and Management at the University of Michigan

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:26:04 -0500 2019-12-11T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-11T17:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Center for Social Solutions Lecture / Discussion Our Compelling Interests Series: Leveraging Diversity; book cover artwork for the three volumes of the series; Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 4:00–5:30pm
Engaged Pedagogy Initiative Symposium (December 12, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70011 70011-17493393@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 12, 2019 10:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Please join this year’s cohort of graduate student EPI Fellows as they share their course topics and insights around key areas of community engaged learning with the campus community through short presentations and discussions. Coffee and a light breakfast will be served.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 04 Dec 2019 18:16:28 -0500 2019-12-12T10:00:00-05:00 2019-12-12T12:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
EEB dissertation defense: Plant invasions and microbes: the interactive effects of plant-associated microbes on invasiveness of Phragmites australis (December 13, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68330 68330-17046009@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 13, 2019 10:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Wes Bickford defends his doctoral dissertation.

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Presentation Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:30:38 -0500 2019-12-13T10:00:00-05:00 2019-12-13T11:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Presentation scene of phragmites growing on the shore of a lake
SUPPORT GROUP for Postdocs (December 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67271 67271-16831236@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: University Human Resources

The Faculty & Staff Counseling & Consultation Office (FASCCO) is offering a support group for postdocs. This monthly drop-in group will address various topics such as stress management, work/life balance, re-location adjustment, difficult career choices, impostor syndrome, navigating work relationships and making social connections.

This support group is facilitated by counselors of FASCCO.

Contact Tina Weymouth, cmwey@umich.edu or 936-8660 to register. Lunch will be provided, registration is required.

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Meeting Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:58:18 -0400 2019-12-19T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-19T13:15:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) University Human Resources Meeting Saturday. Summer. Beautiful sunny day, so my friends and I decided to make a picnic and watch the sundown. Pretty fun and relaxed day.
Mental Health Task Force Town Hall for Graduate Students (January 9, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70049 70049-17501596@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 9, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

A significant number of graduate students experience psychological distress. This situation requires us to devote express attention and resources to graduate-student mental health. This challenge is also an opportunity: we hope to expand the current focus on graduate-student persistence and graduation to a more holistic wellness approach. Our aim is to provide faculty, students, and staff with a better understanding that well-being and academic performance are interdependent and dynamic.
We ask graduate students to join us for a town hall discussion. Please RSVP ahead of time, even if you are unable to attend. The registration form asks you to share your input and will help to inform the future of the task force’s work.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/XenK3.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Meeting Thu, 05 Dec 2019 18:16:22 -0500 2020-01-09T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-09T14:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Meeting Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
International Welcome Back Party (January 9, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70317 70317-17568519@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 9, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

The African Graduate Student Association (AGSA) and Graduate Rackham International (GRIN) bring you our International Welcome Back Party! Come for a variety of free food from all over the world, meet new people, and end the night with dancing. Wear whatever makes you comfortable, but traditional attire is encouraged.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/dOx3B.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:16:14 -0500 2020-01-09T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-09T21:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Social / Informal Gathering Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Applying Principles of Community Engagement for Grad Students (January 13, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70306 70306-17566422@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 13, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop is intended for graduate students who have already attended an Entering, Engaging, and Exiting Communities workshop or those with some familiarity or experience with community engagement. In this intermediate level workshop, participants will apply core principles for thoughtfully engaging with communities into their practice, including motivations, impact of social identities, and strategies for engaging in reciprocal, ethical, and respectful ways, with an attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/O4rWE.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:40:59 -0500 2020-01-13T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-13T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
DEI Certificate Program Community Check-In (January 14, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70977 70977-17762326@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

We will inform you of events that are coming Winter 2020, important dates, and exciting programming. We also hope get a pulse of the community to see what is needed, how people are feeling, and what you need from the program.
Please note: This session is intended for participants of Rackham’s Professional Development DEI Certificate Program.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/1pyPo.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Meeting Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:40:59 -0500 2020-01-14T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-14T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Meeting Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Being Human in STEM: An Experiment in Partnering with Students to Address Issues of Equity in STEM (January 16, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69259 69259-17275351@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 16, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: LSA Biophysics

When student protesters occupied the Amherst College library for four days in November of 2015, the campus community was transfixed by the painful testimonials shared by marginalized students about their experiences at Amherst as individuals identifying as Black, brown, female, queer, trans, disabled, international, among others. In response to letters from a Black neuroscience major and a non-binary biochemistry and biophysics major, every STEM department wrote a letter of support, pledging to work with students to address their concerns. The following semester, Chemistry professor Sheila Jaswal collaborated with students to develop a project-based course, titled “Being Human in STEM” (HSTEM), to actively engage STEM students and departments in learning about and enhancing inclusion in STEM settings. Now in its sixth iteration, students drive the academic inquiry, investigating both the local experience and the literature on diversity in STEM. They then use that research to design tools and interventions to share with and enhance their own STEM community.  In this seminar, Professor Jaswal will describe how HSTEM course projects and activities have continued the conversation started by students during the Uprising, connected STEM inclusion efforts across the Amherst campus, and produced resources such as the “Inclusive Curricular Practices” handbook, that have been used by STEM educators from high schools, colleges, universities, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence institutions. She will present evidence on the impact of the HSTEM course and practices on students, faculty and staff at Amherst, and provide examples of how a growing network of institutions, including Yale, Brown, Williams, and the University of Utah, are adapting the HSTEM model to their own STEM community needs. 

Please visit website for more information on speaker: http://www.beinghumaninstem.com/sheila-jaswal.html

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:58:03 -0500 2020-01-16T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-16T14:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) LSA Biophysics Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Distress Signals: Supporting Students Facing Mental Health Challenges (January 21, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70214 70214-17549974@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Distress Signals unpacks a common interaction—Jade visits her professor during office hours to discuss an extension for a paper—into a complex meditation on mental health and instructor responsibility. The performance (which at first unfolds chronologically and then repeats certain interactions with different faculty behavioral choices) is interspersed with facilitated discussion. Together, audiences examine the productive and problematic behaviors and attitudes on display in the instructor’s choices, and receive research-based strategies and campus resources to help them better support students. This session is appropriate for faculty, graduate student instructors, and academic leaders.
In this session, participants will:

Familiarize themselves with current information about the landscape of student mental health issues.
Identify principles that can productively shape instructor interactions with students in mild to moderate distress.
Reflect on how their own practice of supporting students in distress might be informed by these principles.
Receive information about relevant campus resources, proactive ways of supporting student well-being, and steps to take to support a student in high distress.

Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/7ZrxB.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:40:59 -0500 2020-01-21T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-21T14:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
First Year Graduate Student Experience Focus Groups Results Luncheon (January 22, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70978 70978-17762327@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Stop by for lunch and hear about the key results that came from Rackham’s focus groups with first-year master’s and Ph.D. students. You will also be able to give feedback on potential initiatives that come from these results.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/erBXR.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Meeting Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:41:00 -0500 2020-01-22T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-22T13:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Meeting Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Hopwood Awards Ceremony & Reading (January 22, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64528 64528-16386891@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Hopwood Awards Program

Please join us as we celebrate the winners of the 2019-20 Hopwood First- and Second-Year Awards, as well as the winners of six additional contests.

Following the announcement of the awards, there will be a reading from Raquel Salas Rivera, Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, winner of the 2018 Ambroggio Prize, & winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Poetry.

Light reception to follow. Free to attend and open to all!

We invite all to join in this event; if you have any accessibility questions or requests about attending, please contact the Hopwood Program Manager at hopwoodprogram@umich.edu or by phone at 764-6296.

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Ceremony / Service Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:37:39 -0500 2020-01-22T17:30:00-05:00 2020-01-22T19:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Hopwood Awards Program Ceremony / Service Photograph of poet Raquel Salas Rivera wearing a floral shirt and hoop earrings
Complex Systems/ICAM Symposium | "Emergence in Communication & Learning" (January 23, 2020 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70805 70805-17644330@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

The Annual CSCS/ICAM Symposium 2020

Microbes, mice, and mockingbirds, economic markets and electronic machines all communicate but each does so in very different ways. This one-day symposium, sponsored by the University of Michigan's Center for the Study of Complex Systems in collaboration with the Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter, will bring together six leading researchers working across these diverse systems to investigate the emergence of communication and how it facilitates learning and language. The aim is to explore what makes these systems different and, importantly, what they have in common.

This symposium is free and open to the public. REGISTRATION is required for lunch.

Please Register at the link below. REGISTRATION CLOSES JAN. 20

SPEAKERS:

Josh Bongard, The University of Vermont, Computer Science
Jonathan Brennan, University of Michigan, Linguistics & Psychology
Erica Cartmill, UCLA, Anthropology
Stephen Diggle, Georgia Institute of Technology, Biological Sciences
Jacob Foster, UCLA, Sociology
Savithry Namboodiripad, University of Michigan, Linguistics

SCHEDULE

8:30 am Coffee & Light Breakfast

9:00 am Josh Bongard, The University of Vermont, Computer Science “word2vec2bot: Seeking body plans that facilitate language grounding in machines”

10:00 am Coffee Break

10:30 am Stephen Diggle, Georgia Institute of Technology, Biological Sciences “Cell-to-cell communication in bacteria”

11:30 am Erica Cartmill, UCLA, Anthropology "The Emergence of Form and Reference in Development and Evolution"

12:30 pm LUNCH (Registration Required)

1:30 pm Jonathan Brennan, University of Michigan, Linguistics & Psychology "Grammar in the brain"

2:30 pm Savithry Namboodiripad, University of Michigan, Linguistics “Language (contact) is whatever we want it to be: The role of top-down categorization in shaping emergent phenomena”

3:30 pm Coffee Break

4:00 pm Jacob Foster, UCLA, Sociology "Beyond Babel? Context, Convergence, and the Prospects for Universal Communication"

This symposium is free and open to the public. REGISTRATION is required for lunch.

Please Register at the link below. REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE JAN. 20

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:34:55 -0500 2020-01-23T08:30:00-05:00 2020-01-23T17:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Conference / Symposium CSCS/ICAM PRESENT
Rackham Doctoral Internships: Expanding Your Professional Horizons (January 24, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70979 70979-17762328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

In this session, you will learn about two of Rackham’s current internship programs: Rackham Public Engagement Internships and the Biosciences Internship Grant. Program managers will discuss the application process for each program, and current students who participated will share their insights about applying and how they benefited from making an internship a part of their graduate school experience.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/88w4x.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:41:00 -0500 2020-01-24T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Mental Health Task Force Coffee Hour (January 28, 2020 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71456 71456-17827808@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 9:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Join our Task Force Chair for informal conversation and coffee regarding the task force work and a conversation about mental health. This is open to faculty, staff, and graduate students.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/E3rZp.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Meeting Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:41:00 -0500 2020-01-28T09:30:00-05:00 2020-01-28T10:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Meeting Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Ph.D. Pathways: Converting CVs to Resumes (January 28, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70729 70729-17621669@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Are you having a hard time synthesizing your academic experiences in hopes of landing a job beyond the professoriate? The process of crafting a strong resume can often be difficult for graduate students. This workshop is a hands-on opportunity for graduate students to learn how to effectively develop a resume using the foundation that they have laid with information from their CV.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/2DQZG.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:41:00 -0500 2020-01-28T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Privacy@Michigan 2020 (January 28, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71094 71094-17777056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Register to attend the Privacy@Michigan Symposium and Research Showcase Tuesday, January 28, 1 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. in the Rackham Amphitheatre (4th floor) and celebrate the 2020 International Data Privacy Day. Attendance is free and open to the public but space is limited. Please RSVP.

For a schedule of events and to register visit: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/privacy-at-michigan/2020

Kathleen Kingsbury, editor of The New York Times Privacy Project, will give the keynote address. Multi-disciplinary experts will participate in panel discussions on a range of privacy-related topics. A privacy fair including a privacy clinic, where students help with general privacy questions, and posters showcasing privacy research at the University of Michigan will be available throughout the afternoon.

This event organized by the University of Michigan School of Information, University of Michigan Information Assurance, and the Dissonance Event Series.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 10 Jan 2020 13:49:19 -0500 2020-01-28T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T18:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Information and Technology Services (ITS) Conference / Symposium Privacy@Michigan Symposium - Keynote Speaker: Kathleen Kingsbury
Wallace House Presents “The 1619 Project: Examining the Legacy of Slavery and the Building of a Nation” (January 28, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70101 70101-17530518@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Wallace House Center for Journalists

Journalism is often called the first draft of history. But journalism can also be used as a powerful tool for examining history.

Four hundred years ago, in August 1619, a ship carrying enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia, establishing the system of slavery on which the United States was built.

With The 1619 Project, The New York Times is prompting conversation and debate about the legacy of slavery and its influence over American society and culture. From mass incarceration to traffic jams, the project seeks to reframe our understanding of American history and the fight to live up to our nation’s central promise.

Wallace House Presents the project’s creator, New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones, in conversation with Rochelle Riley, longtime journalist and columnist.

About the Speaker:
Nikole Hannah-Jones is a domestic correspondent for The New York Times Magazine focusing on racial injustice. She has written on federal failures to enforce the Fair Housing Act, the resegregation of American schools and policing in America. Her extensive reporting in both print and radio on the ways segregation in housing and schools is maintained through official action and policy has earned the National Magazine Award, a Peabody and a Polk Award. Her work designing “The 1619 Project” has been met with universal acclaim. The project was released in August 2019 to mark the 400th anniversary of American slavery and re-examines the role it plays in the history of the United States.

Hannah-Jones earned her bachelor’s in history and African-American studies from the University of Notre Dame and her master’s in journalism and mass communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

About the Moderator:
Rochelle Riley was a 2007-2008 Knight-Wallace Fellow and is the Director of Arts and Culture for the City of Detroit. For nineteen years she was a columnist at the Detroit Free Press. Riley is author of “The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery” and the upcoming “That They Lived: Twenty African Americans Who Changed The World.” She has won numerous national, state and local honors, including the 2017 Ida B. Wells Award from the National Association of Black Journalists for her outstanding efforts to make newsrooms and news coverage more accurately reflect the diversity of the communities they serve and the 2018 Detroit SPJ Lifetime Achievement Award alongside her longtime friend, Walter Middlebrook. She was a 2016 inductee into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.

This is a 2020 Annual U-M Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium event.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 06 Jan 2020 11:04:06 -0500 2020-01-28T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T19:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Wallace House Center for Journalists Lecture / Discussion Nikole Hannah-Jones
Restorative Practices and Graduate Well-Being (January 29, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71457 71457-17827809@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Framed around the values of student centeredness and care and using the model of wellness, this session aims to engage students in reflection around the eight key dimensions of personal well-being. Using Restorative Practices and the power of the circle process, students will share stories of well-being to inform the commitment to a culture of well-being in the U-M community.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/7ZkzX.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:41:00 -0500 2020-01-29T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
GRIN Mentorship Ice Cream Social (January 29, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71682 71682-17855682@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Come meet with mentors and mentees and kick start the new year with ice cream! There are some fun activities and board games available too!
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/yKOrj.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 17 Jan 2020 18:17:01 -0500 2020-01-29T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Social / Informal Gathering Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
King Talks (January 30, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69440 69440-17320658@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Rackham students will communicate the relevance of their work to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in a TED-talk style. Presentation is from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a reception to follow from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m in the Assembly Hall. Visit our King Talks page for speaker details.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/jxOAV.

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Presentation Fri, 24 Jan 2020 18:17:06 -0500 2020-01-30T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Presentation Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
AIM Extended Reality (XR) (January 31, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71740 71740-17877256@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Join us on Friday, January 31 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Rackham Amphitheatre (4th Floor) at Rackham Graduate School for our first ever AIM Extended Reality (XR). We’ll welcome Courtney Cogburn, Associate Professor at Columbia University for the first of three speakers focused on XR throughout the Winter/Spring 2020 semester. Please register below if you plan to attend.

Title: A Critical Analysis and Transdisciplinary Approach to Development and Application

Description: Dr. Cogburn will explore the importance of transdisciplinary approaches to extended reality and the integration of critical analysis of emerging technologies across disciplinary curricular. She will describe how this approach supports innovation and meaningful social and human applications. Dr. Cogburn will discuss how she and her colleagues have applied this approach to 1000 cut journey, an immersive virtual reality experience designed to help participants understand the social realities of racism as critical to promoting effective and collective social action. She will discuss this VR experience and another in production and how she and her colleagues are assessing and applying the work.

AIM Extended Reality (XR) is an all new event series hosted by the Center for Academic Innovation that will explore how extended reality (XR) is being used in higher education and beyond. This speaker series stems from a Provost to engage in a new campus-wide XR Initiative. This initiative will formally ask us to consider how we can leverage emerging XR technologies to strengthen the quality of a Michigan education, cultivate an interdisciplinary scholarly community of practice at Michigan, and enhance a nationwide network for academic innovation. Learn more about the initiative on our XR initiative page.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:11:58 -0500 2020-01-31T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T13:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion AIM Event Series
The Art of Uniting Through Story (February 3, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71834 71834-17890221@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Facilitated by The Diatribe, a non profit organization that uses performing arts to empower people to share their stories, raise awareness of social issues, and be active members in their communities, this workshop will help attendees to peel back the layers they have built to expose the raw, beautiful, and impactful pieces of their story that many fail to see as relatable. Attendees will get familiar with these two artists through listening to their story and soaking in their craft. Those attending will work on crafting their own stories through creative expression.
“The Art of Uniting Through Story” will be facilitated by Diatribe teaching artists Marcel “Fable” Price, and Ericka “Kyd Kane” Thompson.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/E3p8b.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:17:15 -0500 2020-02-03T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Honors Stowe Lectures (February 3, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70511 70511-17602794@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: LSA Honors Program

Anu Partanen speaks frequently about topics related to her book "The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life," both internationally and in the United States. Read more about this guest speaker and author on their website in Web & Social Media Links.

The lecture celebrates the best in journalism, broadly understood. Stowe was a Pulitzer Prize winner in 1930 and one of the early American journalists to raise concerns about Hitler’s rise to power. During World War II, he was a war correspondent. He was a Professor of Journalism at the University of Michigan 1956–1969 and died in 1994.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:13:16 -0500 2020-02-03T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T17:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) LSA Honors Program Lecture / Discussion Nordic Theory of Everything Cover
From Cairo to the Cloud: The World of the Cairo Geniza (February 4, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70043 70043-17499538@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Judaic Studies

This compelling documentary tells the story of the Cairo Geniza, a vast treasure trove of manuscripts hidden for centuries in the geniza, or sacred storeroom, of an ancient synagogue in Cairo. After their scholarly discovery in the nineteenth century, these priceless documents, spanning nearly a thousand years of Jewish life, were dispersed to libraries around the world. Today, thanks to an unprecedented international effort, the Geniza archive has been digitally reunited in the “cloud,” freely accessible online to everyone, everywhere.

The front entrance of Rackham, located on East Washington, is accessible by stairs and ramp. There are elevators on both the east and wends ends of the lobby. The amphitheater is on the fourth floor. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Film Screening Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:30:15 -0500 2020-02-04T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Judaic Studies Film Screening From Cairo to the Cloud Movie Poster
Change It Up! (February 5, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71835 71835-17890222@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

“Change It Up!” brings bystander intervention skills to the University of Michigan community for the purpose of building inclusive, respectful, and safe communities. It is based on a nationally recognized four-stage bystander intervention model that helps individuals intervene in situations that negatively impact individuals, organizations, and the campus community.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/3qA3m.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:17:15 -0500 2020-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus (February 6, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69535 69535-17357972@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

with respondents:
-Abdul El-Sayed, MD, DPhil, physician, epidemiologist, public health expert, and progressive activist
-Kamaria B. Porter, Ph.D. Candidate, Center for the Study of Higher & Postsecondary Education; Research Assistant, Department of Sociology; University of Michigan

The fear of campus sexual assault has become an inextricable part of the college experience. But why is sexual assault such a common feature of college life? And what can be done to prevent it? Drawing on the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT) at Columbia University, the most comprehensive study of sexual assault on a campus to date, Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan’s new book presents an entirely new framework that emphasizes sexual assault’s social roots, transcending current debates about consent, predators in a “hunting ground,” and the dangers of hooking up.

Based on years of research interviewing and observing college life―with students of different races, genders, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic backgrounds―Hirsch and Khan’s study reveals the social ecosystem that makes sexual assault so predictable, explaining how physical spaces, alcohol, peer groups, and cultural norms influence young people’s experiences and interpretations of both sex and sexual assault.

Book sales and signing will follow the discussion.

Cosponsors: Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC), Departments of American Culture, Sociology, Women’s Studies, School of Education, and CEW+ Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 06 Feb 2020 18:19:02 -0500 2020-02-06T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Institute for Research on Women and Gender Lecture / Discussion Sexual Citizens, Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan
National Faculty Symposium: Advancing New Directions in Graduate Education (February 7, 2020 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71216 71216-17787740@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

We invite faculty to participate in a symposium where we will chart new directions in graduate education. Academic leaders from across the country will join us to discuss pressures facing graduate training and to consider opportunities for rethinking our current models. We welcome you to take part in focused discussions and help set the agenda for Rackham graduate education in the century ahead.
Learn more about the full schedule and invited participants.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:41:01 -0500 2020-02-07T08:30:00-05:00 2020-02-07T16:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
U-M Jazz Festival Feature Concert (February 8, 2020 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69943 69943-17485119@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 7:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

U-M Jazz Ensemble, Ellen Rowe, director

With Scotty Barnhart, jazz trumpet, Andy Milne, piano, Ralphe Armstrong, bass, and Sean Dobbins, drums.

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Performance Fri, 17 Jan 2020 18:15:30 -0500 2020-02-08T19:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Demonstrating a Commitment to Diversity (February 10, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71836 71836-17890223@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) aptitude is now highly valued by many employers, both within and beyond academe. This interactive workshop will 1) show how employers are evaluating DEI in job interviews, 2) provide opportunities for reflection on how you demonstrate your commitment to DEI, and 3) provide time for students to practice answering common interview questions related to DEI. This workshop is designed primarily for graduate students seeking non-academic jobs.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/yKOMW.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:17:18 -0500 2020-02-10T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
2019-2020 Tanner Lecture on Human Values: Theorizing Racial Justice (February 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60868 60868-14979680@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

Livestream the 2020 Tanner Lecture here: https://ummedia01.umnet.umich.edu/phil/phil021220.html

After years of being restricted to the marginalized voices of people of color and a few white progressives, “racial justice” as a demand has suddenly jumped to the national center stage. Whereas Barack Obama self-consciously presented himself as a candidate who just happened to be black, and generally ran away from the topic, we are now witnessing the startling spectacle of mainstream Democratic candidates vying to be the most progressive on issues of race. Indeed, large percentages of white liberals now endorse a structural analysis of racial domination. For those of us old enough to remember the evasions of past electoral campaigns, and the hegemony in the Obama years of norms of “post-raciality” and “color-blindness,” it is a welcome and remarkable change, one doubtless attributable to multiple factors, from the activism of “Black Lives Matter!” on the one hand to the ominous rise of white nationalism and the alt-right on the other.

But what does philosophy have to say on this issue? After all, philosophers in the Western tradition like to think of themselves as the go-to guys on matters of justice, in a history that (supposedly) stretches 2500 years all the way back to ancient Greece. And since its revival half a century ago by John Rawls’s 1971 A Theory of Justice, mainstream Anglo-American liberal political philosophy has expressly taken social justice as its central theme. Where better to seek guidance on the subject of racial justice, then, than in the work of political philosophers, especially American political philosophers, citizens of what has historically been a white supremacist state?

Alas, any such expectations would be sadly disappointed. “White” political philosophy and “white” liberalism, including Rawls and Rawlsianism, have generally been part of the problem rather than part of the solution. In this lecture, I will offer some thoughts and diagnoses on the causes of this troubling history, and some suggestions for the development of a new liberalism, one that recognizes its historic role in the creation and consolidation of white supremacy, and is committed, unlike currently hegemonic varieties of liberalism, to ending it.

This event is free and open to the public. ASL interpretation will be provided. Venue is wheelchair accessible.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:00:26 -0500 2020-02-12T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Philosophy Lecture / Discussion 2020 Tanner Lecture - Theorizing Racial Justice - Charles W. Mills
2020 Ford Distinguished Lecture in Physics | Tracking the Motion Inside Molecules with X-Ray Lasers (February 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70890 70890-17732907@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department Colloquia

The last decade marked the development of a new kind of powerful research laser that can deliver a trillion 1-Angstrom x-rays in a femtosecond or even less. This x-ray free-electron laser is revolutionizing the way scientists observe dynamics on the quantum scale in the laboratory. We are beginning to learn how to track the relative motion of atoms inside molecules. Professor Bucksbaum will discuss the current efforts and future opportunities to employ these sources for molecular movies.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:51:38 -0500 2020-02-12T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T17:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department Colloquia Workshop / Seminar electrons streaming
2019-2020 Tanner Lecture on Human Values: Symposium (February 13, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60870 60870-14979682@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 10:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

Following the 2019-2020 Tanner Lecture ("Theorizing Racial Justice") on Wednesday, Professor Mills will participate in Thursday's symposium with:

Professor Samuel Freeman (University of Pennsylvania)
Professor Michele Moody-Adams (Columbia University)
Professor Nikhil Pal Singh (New York University)

This event is free and open to the public.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:28:03 -0400 2020-02-13T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T12:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Philosophy Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Michigan Environmental Justice Summit 2020 (February 13, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68931 68931-17197028@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: School for Environment and Sustainability

The School for Environment and Sustainability honors the 30th Anniversary of the “Incidence of Environmental Hazards Conference,” which helped put environmental justice (EJ) on the national radar for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Building on the momentum of the 1990 conference, the University of Michigan soon became the first university to establish environmental justice as an academic field of study.

Looking forward, the Michigan Environmental Justice Summit 2020 will take lessons from the past and look towards the future. The event will highlight the challenges and opportunities now—and for the future—of environmental justice, and how YOU can make an impact and create a more equitable, inclusive future.

As part of U-M’s year-long series “Earth Day at 50,” the university is working with local and regional partners to catalyze a mass movement for climate and environmental justice. Now more than ever, justice must be at the center of today’s movement in order to bring about true transformative change.

Join us for a dynamic discussion with our panel of environmental justice game changers:

Michelle Martinez (MS ’08) SEAS alumna
Panel Moderator
Coordinator, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition
Detroit-based EJ activist, speaker, writer, and mother

Robert Bullard
Known as the “Father of Environmental Justice”
Named one of 13 Environmental Leaders of the Century (Newsweek, 2008)

Rhiana Gunn-Wright
Policy Director, New Consensus
An architect of the Green New Deal

Charles Lee
Senior Policy Advisor, EPA
EJ pioneer and principal author of the landmark report, Toxic Wastes and Race in the United States

Regina Strong
Environmental Justice Public Advocate,
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy

Sponsors: College of Literature, Science , and the Arts (Program in the Environment); School of Public Health (Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education); The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Taubman College (Urban and Regional planning Program); Erb Institute; Office of the President; The Law School (Environmental Law & Policy Program)

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:08:20 -0500 2020-02-13T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T20:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) School for Environment and Sustainability Lecture / Discussion EJ logo
SEAS 2020 Michigan Environmental Justice Summit (February 13, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70372 70372-17592357@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

The School for Environment and Sustainability honors the 30th Anniversary of the “Incidence of Environmental Hazards Conference,” which helped put environmental justice (EJ) on the national radar for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Building on the momentum of the 1990 conference, the University of Michigan soon became the first university to establish environmental justice as an academic field of study. Join us for a dynamic discussion with our panel of environmental justice game-changers:

- Robert Bullard, 'Father of Environmental Justice"; named one of 13 Environmental Leaders of the Century by Newsweek

- Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Policy Director, New Consensus; An architect of the Green New Deal

- Charles Lee, Senior Policy Advisor, EPA; EJ pioneer and principal author of the landmark report, Toxic Wastes and Race in the United States

- Regina Strong, Environmental Justice Public Advocate, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy

- Michelle Martinez (MS '08), Panel Moderator; Coordinator, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, Detroit-based EJ activist, speaker, writer, and mother

For tickets, follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/michigan-environmental-justice-summit-2020-tickets-84740474039

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Presentation Tue, 17 Dec 2019 09:40:17 -0500 2020-02-13T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T20:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Program in the Environment (PitE) Presentation Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Symposium: Building Community and Connecting Across Difference (February 14, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71628 71628-17846973@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 14, 2020 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

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Rackham Graduate School’s Professional Development DEI Certificate Program will host a DEI Symposium featuring keynote speaker Dr. Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Washington University in St. Louis. Showcased in the symposium will be graduate student scholars, leaders, and advocates that have been successful in creating an inclusive environment for their colleagues. The objectives of the symposium are to create a sense of community among DEI leaders and to disseminate the excellent work graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are doing related to DEI. In addition, the symposium will also serve as a space to share resources regarding DEI-related projects and initiatives that have been successful among schools and departments with the purpose of enhancing collaboration.
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Opening Remarks and Keynote Address
Keynote Address by Dr. Kamimura-Jimenez
This session is open to faculty, staff, and students.
9:00 to 10:30 a.m., Assembly Hall, 4th Floor, Rackham Building
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Impact of Graduate Student Diversity Leaders

Presentations by DEI Graduate Student Staff Assistants and Graduate Student Leaders
Introduction of Students, Deborah S. Willis, DEI Certificate Program Lead
Presentations by DEI Graduate Student Staff Assistants and Student DEI Leaders

This session is open to faculty, staff, and students.
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Assembly Hall, 4th Floor, Rackham Building
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Lunch with DEI Leaders

Welcome remarks, Ethriam Brammer, Assistant Dean Rackham Graduate School
Acknowledging DEI Certificate Partners, Deborah S. Willis

Due to space limitations, this session is open to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, unit DEI Leads, and DEI Certificate partners only. Thank you for your understanding.
12:00 to 1:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, 4th Floor, Rackham Building
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A Conversation with Dr. Kamimura-Jimenez
This session is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows only. Thank you for your understanding.
Refreshments will be served.
1:30 to 3:00 p.m., West Conference Room, 4th Floor, Rackham Building
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Registration for the various sessions is required at https://myumi.ch/3qAAG.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.
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Conference / Symposium Thu, 06 Feb 2020 18:17:31 -0500 2020-02-14T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-14T15:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Diversity at Work: Google Shares Inclusive Practices (February 17, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72137 72137-17942183@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 17, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Diversity at Work is an ongoing series of workshops hosted by Rackham’s Professional Development DEI Certificate Program where participants can hear from real employees and employers about how they are incorporating diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice efforts in their organizations.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) aptitude continues to be a highly sought out asset among employers, both within and outside of academe. This workshop will feature Google, with representative Michael Gardner. He will discuss how Google integrates DEI within their organization and will facilitate the discussion.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/3qAkE.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:17:13 -0500 2020-02-17T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-17T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Ph.D. Pathways: Interviewing for Jobs Beyond the Professoriate (February 19, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70730 70730-17621670@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Interviewing for a job beyond the professoriate can differ greatly from the academic job search process. This workshop will focus on helping Ph.D. students to navigate the interview process, and strategize on how to effectively answer questions by articulating strengths and skills.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/51j3B.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:41:01 -0500 2020-02-19T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-19T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment (MUSE) Conference 2020 (February 20, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68682 68682-17136739@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE)

The 4th MUSE Conference will be held February 20-22, 2020 at the UM Rackham building in Ann Arbor.

The purpose of the conference is to foster connections and new collaborations across the broad suite of sustainability and environment-related research at the University of Michigan. We welcome participation from those advancing knowledge through work in the humanities and the social, physical, natural, and engineering sciences.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:54:45 -0400 2020-02-20T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-20T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Conference / Symposium MUSE 2020 logo
SUPPORT GROUP for Postdocs (February 20, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67271 67271-16831237@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 20, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: University Human Resources

The Faculty & Staff Counseling & Consultation Office (FASCCO) is offering a support group for postdocs. This monthly drop-in group will address various topics such as stress management, work/life balance, re-location adjustment, difficult career choices, impostor syndrome, navigating work relationships and making social connections.

This support group is facilitated by counselors of FASCCO.

Contact Tina Weymouth, cmwey@umich.edu or 936-8660 to register. Lunch will be provided, registration is required.

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Meeting Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:58:18 -0400 2020-02-20T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-20T13:15:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) University Human Resources Meeting Saturday. Summer. Beautiful sunny day, so my friends and I decided to make a picnic and watch the sundown. Pretty fun and relaxed day.
Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment (MUSE) Conference 2020 (February 21, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68682 68682-17136740@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 21, 2020 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE)

The 4th MUSE Conference will be held February 20-22, 2020 at the UM Rackham building in Ann Arbor.

The purpose of the conference is to foster connections and new collaborations across the broad suite of sustainability and environment-related research at the University of Michigan. We welcome participation from those advancing knowledge through work in the humanities and the social, physical, natural, and engineering sciences.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:54:45 -0400 2020-02-21T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-21T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Conference / Symposium MUSE 2020 logo
Social Justice and the Power of Oppression (February 21, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72602 72602-18026873@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 21, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

In this workshop, participants will be prompted in high levels of thinking about their own identities, communicating across identities, understanding power and oppression, and how they engage in these topics with others. Participants will also discuss how their unconscious biases play into perpetuating systems of oppression and what tools we can use to disrupt this thinking.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/QAM0r.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:17:07 -0500 2020-02-21T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-21T16:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment (MUSE) Conference 2020 (February 22, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68682 68682-17136741@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE)

The 4th MUSE Conference will be held February 20-22, 2020 at the UM Rackham building in Ann Arbor.

The purpose of the conference is to foster connections and new collaborations across the broad suite of sustainability and environment-related research at the University of Michigan. We welcome participation from those advancing knowledge through work in the humanities and the social, physical, natural, and engineering sciences.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:54:45 -0400 2020-02-22T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-22T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Conference / Symposium MUSE 2020 logo
So We’re Biased. Now What?: Personalizing and Mitigating Unconscious Bias (February 24, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71837 71837-17890224@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 24, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Many of us are committed to DEI, and accept the extensive evidence from scholarly studies in psychology and neuroscience demonstrating that we all have unconscious biases that affect our interactions with others. The goals of this workshop are for participants to: 1) gain knowledge of societal biases and self-awareness of their unconscious biases, and 2) develop strategies to advocate for inclusion in light of unconscious bias.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/r8ANe.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:17:16 -0500 2020-02-24T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-24T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Gender Violence, Immigrant Vulnerability, and the State: A Symposium (February 24, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71768 71768-17879420@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 24, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Women's and Gender Studies Department

Speakers:

Ruby Robinson
Managing Attorney, Michigan Immigrant Rights Center and Winter Faculty, U-M Law

Adriana Mancillas
Counseling and Advocacy Services Coordinator, SafeHouse

Debotri Dhar
Faculty, Women's Studies

While globalization is understood as a contemporary moment marked by an unprecedented volume of travel – goods, capital, labor, images, ideas, knowledge – what is perhaps unprecedented is not so much the travel itself, but that “world travelers” were historically white and male. With an increase in postcolonial migrations – whether forced, voluntary, or in between – of individuals and communities from the Global South to the Global North, has colonialism’s unidirectional plunder under the guise of a “civilizing mission” now given way to immigrants of color being framed as invaders, pollutants, and burdens on the state in order to maintain discursive hierarchies of race, social class, and nation? In this post/colonial era, what, then, is the relationship between immigrant vulnerability and gender violence?

In the United States, a plethora of individuals and institutions have advocated for the rights of vulnerable immigrants, resulting in Acts such as VAWA and related remedial measures for low income victims of gender-based violence (including domestic violence and sexual assault.) What are some of the strengths and challenges of these legal mechanisms? With many citizen female victims of violence already ending up as defendants in the criminal justice system, where does it leave vulnerable immigrant women, especially in cases where the perpetrators are not “their” men but members of an elite white citizenry? What about the immigrant men of color, who are already framed as violent in the nation’s political imagination? And transgender and queer immigrants - even more marginalized, seldom talked about? In other words, can the gender, race, social class, and immigration status of victims and perpetrators of gender-based violence have an impact on legal outcomes? As the nation debates its immigration policies, what services can local and national organizations for survivors of gender violence offer, in more practical terms, to immigrants and vulnerable others?

The 3 panelists of this small 2-hour symposium will address the above interdisciplinary themes in their presentations. The discussion will be followed by audience Q+&A and an Indian dinner. The event will be free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:13:32 -0500 2020-02-24T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-24T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Women's and Gender Studies Department Lecture / Discussion Symposium flyer
Honors Stowe Lectures (February 24, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70515 70515-17602798@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 24, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: LSA Honors Program

Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he covers economics and culture. He is the founder and host of the technology podcast Crazy/Genius. A news analyst with NPR, Derek appears weekly on the national news show “Here and Now” and is also a contributor to CBS News. Derek is the recipient of several honors, including the 2016 award for Best Columns and Commentary from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. His first book, the national bestseller "Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction," has been translated into more than a dozen languages and was named the 2018 Book of the Year by the American Marketing Association. Derek lives in Washington, D.C. Read more about the author and speaker under Website Links.

The lecture celebrates the best in journalism, broadly understood. Stowe was a Pulitzer Prize winner in 1930 and one of the early American journalists to raise concerns about Hitler’s rise to power. During World War II, he was a war correspondent. He was a Professor of Journalism at the University of Michigan 1956–1969 and died in 1994.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:12:50 -0500 2020-02-24T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-24T17:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) LSA Honors Program Lecture / Discussion Hit Makers Cover
2020 Borchardt Conference (February 25, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72196 72196-17955069@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Every three years the Michigan-based Borchardt Conference brings together a diverse group of engineers, scientists, public health specialists and students to present and discuss the latest issues and advances in water and wastewater technology. The This premier triennial event emphasizes applied research and real life experience in environmental engineering and water utility operations. The Borchardt Conference is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, MI-AWWA, MWEA and EGLE. CECs and PDHs will be awarded for this conference.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:39:52 -0500 2020-02-25T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-25T20:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Civil and Environmental Engineering Conference / Symposium Borchart Conference
Identifying Your Transferable Skills Workshop (February 25, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72906 72906-18090328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Are you a graduate student who struggles with identifying the skills and strengths that you have gained through academic and professional experiences? Articulating transferable skills and strengths is a key part of the career development process. Come and learn from the University Career Center staff about how to effectively identify your skill-set.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/4pMvx.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:17:35 -0500 2020-02-25T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-25T17:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
2020 Borchardt Conference (February 26, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72196 72196-18085925@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Every three years the Michigan-based Borchardt Conference brings together a diverse group of engineers, scientists, public health specialists and students to present and discuss the latest issues and advances in water and wastewater technology. The This premier triennial event emphasizes applied research and real life experience in environmental engineering and water utility operations. The Borchardt Conference is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, MI-AWWA, MWEA and EGLE. CECs and PDHs will be awarded for this conference.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:39:52 -0500 2020-02-26T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-26T20:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Civil and Environmental Engineering Conference / Symposium Borchart Conference
95th Henry Russel Lecture & Reception (February 27, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73173 73173-18149244@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 27, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Office of University Development

This annual event celebrates recipients of the Henry Russel Award, among the highest honor U-M bestows on faculty.

U-M physics professor Stephen Forrest delivers this year's lecture, entitled "Carbon vs Carbon Dioxide: Using Carbon-Based Organic Electronics for a More Sustainable Planet".

Additional honorees: Carrie R. Ferrario (Medical School), Xianzhe Jia (Engineering), Corinna S. Schindler (Literature, Science, and the Arts), Megan E. Tompkins-Stange (Public Policy).

Rackham Amphitheatre, 4th floor. Reception immediately following. Free and open to the public.

For more information, contact the Office of University and Development Events at 734-647-7900.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:07:13 -0500 2020-02-27T16:30:00-05:00 2020-02-27T18:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Office of University Development Lecture / Discussion 2020 Henry Russel Lecturer Stephen R. Forrest
Henry Russel Lecture 2020 | Carbon vs. Carbon Diaoxide: Using Carbon-Based (Organic) Electronics for a More Sustainable Planet (February 27, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73069 73069-18138327@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 27, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department Colloquia

Professor Forrest is also the
Paul G. Goebel Professor of Engineering
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Professor of Professor of Material Science and Engineering.

Please see more information here: https://record.umich.edu/articles/russel-lecture-fighting-climate-change-with-organic-electronics/

Reception immediately following the lecture.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 19 Feb 2020 09:59:15 -0500 2020-02-27T16:30:00-05:00 2020-02-27T17:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department Colloquia Lecture / Discussion Image of Stephen Forrest
Freshwater Stories: Optics, Governance, and Adaptation around the Great Lakes (March 9, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70301 70301-17564375@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 9, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

There is a plausible bright future for communities in the Great Lakes basin. Holding over 20% of the world’s fresh water, the much-maligned Rust Belt could transform into the Water Belt marked by innovation in agriculture and production and welcoming to waves of climate migrants. Yet no framework of regulation, governance, or funding currently exists to ensure such outcomes. Instead public subsidy of extractive and polluting corporations persists. Along with lax enforcement of regulation, there are no mechanisms to deal with agricultural runoff, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. How to get from here to the Water Belt?

Rachel Havrelock’s work shows how the necessary knowledge about water systems resides at the local level where community members struggle with particular forms of privatization, extraction, and pollution. Not only do stories about these contests over water illuminate global processes, but they also chart a course forward. Reflecting on stories she has collected across the Great Lakes basin, Havrelock will share prominent ideas about life around the remarkable freshwater seas.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:27:13 -0500 2020-03-09T16:00:00-04:00 2020-03-09T17:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Institute for the Humanities Lecture / Discussion Great Lakes Graphic
L.E.A.D.: Leading Equity and Diversity Initiatives Workshop (March 10, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73308 73308-18192929@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Throughout this series of panel discussions, participants will have the opportunity to hear from and interact with a diverse group of people who lead diversity initiatives (this will include administrators, staff, students, and faculty, as well as others who work in the community). Each panel guest will speak about their own journey around DEI and how it has impacted their work and fueled their passion. They will also share information on their current diversity initiatives. Participants will have the chance to then engage in dialogue with panelists.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/9oBxN.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:16:57 -0500 2020-03-10T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-10T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Lunch with the Deans: Central Campus (March 10, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73651 73651-18278600@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Come enjoy a free lunch with the deans of Rackham! When you register, please submit questions for the deans to answer.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/ovxWn.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:16:58 -0500 2020-03-10T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-10T13:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Social / Informal Gathering Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
MCDB Dissertation Defense: "Molecular Mechanisms of Golgi Structure Alterations during Stress” (March 10, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72769 72769-18070599@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Mentor: Y. Wang

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:49:26 -0400 2020-03-10T14:00:00-04:00 2020-03-10T16:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar MCDB initials & microscope drawing in yellow on a blue square
GRADitude at Rackham: Hail Yeah! 2020 (March 11, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73062 73062-18134009@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 11:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This “Hail Yeah! Every Gift Matters” event is about celebrating and thanking alumni who have given $50 dollars or less to Rackham in the past year. Every gift matters!
We will have pre-printed postcards for graduate students to write a message of thanks to donors, and we will also provide ideas for what to include in your message. Lunch and a limited number of HailYeah! t-shirts will be provided (come early to get yours!).
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/kxBEo.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please contact Melissa Herter to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:16:58 -0500 2020-03-11T11:30:00-04:00 2020-03-11T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Social / Informal Gathering Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Cancelled: Graduate Student Tax Workshop (March 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73435 73435-18219379@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 12, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop has been cancelled
Please join us for this session which will get you prepared for tax season and answer your questions. Please note, although all students are welcome this session is geared towards domestic students.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/K4j0y.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:16:37 -0400 2020-03-12T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-12T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Interviewing for Positions in Industry (March 13, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72908 72908-18090330@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 13, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Designed for those applying to positions in industry, this interactive workshop will provide you with a high-level overview of the interview process and give you the opportunity to practice responding to several common interview questions in a low stakes setting with peers. Dr. Ron Chaney, Vice President at Akamai Technologies, will facilitate the session and answer your questions about job interviews.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/BoD1j.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:17:36 -0500 2020-03-13T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-13T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
CANCELED: 2020 Ferrando Family Lecture: Yancey Strickler (March 13, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63973 63973-16049368@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 13, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Program in Philosophy, Politics & Economics

The 2020 Ferrando Lecture has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Capitalism as we know it has gotten us this far, but there are serious questions about how much farther it can take us. Inequality, fractured social institutions, and, most importantly, the climate crisis are all huge, systemic challenges that are unlikely to be solved by more economic growth and preserving the status quo. To right the ship, we need a new way to see. In this talk, Yancey Strickler, the cofounder and former CEO of Kickstarter, presents a new vision for defining value and self-interest, and a whole new frontier of work to be done defining and growing a wider spectrum of value. Building on research and ideas shared in his book “This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World,” Strickler will make the case that the generation coming up will be the ones to lead us into the post-capitalist era where values pluralism, rather than the monoculture of financial value, will be the new norm for defining the health and success of organizations and society.

Yancey Strickler is the co-founder and former CEO of Kickstarter, and the author of This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World (2019).

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:34:05 -0400 2020-03-13T15:00:00-04:00 2020-03-13T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Program in Philosophy, Politics & Economics Lecture / Discussion 2020 Ferrando Lecture - Yancey Strickler
CANCELLED: Global Yiddish Networks (March 16, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70150 70150-17538854@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 16, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Judaic Studies

This event is cancelled.

While it originated in Central and Eastern Europe, Yiddish has traveled throughout the world. Centers of Yiddish cultural activity have emerged in different places at different times, and speakers and texts have circulated among these centers, creating a rare case of a nationless language with a global reach. In this symposium, participants explore the global networks of Yiddish. Research will be presented on the presence of Yiddish in places such as Argentina, France, China, the Soviet Union, and the Caribbean.

The front entrance of Rackham, located on East Washington, is accessible by stairs and ramp. There are elevators on both the east and wends ends of the lobby. The amphitheater is on the fourth floor. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 16 Mar 2020 08:27:44 -0400 2020-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 2020-03-16T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion "Jodensavanne" (Jew's Savannah), south of Paramaribo in Suriname: “View of the synagogue and cemetery seen from the military cordon path"
Leveraging the Michigan Experience: An Interactive Conversation with Professor Brian Burt About the Journey After Graduate School (March 18, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72856 72856-18088104@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Have you been thinking about what’s next after graduate school? What about the preparation that goes along with finishing your degree: updating your CV, writing your thesis, and searching for a job in a job market that seems to be constantly shifting? Join Dr. Brian Burt, a U-M alumnus and Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for an interactive workshop that explores how to leverage your experience at U-M in the job search and in your career. Dr. Burt’s program of research uses qualitative methodological approaches to study the experiences of graduate students, and the institutional policies and practices that influence students’ educational and workforce pathways. Professor Burt will also discuss how to lay a solid foundation for being a successful mentor and advisor, regardless of the experience that you may have had as an advisee. This workshop is appropriate for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows across STEM, humanities, and social science disciplines.
Read more about Professor Burt in an article highlighted on the Rackham website last year.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/wlx2q.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:17:03 -0500 2020-03-18T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-18T13:20:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
SUPPORT GROUP for Postdocs (March 19, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67271 67271-16831238@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 19, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: University Human Resources

The Faculty & Staff Counseling & Consultation Office (FASCCO) is offering a support group for postdocs. This monthly drop-in group will address various topics such as stress management, work/life balance, re-location adjustment, difficult career choices, impostor syndrome, navigating work relationships and making social connections.

This support group is facilitated by counselors of FASCCO.

Contact Tina Weymouth, cmwey@umich.edu or 936-8660 to register. Lunch will be provided, registration is required.

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Meeting Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:58:18 -0400 2020-03-19T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-19T13:15:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) University Human Resources Meeting Saturday. Summer. Beautiful sunny day, so my friends and I decided to make a picnic and watch the sundown. Pretty fun and relaxed day.
Slave Cooks and Roman Comedy: Resistance in the Kitchen (March 19, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73236 73236-18181848@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 19, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Early Roman comedy, dating to around 200 BC, was written and performed by slaves and poor men for an audience that included slaves and poor people. These writers and actors took the old comic character of the slave cook and did something new, in line with these plays’ general resistance to authority. This talk is illustrated by rarely-seen images of cartoon cooks contemporary with the plays, juxtaposed with modern parallels from cookie jars to South Park’s Chef to Betye Saar’s “Liberation of Aunt Jemima".

Content warning: this talk will include discussion and display of images related to modern slavery and anti-black racism.

Location: Rackham Amphitheater (4th floor)
NB: There are two spots for wheelchair users in the middle of the Amphitheater, using the North Entrance.

March 19th, 5:30pm
Free and open to the public
Reception to follow

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 24 Feb 2020 13:08:32 -0500 2020-03-19T17:30:00-04:00 2020-03-19T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Lecture / Discussion Slave Cooks and Roman Comedy: Resistance in the Kitchen
CANCELED! From Laboratory to Population: Molecular Epidemiology in Action (March 20, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71052 71052-17768679@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 20, 2020 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: MAC-EPID

"Antibiotic use during pregnancy: Too much of a good thing?"
Lixin Zhang, PhD (Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University)

"Group B streptococcal epidemiology and pathogenesis: A tribute to Carl Marrs’ mentorship"
Shannon Manning, PhD (MSU Foundation Associate Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University)

"Integrating Operational Research to Combat Epidemics: Investigating Ebola Infection among Health Workers in Kenema, Sierra Leone, 2014"
Mikiko Senga, PhD (Disease Outbreak Team Lead, Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization, Yemen)

Epidemiology Alumni Reception directly following talks.

Please register for this free symposium since lunch will be provided. Thank you!

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:26:18 -0400 2020-03-20T09:00:00-04:00 2020-03-20T16:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) MAC-EPID Conference / Symposium CANCELED Flyer
CANCELED “Online Harassment and the Threat to Democracy” (March 24, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70106 70106-17532705@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Wallace House Center for Journalists

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Online trolls are targeting journalists with such frequency and intensity that 90 percent of reporters say online harassment has become their biggest safety concern, according to a study by the Committee to Protect Journalists. The perpetrators range from lone-wolf digital stalkers to synchronized armies of online mercenaries set in motion by political actors. They have turned social media platforms into battlefields filled with verbal weaponry meant to intimidate and silence journalists. The threats toward female journalists are particularly vicious and dangerous. A recent study by the International Women Media Foundation found that online harassment has prompted many women journalists to consider leaving the profession.

What can be done to track and counter the hate?

Wallace House Presents a conversation with Rana Ayyub, award-winning investigative journalist based in Mumbai, Elodie Vialle, a Knight-Wallace Fellow and authority on internet harassment and attacks against female journalists and Jason Reich, Vice President of Corporate Security for The New York Times Company. Roya Ensafi, founder of Censored Planet and assistant professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan, will serve as moderator.

About the Speakers
Rana Ayyub is an award-winning investigative journalist based in Mumbai. A political writer and an important voice from South Asia, she is a Global Opinions contributor to the Washington Post. Her work has appeared in the The New York Times, Guardian and Foreign Policy among other publications. She has reported on religious violence, insurgency and extrajudicial killings by the state. She is author of the “Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover-Up,” an undercover investigation which exposes the complicity of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in state-sponsored killings. Time magazine this year listed her among ten global journalists facing the most urgent threats to their work, freedom and safety.

Elodie Vialle is a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan, where she is studying methods and best practices for countering online attacks of female journalists. She was previously the Head of the Technology desk at Reporters without Borders. Her work focused on topics such as online censorship, surveillance, disinformation and the impact of artificial intelligence on freedom of information and internet governance. She has worked as an advisor for media outlets around the world, helping them to improve news coverage through the use of new technologies.

Jason Reich is Vice President of Corporate Security for The New York Times Company. He is responsible for the development and enforcement of all safety and security plans for employees and facilities while serving as the company’s internal expert on all security matters. He joined The Times from BuzzFeed, Inc. where he served as Director of Global Security since 2015. Prior to BuzzFeed, Jason was the founder and managing director of Collective Security Project, a team of crisis response experts, based in the United Kingdom, Turkey and the U.S., who were contracted to protect journalists, aid workers and N.G.O’s in challenging environments. Jason is a founding board member at the ACOS Alliance, and is a passionate advocate for freelance journalist safety worldwide.

Moderator: Roya Ensafi is an assistant professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on security and privacy, with an emphasis on designing techniques and systems to protect users from adversarial networks. She founded and directs Censored Planet research lab at the University of Michigan that investigates different types of privacy and security violations on the internet.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:04:45 -0400 2020-03-24T16:30:00-04:00 2020-03-24T18:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Wallace House Center for Journalists Lecture / Discussion Eisendrath Symposium
Cancelled: Genius Passion Pathways: Charting Non-Linear Career Pathways (March 25, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72909 72909-18090331@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This event has been cancelled.
Tonya M. Matthews, Ph.D. is a thought-leader and convener in STEM education and engagement, organizational equity and inclusion, and informal, community-driven learning. Her diverse background includes academic and professional work as a scientist, educator, volunteer, and award-winning writer/poet. She holds a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and she is the recipient of a Whitaker Foundation Award for Engineering Excellence and an alumni member of National Society of Black Engineers and Society for Women Engineers. She is also the founder of the STEMinista project and formerly served as President and CEO of the Michigan Science Center. Dr. Matthews currently sits on the National Academy of Sciences Board on Science Education.
Please join Dr. Matthews as she draws from pivotal moments from her own career to facilitate an interactive session about weighing academic vs. non-academic career opportunities and translating your scholarship into impact that matters. She will also address the art of using free time to balance your humanity and multiple interests. This session is appropriate for both graduate students and postdoctoral fellows across STEM, humanities, and social sciences disciplines.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:16:38 -0400 2020-03-25T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-25T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
*CANCELED* Campus Jazz Ensemble & Michigan Youth Jazz Orchestra (March 25, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72877 72877-18090298@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

**In accordance with the Unversity-wide measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, this performance has been canceled.**

William Wood, director, Campus Jazz Ensemble
Dennis Wilson, director, Michigan Youth Jazz Orchestra

Michigan Youth Jazz Orchestra performs music by Thad Jones, Benny Goldson, Dennis Wilson, and stages its first-ever jazz vocalist.

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Performance Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:15:32 -0400 2020-03-25T20:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
*CANCELED* Jazz Lab Ensemble, Jazz Trombone Ensemble, and Jazz Trombone Quintet (March 26, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72878 72878-18090299@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 26, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

**In accordance with the Unversity-wide measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, this performance has been canceled.**

Dennis Wilson, director

The Jazz Lab Ensemble performs the music by Thad Jones, Robert Curnow, Jerome Kearn, Duke Ellington, Frank Foster, and others. Dennis Wilson features a new arrangement of Black Coffee featuring jazz vocalist Allie Taylor and guitarist Ian Eylandbekov. This concert also salutes trombonist/arranger and NEA Jazz Master, Slide Hampton.

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Performance Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:15:32 -0400 2020-03-26T20:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)