Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Me, the "Other" Panel Discussion (October 21, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78303 78303-20004862@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: VOICES OF THE STAFF- ADVANCING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION TEAM

As part of the U-M DEI Summit celebrating Arts and Social Change, Voices of the Staff is hosting a virtual panel discussion. Me, The Other a gripping documentary film about otherness and oneness featuring twelve diverse students living in Washtenaw County, is available on MiVideo to stream at your convenience prior to the event.
The panel discussion will feature authentic conversation and Q&A with the film's Director and Co-Producer, Shidan Majidi. Shidan will be joined by several cast members, including: Celia, Hussain, Kit, Taylor, Veronica and soundtrack composer, Levi Taylor.
The panel discussion will be moderated by Steve Vinson, Sanam Arab and Jane Berliss-Vincent. Pedro Coracides will emcee the virtual event.
For more information and to sign up for the panel discussion: myumi.ch/GklPP

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:47:46 -0400 2020-10-21T19:00:00-04:00 2020-10-21T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location VOICES OF THE STAFF- ADVANCING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION TEAM Lecture / Discussion Me, The "Other" flyer
Democracy & Debate Theme Semester: John Lewis: The Legacy of a Life Lived in Good Trouble (October 22, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78654 78654-20093645@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Troy, Alabama. Selma. Nashville. Washington, DC. John Lewis’ journey bore witness to the trials and tribulations of the civil rights movement. Please join us for an important conversation on the biographic documentary about the life of this legendary civil rights pioneer, activist, and congressman, John Lewis: Good Trouble. Moderated by Robert M. Sellers, Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, the panel includes Jim Burnstein, Director of of the Screenwriting Program; Sydney Carr, graduate student in Public Policy and Political Science and president of Students of Color of Rackham; Edie Goldenberg, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science and founder of the voting advocacy group Turn Up Turnout; and Riana Anderson, Assistant Professor of Public Health and founder of EMBRace (Engaging, Managing, and Bonding through Race).

Sponsored by: The Democracy & Debate Theme Semester and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, The University of Michigan.


If you are having trouble registering for this event please contact rivett@umich.edu
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Livestream / Virtual Sun, 18 Oct 2020 21:00:54 -0400 2020-10-22T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-22T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Livestream / Virtual
DEI Summit 2020 | Arts+Social Change: Building an Anti-Racist World through the Arts (October 26, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75106 75106-19228309@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 26, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The virtual DEI Summit provides an opportunity for the University to highlight the progress we’ve made over the previous year, the changes we’re experiencing across campus, and the opportunities of continued engagement with our community.

This year’s theme, Arts+Social Change: Building an Anti-Racist World through the Arts, provides a time and space for the campus community to come together to demonstrate a collective commitment to anti-racism that this moment in our history compels. During the fall term Democracy & Debate theme semester, the DEI Summit will focus on the arts as a vehicle for social change and provides an opportunity for curricular integration and connection. Both the theme semester and the Summit confirm our civic engagement values and demonstrate the power of each voice – both at the ballot box and through creative expression.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:03:12 -0400 2020-10-26T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-26T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Livestream / Virtual dei-summit-2020
Faculty Forum: Innovative STEM Educational Experiences (October 29, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78294 78294-20050334@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Educational Outreach

The CEO Team would like to personally invite you to our exciting Faculty Forum on Outreach and Engagement: Innovative STEM Educational Experiences - from Research to Practice!

We will learn from five of our Faculty Fellows about their amazing outreach initiatives in the STEM field and the interconnectedness between research, practice, and student engagement.

The event will open with a Welcome from LSA's Associate Dean Tim McKay. We will follow with Lightning Talks by Rebecca Hasson (Kinesiology), Anouck Girard (Aerospace Engineering), Sarah Koch, Stephen DeBacker, and Yunus Zeytuncu (Math). Our speakers will highlight different approaches and examples of their work, scholarship, and how they are inspiring youth! We will have an opportunity for small group discussions and networking.

This event will take place on October 29 from 2:00 - 3:15 PM via Zoom.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:24:19 -0400 2020-10-29T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Educational Outreach Livestream / Virtual Faculty Forum STEM flyer
Wendell Pierce Stars in Some Old Black Man (January 15, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80493 80493-20730267@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 15, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

Written only a few years before the history-making events of 2020, Some Old Black Man frames racial prejudice with bold probity rarely confronted and dramatized. It challenges people of all ages to learn about the unique perspective of elders whose lived struggles created opportunities for future generations and to confront the experiential divides that can grow larger due to generational differences.

In the play, Calvin Jones (Wendell Pierce), a hip, coolly intellectual African-American college professor moves his 82-year-old ailing, but doggedly independent, father, Donald Jones (Charlie Robinson), from Greenwald, MS into his Harlem penthouse. The play begins with an argument over what to eat for breakfast, then turns into a generational clash over race, opportunity, and a decision that Calvin made years ago. Donald’s grumpiness is peppered with disturbing outbursts, revealing bits of his past, informed by growing up Black and poor in the South.

Themes of social justice themes and intergenerational conflict make Some Old Black Man a fitting title for our times, when the reality of more togetherness unveils some of the tensions underlying even the closest of relationships.

The play was filmed in Detroit after the creative team quarantined together during rehearsals in Ann Arbor under strict safety protocols.

After the digital premiere, join the creative team for a live talkback. Production will be available on demand through Monday, January 18.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:33:22 -0500 2021-01-15T19:00:00-05:00 2021-01-15T22:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Engineering Livestream / Virtual Wendell Pierce and Charlie Robinson in Some Old Black Man
Wendell Pierce Stars in Some Old Black Man (January 16, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80493 80493-20730268@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 16, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

Written only a few years before the history-making events of 2020, Some Old Black Man frames racial prejudice with bold probity rarely confronted and dramatized. It challenges people of all ages to learn about the unique perspective of elders whose lived struggles created opportunities for future generations and to confront the experiential divides that can grow larger due to generational differences.

In the play, Calvin Jones (Wendell Pierce), a hip, coolly intellectual African-American college professor moves his 82-year-old ailing, but doggedly independent, father, Donald Jones (Charlie Robinson), from Greenwald, MS into his Harlem penthouse. The play begins with an argument over what to eat for breakfast, then turns into a generational clash over race, opportunity, and a decision that Calvin made years ago. Donald’s grumpiness is peppered with disturbing outbursts, revealing bits of his past, informed by growing up Black and poor in the South.

Themes of social justice themes and intergenerational conflict make Some Old Black Man a fitting title for our times, when the reality of more togetherness unveils some of the tensions underlying even the closest of relationships.

The play was filmed in Detroit after the creative team quarantined together during rehearsals in Ann Arbor under strict safety protocols.

After the digital premiere, join the creative team for a live talkback. Production will be available on demand through Monday, January 18.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:33:22 -0500 2021-01-16T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-16T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Engineering Livestream / Virtual Wendell Pierce and Charlie Robinson in Some Old Black Man
Wendell Pierce Stars in Some Old Black Man (January 17, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80493 80493-20730269@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 17, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

Written only a few years before the history-making events of 2020, Some Old Black Man frames racial prejudice with bold probity rarely confronted and dramatized. It challenges people of all ages to learn about the unique perspective of elders whose lived struggles created opportunities for future generations and to confront the experiential divides that can grow larger due to generational differences.

In the play, Calvin Jones (Wendell Pierce), a hip, coolly intellectual African-American college professor moves his 82-year-old ailing, but doggedly independent, father, Donald Jones (Charlie Robinson), from Greenwald, MS into his Harlem penthouse. The play begins with an argument over what to eat for breakfast, then turns into a generational clash over race, opportunity, and a decision that Calvin made years ago. Donald’s grumpiness is peppered with disturbing outbursts, revealing bits of his past, informed by growing up Black and poor in the South.

Themes of social justice themes and intergenerational conflict make Some Old Black Man a fitting title for our times, when the reality of more togetherness unveils some of the tensions underlying even the closest of relationships.

The play was filmed in Detroit after the creative team quarantined together during rehearsals in Ann Arbor under strict safety protocols.

After the digital premiere, join the creative team for a live talkback. Production will be available on demand through Monday, January 18.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:33:22 -0500 2021-01-17T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-17T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Engineering Livestream / Virtual Wendell Pierce and Charlie Robinson in Some Old Black Man
Wendell Pierce Stars in Some Old Black Man (January 18, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80493 80493-20730271@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 18, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

Written only a few years before the history-making events of 2020, Some Old Black Man frames racial prejudice with bold probity rarely confronted and dramatized. It challenges people of all ages to learn about the unique perspective of elders whose lived struggles created opportunities for future generations and to confront the experiential divides that can grow larger due to generational differences.

In the play, Calvin Jones (Wendell Pierce), a hip, coolly intellectual African-American college professor moves his 82-year-old ailing, but doggedly independent, father, Donald Jones (Charlie Robinson), from Greenwald, MS into his Harlem penthouse. The play begins with an argument over what to eat for breakfast, then turns into a generational clash over race, opportunity, and a decision that Calvin made years ago. Donald’s grumpiness is peppered with disturbing outbursts, revealing bits of his past, informed by growing up Black and poor in the South.

Themes of social justice themes and intergenerational conflict make Some Old Black Man a fitting title for our times, when the reality of more togetherness unveils some of the tensions underlying even the closest of relationships.

The play was filmed in Detroit after the creative team quarantined together during rehearsals in Ann Arbor under strict safety protocols.

After the digital premiere, join the creative team for a live talkback. Production will be available on demand through Monday, January 18.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:33:22 -0500 2021-01-18T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-18T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Engineering Livestream / Virtual Wendell Pierce and Charlie Robinson in Some Old Black Man
Links Between Culture and Sanitation (April 20, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83816 83816-21540180@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 2:00pm
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Organized By: Project RISHI

Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University will speak on the social practices in communities where open defecation is prevalent, toilet use, and sanitation practices in India. The discussion will center around the link between culture and accepting modern adaptations in rural communities. RSVP Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaJwRFl1WH56j3j604SnuPiLF5vRvgiAHais0Hse4ISjAATA/viewform

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:07:20 -0400 2021-04-20T14:00:00-04:00 2021-04-20T15:00:00-04:00 Project RISHI Conference / Symposium Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University
Links Between Culture and Sanitation (April 22, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83816 83816-21540179@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 22, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Project RISHI

Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University will speak on the social practices in communities where open defecation is prevalent, toilet use, and sanitation practices in India. The discussion will center around the link between culture and accepting modern adaptations in rural communities. RSVP Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaJwRFl1WH56j3j604SnuPiLF5vRvgiAHais0Hse4ISjAATA/viewform

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:07:20 -0400 2021-04-22T17:00:00-04:00 2021-04-22T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Project RISHI Conference / Symposium Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University