Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Bioethics Discussion: Big Data, Little Privacy (October 24, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43717 43717-9832704@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on the shape of things to come.

Essays to consider:
"Ethical issues in big data health research"
"Confidentiality in medicine: a decrepit concept"
"On telling patients the truth"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact belmont@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:25:08 -0400 2017-10-24T19:00:00-04:00 2017-10-24T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Big data, little privacy
22nd Annual U-M Department of Psychiatry Waggoner Lecture on Ethics & Values in Medicine (November 1, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44774 44774-9977680@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 4:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Eisenberg Family Depression Center

Bridgette Ann Carr, J.D., B.A. will give the U-M Department of Psychiatry’s 22nd Annual Raymond W. Waggoner Lecture on Ethics & Values in Medicine. Carr will give a talk focused on human trafficking victims and the advancement of comprehensive domestic and international anti-trafficking policies. This lecture will be held on Wednesday, November 1 at 4:00 p.m. at Ford Auditorium in University Hospital.

Professor Carr’s work focuses on driving paradigm shifts in the way human trafficking victimization is perceived and addressed, and helping reintegrate victims by developing legal solutions that address the complex issues of coercion and victimization around compelled service and its aftermath.

As the founding director of the U-M Law School’s Human Trafficking Clinic (the first clinical law program solely devoted to addressing this issue comprehensively), Professor Carr, her colleagues, and a new generation of trainees have provided free legal services to victims since 2009, supporting the wide-ranging needs of men, women, and children, both foreign nationals and U.S. citizens, who have been victimized by a range of trafficking crimes.

Using the U-M clinic as a model, Professor Carr is working with university partners around the world to develop similar programs to combat human trafficking and train law students, and has helped establish university law clinics in Mexico, Ethiopia, and Brazil to broaden the network of legal experts who can address the issues of compelled service that transcend international borders. She is the lead author of the first casebook on human trafficking law and policy, which examines the cross-section of criminal justice, civil and human rights, immigration, and international law that frames these issues.

The University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry established the Raymond W. Waggoner Lectureship on Ethics and Values in Medicine in 1996. This lectureship was created in honor of the late Dr. Waggoner, emeritus professor and past chairman of the department of psychiatry, who throughout his career and to all who knew him, has exemplified the highest standards of integrity and ethics.

The esteemed lectureship is an annual event to recognize Dr. Waggoner’s enormous contributions to the University of Michigan medical center and to the profession, and to promulgate his interest in medical ethics.



For further information, please contact:

Debra Pinals, M.D.
734-232-0352
dpinals@med.umich.edu

or

Sandra Glover
Administrative Assistant Senior
University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry
734-232-0352
sandig@med.umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:50:18 -0400 2017-11-01T16:00:00-04:00 2017-11-01T17:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Eisenberg Family Depression Center Lecture / Discussion Headshot of Bridgette Carr
How to Dismantle an Environmental Agenda— and Will It Stick? (November 2, 2017 11:50am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46199 46199-10418360@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:50am
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Janet McCabe is a senior law fellow at the Environmental Law & Policy Center, where she works to advance policies that better protect the environment, including those that support healthy, clean air and safe drinking water. McCabe previously served as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s acting assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, where she played a key role in framing, shaping, and implementing the Clean Air Act, including the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 26 Oct 2017 09:45:04 -0400 2017-11-02T11:50:00-04:00 2017-11-02T12:50:00-04:00 South Hall Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program Lecture / Discussion McCabe poster
EIHS Symposium: Attica and Foucault: A Conversation on Heather Ann Thompson's "Blood in the Water" (November 3, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41697 41697-9438336@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 3, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies

In 1972, the French philosopher Michel Foucault visited Attica in upstate New York. Though he was engaged in prison politics in his native France, this was probably the first penitentiary the author of Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (1977) was able to enter. In the United States, Attica unfailingly conjures up memories ofone of the deadliest prison uprisings in American history—the subject of a penetrating and celebrated new study by Heather Ann Thompson. Our symposium aims at bringing these prison histories into dialogue.

Professor Thompson’s interlocutor, Bernard Harcourt, is a political theorist with a focus on penal practices. He edited Foucault’s works on punitive society and counts among the theorists of the carceral state.

Link below to read the interview Foucault gave after his visit to Attica Prison. Hard copies available in the Eisenberg Institute (1521 Haven Hall).

https://www.jstor.org/stable/29766617

Presented with support from the Political Theory Workshop and the Department of Political Science.

This event is free and open to the public. We regret that lunch will not be served at this event due to the 1-3 pm timing.

This event is part of the Friday Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:22:20 -0400 2017-11-03T13:00:00-04:00 2017-11-03T15:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Conference / Symposium Panopticon
II Round Table. A New Look at an Old Issue: Implications of North Korea's Provocations (November 6, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45665 45665-10251406@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 6, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Institute

If it is true that "there is no such thing as bad publicity," North Korea has been wildly successful in its publicity campaign abroad. Recognizing this blackhole that the topic tends to create, this round table will go beyond North Korea. By using the country as a unifying theme, the discussions will touch on the larger implications, such as what lessons North Korea provide for theories regarding inter-state cooperation, international law, and geopolitics of Northeast Asia. A 'new look' at an 'old issue' captures this aim to use North Korea as a mirror to assess where we are and the general state of the world, rather than what Pyongyang is or is not doing.

Panelists:

Robert Axelrod, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Department of Political Science

Kristina Daugirdas, Michigan Law School

Inyeop Lee, Spring Arbor University

John Park, Harvard Kennedy School

Sara Pozzi, College of Engineering Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences

This event is co-sponsored by the Nam Center for Korean Studies, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Department, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 19 Oct 2017 09:51:19 -0400 2017-11-06T16:00:00-05:00 2017-11-06T17:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall International Institute Lecture / Discussion slider
Bioethics Discussion: Universal Healthcare (November 7, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43718 43718-9832707@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on the (inevitable?) end of medicine.

Essays to consider:
"Bubbles under the wallpaper"
"Uncertainty and welfare economics of medical care"
"Barack Obama speech to joint session of Congress, September 2009"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact belmont@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:29:09 -0400 2017-11-07T19:00:00-05:00 2017-11-07T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Universal healthcare
Impact on Inequality (November 9, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/35924 35924-5374860@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 9, 2017 10:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: UMich200

The University of Michigan has long been a leader in social science research on the many dimensions of social inequality. This bicentennial symposium will highlight these contributions by focusing on the work of distinguished social scientists who were trained at the University of Michigan. An illustrious group of Michigan graduates from fields such as economics, education, political science, psychology, public policy, social work, sociology, and women’s studies will discuss past, present, and future research on issues related to gender, race, poverty, inequality, and economic mobility.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:52:56 -0400 2017-11-09T10:00:00-05:00 2017-11-09T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) UMich200 Conference / Symposium ISR Bicentennial Image
ASC Lecture. 2017-2018 UMAPS Colloquium Series (November 9, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44121 44121-9888978@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 9, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: African Studies Center

Each UMAPS fellow will have the chance to present their scholarly work in a session of an ongoing monthly series. Talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to increase skills in effective communications, to promote dialogue on topics, and to share the research with the larger U-M community. All are invited to attend to grasp the range and depth of work occurring through the UMAPS partnerships. 

10/5, UMAPS Colloquium (#1)—Social Sciences I (Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League)
VERONICA DZOMEKU, Nursing, KNUST, Ghana
“Exploration of Expectations and Experiences of Mothers toward Childbirth Care”

THELMA FENNIE, Psychology, University of the Westewrn Cape, South Africa
“Exploring Psychological Effects of Adolescent Girls’ Experiences of Menarche & Menstruation in School Settings”

AUDREY KALINDI, Population Studies, University of Zambia
“Factors that Affect Use of Maternal Health Services, HIV Testing and Linkage to Medical Care in Zambia”

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10/12, UMAPS Colloquium (#2)—STEM I (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
DEBELA GEMEDA BEDANE, Pharmacology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“Pharmacogenetic Predictors of Antidepressant Drug Response”

MTHOKOZISI SIMELANE, Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
“Ursolic Acid Acetate as a Promising Agent for Malarial Chemotherapy”

MESTEWAT DEBASU MOGNHODIE, Biochemistry, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Exploration and Utilization of Glycan-Based Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy in Ethiopia”

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11/ 9, UMAPS Colloquium (#3)—Humanities (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

PAMELA KHANAKWA, History, Makerere University, Uganda
“Bagisu Men Don’t Cry: Imbalu and the Construction of Masculinities in Uganda”

YIKUNNOAMLAK MEZGEBU, Literature, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
“From Competition to Composition:  Languages, Regions and Religions in an Ethiopian Literature”

PAUL CONWAY & KELLY ASKEW, University of Michigan “Radio, Cyberspace, and the Repatriation of African Musical Heritage”

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12/7, UMAPS Colloquium (#4)—STEM II (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
OLUWAKEMI ROTIMI, Biochemistry, Covenant University, Nigeria
“The Role of Epigenetics in the Toxicity of Environmental Exposures”

ZEWDU JIMA TAKLE, Physiology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Molecular Signaling Mechanisms in the Vessel Wall after Stroke and Pathways Mediated by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)”

SENYO ADZEI, Music, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
“Processes in Shrine Music of the Awudome People of Ghana–An Ethnomusicolowgical Inquiry”

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1/ 11, UMAPS Colloquium (#5)—Social Sciences II (Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union)
ODUR BENARD, Statistics, Makerere University, Uganda
“A Retrospective Analysis of Progression in Neonatal and Infant Mortality Drivers in Uganda (1995-2016)”

PRECIOUS NDLOVU, Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
“The Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions in Africa’s Regional Competition Law Frameworks: An Examination of the COMESA Competition Commission”

MOSES MUHUMUZA, Human Ecology, Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda
“Holistic Community-based Biodiversity Conservation in National Parks in Rural Africa”

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2/8, UMAPS Colloquium (#6)—STEM III (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

KALILU DONZO, Biology, University of Liberia
“Advanced Training in Molecular Biology Techniques: Introducing Research-based Techniques at the University of Liberia”

MELESSEW NIGUSSIE GEREME, Physics, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
“Investigation of Triggering Mechanisms of Ionospheric Irregularities in the Equatorial Ionosphere”

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Presentation Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:26:52 -0500 2017-11-09T15:00:00-05:00 2017-11-09T17:30:00-05:00 Michigan League African Studies Center Presentation
Ross Business+Impact Vision Session (November 9, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44618 44618-9934438@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 9, 2017 5:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Center for Social Impact

During the 2017-18 academic year, there will be a series of engaging, participatory events with the goal of answering this question: How can the Michigan Ross community—students, faculty, alumni, and partners—become the most progressive source of business solutions to the world’s biggest challenges?

This event is by invitation only.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 09 Nov 2017 08:44:20 -0500 2017-11-09T17:00:00-05:00 2017-11-09T20:30:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Center for Social Impact Conference / Symposium Business+Impact Visioning Session
Ross Business+Impact Vision Session (November 10, 2017 7:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44618 44618-9934439@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 10, 2017 7:30am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Center for Social Impact

During the 2017-18 academic year, there will be a series of engaging, participatory events with the goal of answering this question: How can the Michigan Ross community—students, faculty, alumni, and partners—become the most progressive source of business solutions to the world’s biggest challenges?

This event is by invitation only.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 09 Nov 2017 08:44:20 -0500 2017-11-10T07:30:00-05:00 2017-11-10T17:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Center for Social Impact Conference / Symposium Business+Impact Visioning Session
Impact on Inequality (November 10, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/35924 35924-5374861@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 10, 2017 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: UMich200

The University of Michigan has long been a leader in social science research on the many dimensions of social inequality. This bicentennial symposium will highlight these contributions by focusing on the work of distinguished social scientists who were trained at the University of Michigan. An illustrious group of Michigan graduates from fields such as economics, education, political science, psychology, public policy, social work, sociology, and women’s studies will discuss past, present, and future research on issues related to gender, race, poverty, inequality, and economic mobility.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:52:56 -0400 2017-11-10T09:00:00-05:00 2017-11-10T16:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) UMich200 Conference / Symposium ISR Bicentennial Image
LRCCS Tuesday Lecture Series | Capital Punishment and “Confucian Clemency”: The Quandaries of Qing Criminal Justice (November 14, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41712 41712-9440422@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Please note the new time and location for our 2017-18 lecture series.

Violent crime in the Chinese provinces of the empire was a growing concern for the Qing court over the course of the long eighteenth century (1683-1820). Part of a wider, unprecedented “legislative turn” in imperial rule that quadrupled the number of substatutes in the Qing code, successive emperors enacted a flood of new legislation that expanded the concept of criminal behavior and increased the number of death penalty offenses that were subject to annual review. The crackdown on crime swamped the judicial bureaucracy and created ideological, political, and institutional quandaries for the eighteenth-century criminal justice.

Tom Buoye is an Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Tulsa, Research Associate, Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan, and Team Member, “Legalizing Space in China,” Institut d’Asie Orientale, ENS Lyon, France, an international collaborative project to translate the sub-statutes of the Qing dynasty law code. His research interests span social, legal, and economic history of late imperial China. His current research focuses on the crisis in eighteenth century criminal justice and the “legislative turn” in Qing rule.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 02 Nov 2017 11:39:06 -0400 2017-11-14T11:30:00-05:00 2017-11-14T12:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Thomas Buoye, Associate Professor of History, University of Tulsa
FinTech Risks and Opportunities: An Interdisciplinary Approach (November 16, 2017 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46646 46646-10569822@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 16, 2017 8:30am
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

This two-day event will bring together a wide range of researchers, policymakers, students, and
practitioners from various disciplines.

Financial technology, or FinTech, can be traced back to the introduction of the telegraph in the 1860s. Between then and the 1980s, most FinTech advancements were record-keeping and data systems found in the back offices of financial institutions, out of sight of the public. As internet technology became more available, however, FinTech evolved rapidly. Financial firms digitized their processes, and companies began introducing consumer-facing products such as online banking and PayPal.

Today, FinTech continues to disrupt and to evolve, not only in how financial products and services are delivered, but who delivers them. Regulators and market participants face challenges in
understanding and balancing the benefits of FinTech against potential risks. Innovation helps catalyze growth and new opportunities while generating new risks. Regulatory structures in place could fail to accommodate changes in the financial marketplace. Regulators may overreact to new technologies, stifling innovation and locking in old forms of doing business. At the same time, regulatory complacency can have disastrous results, permitting the buildup of systemic risk or widespread consumer harms.

This conference will explore methodologies that the private sector, researchers, and policymakers
can use harness the upside potential of financial innovation while reducing the downside risks.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 08 Nov 2017 14:50:05 -0500 2017-11-16T08:30:00-05:00 2017-11-16T17:00:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Conference / Symposium Hutchins Hall
FinTech Risks and Opportunities: An Interdisciplinary Approach (November 17, 2017 8:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46646 46646-10569823@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 17, 2017 8:45am
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

This two-day event will bring together a wide range of researchers, policymakers, students, and
practitioners from various disciplines.

Financial technology, or FinTech, can be traced back to the introduction of the telegraph in the 1860s. Between then and the 1980s, most FinTech advancements were record-keeping and data systems found in the back offices of financial institutions, out of sight of the public. As internet technology became more available, however, FinTech evolved rapidly. Financial firms digitized their processes, and companies began introducing consumer-facing products such as online banking and PayPal.

Today, FinTech continues to disrupt and to evolve, not only in how financial products and services are delivered, but who delivers them. Regulators and market participants face challenges in
understanding and balancing the benefits of FinTech against potential risks. Innovation helps catalyze growth and new opportunities while generating new risks. Regulatory structures in place could fail to accommodate changes in the financial marketplace. Regulators may overreact to new technologies, stifling innovation and locking in old forms of doing business. At the same time, regulatory complacency can have disastrous results, permitting the buildup of systemic risk or widespread consumer harms.

This conference will explore methodologies that the private sector, researchers, and policymakers
can use harness the upside potential of financial innovation while reducing the downside risks.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 08 Nov 2017 14:50:05 -0500 2017-11-17T08:45:00-05:00 2017-11-17T15:15:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Conference / Symposium Hutchins Hall
Nam Center Perspectives on Contemporary Korea Conference 2017 (November 17, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44881 44881-10000729@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 17, 2017 11:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Please visit the full conference website here: https://ii.umich.edu/ncks/news-events/events/conferences---symposia/perspectives-on-contemporary-korea/perspectives-on-contemporary-korea-conference-2017.html

Keynote Address by: KANG Il-won, Korean Constitutional Court Justice

In recognition of the Nam Center's 10th anniversary, the 7th Perspectives conference will showcase a series of innovative, border-crossing and pragmatic conversations about the past, present and future of South Korean society across the domains of education, politics, economy, culture, regional relationships, and law.

Cosponsored by the U-M Law School, Ross School of Business, School of Education, and the Departments of Communication Studies, Political Science, Screen Arts and Cultures, Economics, and Sociology, as well as by the International Institute/School of Education World History Initiative.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 16 Nov 2017 13:52:21 -0500 2017-11-17T11:00:00-05:00 2017-11-17T17:25:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Nam Center for Korean Studies Conference / Symposium Nam Center Perspectives on Contemporary Korea Conference 2017
Nam Center Perspectives on Contemporary Korea Conference 2017 (November 18, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44881 44881-10012269@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 18, 2017 10:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

Please visit the full conference website here: https://ii.umich.edu/ncks/news-events/events/conferences---symposia/perspectives-on-contemporary-korea/perspectives-on-contemporary-korea-conference-2017.html

Keynote Address by: KANG Il-won, Korean Constitutional Court Justice

In recognition of the Nam Center's 10th anniversary, the 7th Perspectives conference will showcase a series of innovative, border-crossing and pragmatic conversations about the past, present and future of South Korean society across the domains of education, politics, economy, culture, regional relationships, and law.

Cosponsored by the U-M Law School, Ross School of Business, School of Education, and the Departments of Communication Studies, Political Science, Screen Arts and Cultures, Economics, and Sociology, as well as by the International Institute/School of Education World History Initiative.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 16 Nov 2017 13:52:21 -0500 2017-11-18T10:00:00-05:00 2017-11-18T17:25:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Nam Center for Korean Studies Conference / Symposium Nam Center Perspectives on Contemporary Korea Conference 2017
Bioethics Discussion: Family in Medicine (November 21, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43720 43720-9832708@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on love, blood, and responsibility.

Essays to consider:
"The abnormal child"
"Life past reason"
"Treatment decisions regarding infants, children and adolescents"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact belmont@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:19:34 -0500 2017-11-21T19:00:00-05:00 2017-11-21T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Family in medicine
Ross Business+Impact Vision Session (November 30, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44618 44618-9934440@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 30, 2017 5:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Center for Social Impact

During the 2017-18 academic year, there will be a series of engaging, participatory events with the goal of answering this question: How can the Michigan Ross community—students, faculty, alumni, and partners—become the most progressive source of business solutions to the world’s biggest challenges?

This event is by invitation only.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 09 Nov 2017 08:44:20 -0500 2017-11-30T17:00:00-05:00 2017-11-30T20:30:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Center for Social Impact Conference / Symposium Business+Impact Visioning Session
Ross Business+Impact Vision Session (December 1, 2017 7:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44618 44618-9934441@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 1, 2017 7:30am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Center for Social Impact

During the 2017-18 academic year, there will be a series of engaging, participatory events with the goal of answering this question: How can the Michigan Ross community—students, faculty, alumni, and partners—become the most progressive source of business solutions to the world’s biggest challenges?

This event is by invitation only.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 09 Nov 2017 08:44:20 -0500 2017-12-01T07:30:00-05:00 2017-12-01T17:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Center for Social Impact Conference / Symposium Business+Impact Visioning Session
Bioethics Discussion: Death (December 5, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43721 43721-9832709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 5, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on our ends.

All are encouraged to come, though in time all will be met.

For more information, please contact belmont@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:22:09 -0500 2017-12-05T19:00:00-05:00 2017-12-05T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Death
ASC Lecture. 2017-2018 UMAPS Colloquium Series (December 7, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44121 44121-9888979@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 7, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: African Studies Center

Each UMAPS fellow will have the chance to present their scholarly work in a session of an ongoing monthly series. Talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to increase skills in effective communications, to promote dialogue on topics, and to share the research with the larger U-M community. All are invited to attend to grasp the range and depth of work occurring through the UMAPS partnerships. 

10/5, UMAPS Colloquium (#1)—Social Sciences I (Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League)
VERONICA DZOMEKU, Nursing, KNUST, Ghana
“Exploration of Expectations and Experiences of Mothers toward Childbirth Care”

THELMA FENNIE, Psychology, University of the Westewrn Cape, South Africa
“Exploring Psychological Effects of Adolescent Girls’ Experiences of Menarche & Menstruation in School Settings”

AUDREY KALINDI, Population Studies, University of Zambia
“Factors that Affect Use of Maternal Health Services, HIV Testing and Linkage to Medical Care in Zambia”

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10/12, UMAPS Colloquium (#2)—STEM I (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
DEBELA GEMEDA BEDANE, Pharmacology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“Pharmacogenetic Predictors of Antidepressant Drug Response”

MTHOKOZISI SIMELANE, Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
“Ursolic Acid Acetate as a Promising Agent for Malarial Chemotherapy”

MESTEWAT DEBASU MOGNHODIE, Biochemistry, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Exploration and Utilization of Glycan-Based Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy in Ethiopia”

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11/ 9, UMAPS Colloquium (#3)—Humanities (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

PAMELA KHANAKWA, History, Makerere University, Uganda
“Bagisu Men Don’t Cry: Imbalu and the Construction of Masculinities in Uganda”

YIKUNNOAMLAK MEZGEBU, Literature, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
“From Competition to Composition:  Languages, Regions and Religions in an Ethiopian Literature”

PAUL CONWAY & KELLY ASKEW, University of Michigan “Radio, Cyberspace, and the Repatriation of African Musical Heritage”

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12/7, UMAPS Colloquium (#4)—STEM II (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
OLUWAKEMI ROTIMI, Biochemistry, Covenant University, Nigeria
“The Role of Epigenetics in the Toxicity of Environmental Exposures”

ZEWDU JIMA TAKLE, Physiology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Molecular Signaling Mechanisms in the Vessel Wall after Stroke and Pathways Mediated by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)”

SENYO ADZEI, Music, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
“Processes in Shrine Music of the Awudome People of Ghana–An Ethnomusicolowgical Inquiry”

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1/ 11, UMAPS Colloquium (#5)—Social Sciences II (Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union)
ODUR BENARD, Statistics, Makerere University, Uganda
“A Retrospective Analysis of Progression in Neonatal and Infant Mortality Drivers in Uganda (1995-2016)”

PRECIOUS NDLOVU, Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
“The Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions in Africa’s Regional Competition Law Frameworks: An Examination of the COMESA Competition Commission”

MOSES MUHUMUZA, Human Ecology, Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda
“Holistic Community-based Biodiversity Conservation in National Parks in Rural Africa”

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2/8, UMAPS Colloquium (#6)—STEM III (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

KALILU DONZO, Biology, University of Liberia
“Advanced Training in Molecular Biology Techniques: Introducing Research-based Techniques at the University of Liberia”

MELESSEW NIGUSSIE GEREME, Physics, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
“Investigation of Triggering Mechanisms of Ionospheric Irregularities in the Equatorial Ionosphere”

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Presentation Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:26:52 -0500 2017-12-07T15:00:00-05:00 2017-12-07T17:30:00-05:00 Michigan League African Studies Center Presentation
Bioethics Discussion: Abortion (January 9, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43722 43722-9832710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion "going there" respectfully.

Essays to consider:
"Abortion and health care ethics"
"Abortion and infanticide"
"A defense of abortion"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:22:57 -0500 2018-01-09T19:00:00-05:00 2018-01-09T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Abortion
ASC Lecture. 2017-2018 UMAPS Colloquium Series (January 11, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44121 44121-9888980@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 11, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: African Studies Center

Each UMAPS fellow will have the chance to present their scholarly work in a session of an ongoing monthly series. Talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to increase skills in effective communications, to promote dialogue on topics, and to share the research with the larger U-M community. All are invited to attend to grasp the range and depth of work occurring through the UMAPS partnerships. 

10/5, UMAPS Colloquium (#1)—Social Sciences I (Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League)
VERONICA DZOMEKU, Nursing, KNUST, Ghana
“Exploration of Expectations and Experiences of Mothers toward Childbirth Care”

THELMA FENNIE, Psychology, University of the Westewrn Cape, South Africa
“Exploring Psychological Effects of Adolescent Girls’ Experiences of Menarche & Menstruation in School Settings”

AUDREY KALINDI, Population Studies, University of Zambia
“Factors that Affect Use of Maternal Health Services, HIV Testing and Linkage to Medical Care in Zambia”

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10/12, UMAPS Colloquium (#2)—STEM I (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
DEBELA GEMEDA BEDANE, Pharmacology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“Pharmacogenetic Predictors of Antidepressant Drug Response”

MTHOKOZISI SIMELANE, Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
“Ursolic Acid Acetate as a Promising Agent for Malarial Chemotherapy”

MESTEWAT DEBASU MOGNHODIE, Biochemistry, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Exploration and Utilization of Glycan-Based Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy in Ethiopia”

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11/ 9, UMAPS Colloquium (#3)—Humanities (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

PAMELA KHANAKWA, History, Makerere University, Uganda
“Bagisu Men Don’t Cry: Imbalu and the Construction of Masculinities in Uganda”

YIKUNNOAMLAK MEZGEBU, Literature, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
“From Competition to Composition:  Languages, Regions and Religions in an Ethiopian Literature”

PAUL CONWAY & KELLY ASKEW, University of Michigan “Radio, Cyberspace, and the Repatriation of African Musical Heritage”

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12/7, UMAPS Colloquium (#4)—STEM II (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
OLUWAKEMI ROTIMI, Biochemistry, Covenant University, Nigeria
“The Role of Epigenetics in the Toxicity of Environmental Exposures”

ZEWDU JIMA TAKLE, Physiology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Molecular Signaling Mechanisms in the Vessel Wall after Stroke and Pathways Mediated by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)”

SENYO ADZEI, Music, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
“Processes in Shrine Music of the Awudome People of Ghana–An Ethnomusicolowgical Inquiry”

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1/ 11, UMAPS Colloquium (#5)—Social Sciences II (Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union)
ODUR BENARD, Statistics, Makerere University, Uganda
“A Retrospective Analysis of Progression in Neonatal and Infant Mortality Drivers in Uganda (1995-2016)”

PRECIOUS NDLOVU, Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
“The Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions in Africa’s Regional Competition Law Frameworks: An Examination of the COMESA Competition Commission”

MOSES MUHUMUZA, Human Ecology, Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda
“Holistic Community-based Biodiversity Conservation in National Parks in Rural Africa”

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2/8, UMAPS Colloquium (#6)—STEM III (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

KALILU DONZO, Biology, University of Liberia
“Advanced Training in Molecular Biology Techniques: Introducing Research-based Techniques at the University of Liberia”

MELESSEW NIGUSSIE GEREME, Physics, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
“Investigation of Triggering Mechanisms of Ionospheric Irregularities in the Equatorial Ionosphere”

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Presentation Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:26:52 -0500 2018-01-11T15:00:00-05:00 2018-01-11T17:30:00-05:00 Michigan Union African Studies Center Presentation Michigan Union
We need change NOW...Here's HOW (January 15, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48343 48343-11222715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 15, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: University Library

Karine Jean-Pierre speaks to the U-M campus MLK Day theme, The Fierce Urgency of Now. This theme calls us to claim ownership of the challenges we face and not leave it for future generations to address. Amidst technological advancements and increased global connections, much work still needs to be done to heal the wounds of our past, and resolve the injustices of our present. The Fierce Urgency of Now compels us to not only act but to also acknowledge that the absence of action and the continuation of silence, serves to bring us deeper into the shadows of division.

Jean-Pierre is a political campaign organizer, activist, political commentator, and lecturer in international and public affairs at Columbia University. She is the Senior Advisor and National Spokeswoman for MoveOn.org and is a Contributing Editor for Bustle. She has served as the Deputy Campaign Manager for both Barack Obama and Martin O’Malley presidential campaigns.

Sponsored by the University of Michigan Library, University Housing, School of Information, Law Library, and Bentley Historical Library.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 08 Jan 2018 14:02:58 -0500 2018-01-15T14:00:00-05:00 2018-01-15T16:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union University Library Lecture / Discussion Karine Jean-Pierre
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Lecture- Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America (January 15, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47119 47119-10799202@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 15, 2018 4:00pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

Please join Michigan Law as we commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a lecture by Professor James Forman of Yale Law School. Professor Forman will discuss his new book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America, which explores how decisions made by black leaders, often with the best of intentions, contributed to disproportionately incarcerating black and brown people.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

James Forman Jr. is one of the nation’s leading authorities on race, education, and the criminal justice system, and a tireless advocate for young people who others have written off. Professor Forman attended Yale Law School, and after he graduated, worked as a law clerk for Judge William Norris of the 9 th Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor of the U.S. Supreme Court. After clerking, he took a job at the Public Defender Service in Washington, D.C., where for six years he represented juveniles and adults in felony and misdemeanor cases.

Professor Forman loved being a public defender, but he quickly became frustrated with the lack of education and job training opportunities for his clients. So in 1997, along with David Domenici, he started the Maya Angelou Public Charter School, an alternative school for dropouts and youth who had previously been arrested. The Maya Angelou school has been open for almost twenty years, and in that time has helped hundreds of vulnerable young people find a second chance, begin to believe in themselves, graduate, get jobs, and attend college.

At Yale Law School, where has taught since 2011, Professor Forman teaches Constitutional Law and a course called Race, Class, and Punishment. Last year he took his teaching behind prison walls, offering a seminar called Inside-Out Prison Exchange: Issues in Criminal Justice, which brought together, in the same classroom, 10 Yale Law students and 10 men incarcerated in a CT prison.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:10:54 -0500 2018-01-15T16:00:00-05:00 2018-01-15T17:30:00-05:00 South Hall University of Michigan Law School Lecture / Discussion South Hall
Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color (January 18, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46997 46997-10722270@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 18, 2018 6:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Drawing from her recent book, Andrea Ritchie examines how Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color experience racial profiling, police brutality, and immigration enforcement. Placing stories of individual women—such as Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, Dajerria Becton, Monica Jones, and Mya Hall—in the broader context of the twin epidemics of police violence and mass incarceration, Ritchie documents the evolution of movements centering women’s experiences of policing and demands a radical rethinking of our visions of safety—and the means we devote to achieving it.

Andrea Ritchie, J.D., is a Black lesbian immigrant whose writing, litigation, and advocacy has focused on policing of women and LGBT people of color for the past two decades. She is currently Researcher in Residence on Race, Gender Sexuality and Criminal Justice at the Barnard Center for Research on Women’s Social Justice Institute, and was a 2014 Senior Soros Justice Fellow. She is the author of Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color (Beacon Press, 2017), co-author of Say Her Name: Resisting Police Brutality Against Black Women (African American Policy Forum, July 2015), and Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States (Beacon Press, 2011). Andrea is also an experienced litigator, policy analyst and advocate. Follow her on Twitter: @dreanyc12

Presented with the Departments of Political Science and Women's Studies.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 07 Dec 2017 13:38:32 -0500 2018-01-18T18:00:00-05:00 2018-01-18T19:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Institute for Research on Women and Gender Lecture / Discussion Andrea Ritchie
Bioethics Discussion: Assisted Reproduction (January 23, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43723 43723-9832711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion for the bravest in the new world.

A few essays to consider:
"The ethics of uterus transplantation"
"Assisted reproduction in same sex couples"
"Multiple gestation and damaged babies"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:23:41 -0500 2018-01-23T19:00:00-05:00 2018-01-23T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Assisted reproduction
CJS Special Lecture | Japan-U.S. Relations in the Changing World: North Korea, China, and America First (February 2, 2018 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48732 48732-11297749@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2018 6:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

The world seems to be going through many fundamental changes. Some of them deeply worry us or scare us. While they require careful examination and response, they often produce frustration, uneasiness, and uncertainty among peoples and countries of the world. They may also lead to excessive and emotional reactions and irrational denials.

North Korea presents a prime example of these worrisome changes. Trying desperately to survive, Mr. Kim seems to be succeeding in transforming this oppressive and disfunctional regime into a country capable of launching an ICBM targeted at Washington. An ominous change indeed.

China is another. Mr. Xi’s China seems to have reached the point where no country in its vicinity can afford to defy its immense might. Even South Korea, a robust industrial democracy, seems to be at the verge of succumbing to China’s demand that it refrain from closer and stronger security cooperation with the United States, let alone Japan. China’s ascent to this dominant power status is an even bigger change achieved in a relatively short span of time with far-reaching impact on the world order.

Mr. Trump as the new president is in and of itself a big change for the world. While nothing is wrong about his slogan, America First, questions remain whether his means and style of achieving it is the correct one. His decisions to withdraw from TPP, Paris Accord, Iran nuclear deal and some other international commitments the world has taken for granted may do great harms to the global community as well as to the United States itself. Mr. Trump, contrary to his will, may be weakening America.

My presentation will survey these changes in the world and argue that close Japan-U.S. cooperation in the area of security, economy, trade and investment is the key to better cope with these serious challenges benefiting the two countries as well as the whole Indo-Pacific region of the world.

Mr. Naoyuki Agawa currently teaches American constitutional law and history as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. He joined Doshisha on April 1, 2016 upon leaving Keio University in Tokyo. At Keio, he served as Professor of the Faculty of Policy Management (1999 – 2016), Vice President, International (2009 – 2013) and Dean of the Faculty of Policy Management (2007 – 2009).

Mr. Agawa served as Minister for Public Affairs in charge of public diplomacy and press relations at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. on leave of absence from Keio University (2002 – 2005).

Mr. Agawa practiced law with the law firms of Nishimura & Partners in Tokyo (1996 – 2002) and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, D.C. and Tokyo (1987 -1995). He is licensed to practice law in the State of New York and the District of Columbia. He was also with the legal department of Sony Corporation of Tokyo, Japan (1977 -1987). Mr. Agawa read law and graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1984. He also graduated, magna cum laude, from the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, in 1977, after transferring from Keio University in 1975.

Mr. Agawa’s books include: Understanding America Today through Its Constitution (2017); A History of Constitutional Amendments and Other Changes in America (2016); American History through the United States Constitution (2004, 2013) (for which he received the Yomiuri-Yoshino Sakuzo Award in 2005); Manifest Destiny on the Seas? The Birth and Rise of Pax Americana (edited and coauthored) (2013); The Friendship on the Sea: the United States Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, (2001); and The Birth of an American Lawyer (1986). He is also a co-translator into Japanese of Paul Johnson’s A History of the Jews (1999, 2006). He frequently contributes to various journals and newspapers and engages in public speeches at various fora.

Mr. Agawa has also taught at, among others, the University of Virginia Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, and Tokyo University. He currently sits on the board of councilors of the Suntory Foundation, the Nomura Foundation, and the United States-Japan Council. He serves on various occasions as advisor to the government of Japan. This includes his current membership of CULCON, a group that advises the Japanese and U.S. governments on matters related to bilateral cultural and educational exchanges.

Cosponsored by the Consulate-General of Japan in Detroit.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 15 Jan 2018 14:17:41 -0500 2018-02-02T18:30:00-05:00 2018-02-02T20:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion Naoyuki Agawa, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Doshisha University
A Bioethical Lunch on Life-Preserving Technologies (February 5, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49416 49416-11453756@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 11:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Please stop by for free food, open discussion, and profound thoughts on the methods and consequences of life-preserving technologies. We will be joined by emergency medicine physician Scott VanEpps M.D., Ph.D who will help lead us in this discussion.

Though not required, please RSVP here so that we order enough food: https://umich.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c64208f3635399f1f8fa6df2c&id=3aeb74e9f7&e=1a21bb9afa

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:20:47 -0500 2018-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Life-preserving technologies
Life-Preserving Technologies (February 5, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49031 49031-11364404@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 11:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A lunchtime discussion with Scott VanEpps, M.D., Ph.D., on the ethical implications of our ever greater capacity to preserve life. Sponsored by the Biointerfaces Research Group (BIRG).

Come for free food, profound thoughts, open discussion.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:25:27 -0500 2018-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Life-Preserving Technologies
Bioethics Discussion: Prenatal Screening (February 6, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43724 43724-9832712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on early looks and tough decisions.

A few essays to consider:
"Prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion"
"Genetics and reproductive risk"
"Sex selection and preimplantation genetic diagnosis"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:24:20 -0500 2018-02-06T19:00:00-05:00 2018-02-06T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Prenatal screening
Exxon: The Road Not Taken (February 7, 2018 11:55am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49152 49152-11383818@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 11:55am
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program

Please join the University of Michigan Law School's Environmental Law and Policy Program for the latest installment of our Lecture Series. Neela Banerjee, a Washington-based reporter for Inside Climate News, will speak about her investigation into Exxon's early climate research, which was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service reporting.

The event is free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:45:05 -0500 2018-02-07T11:55:00-05:00 2018-02-07T13:00:00-05:00 South Hall Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program Lecture / Discussion South Hall
CJS Thursday Lecture Series | Identity Politics in Japan (February 8, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47159 47159-10802663@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 8, 2018 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

In 1969, Japan launched a massive subsidy program for the "burakumin" outcastes. The subsidies attracted the mob, and the higher incomes now available through organized crime compensated those burakumin who abandoned the legal sector for criminal careers. In the process, the subsidies gave new support to the tendency many Japanese already had to equate the burakumin with the mob.

The government ended the subsidies in 2002. Eric Rasmusen and I explore the effect of the termination by merging 30 years of municipality data with a long-suppressed 1936 census of burakumin neighborhoods. First, we find that outmigration from municipalities with more burakumin increased after the end of the program. Apparently, the higher illegal income generated by the subsidies had restrained young burakumin from joining mainstream society. Second, we find that once the mob-tied corruption and extortion associated with the subsidies neared its end, real estate prices rose in municipalities with burakumin neighborhoods. With the subsidies gone and the mob in retreat, other Japanese found the formerly burakumin communities increasingly attractive places to live.

Mark Ramseyer spent most of his childhood in provincial towns and cities in Miyazaki, attending public schools for K-6. He returned to the U.S. for college. Before attending law school, he studied Japanese history at the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of Michigan. Ramseyer graduated from Harvard Law School in 1982. He clerked for the Hon. Stephen Breyer (then on the First Circuit), worked for two years at Sidley & Austin (in corporate tax), and studied as a Fulbright student at the University of Tokyo. After teaching at UCLA and the University of Chicago, he came to Harvard in 1998. He has also taught or co-taught courses at several Japanese universities (in Japanese). In his research, Ramseyer primarily studies Japanese law, and primarily from a law & economics perspective. In addition to a variety of Japanese law courses, he teaches the basic Corporations course.

Cosponsored by the U-M Law School.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 20 Dec 2017 11:52:36 -0500 2018-02-08T11:30:00-05:00 2018-02-08T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion J. Mark Ramseyer; Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies; Harvard Law School
ASC Lecture. 2017-2018 UMAPS Colloquium Series (February 8, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44121 44121-9888981@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 8, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: African Studies Center

Each UMAPS fellow will have the chance to present their scholarly work in a session of an ongoing monthly series. Talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to increase skills in effective communications, to promote dialogue on topics, and to share the research with the larger U-M community. All are invited to attend to grasp the range and depth of work occurring through the UMAPS partnerships. 

10/5, UMAPS Colloquium (#1)—Social Sciences I (Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League)
VERONICA DZOMEKU, Nursing, KNUST, Ghana
“Exploration of Expectations and Experiences of Mothers toward Childbirth Care”

THELMA FENNIE, Psychology, University of the Westewrn Cape, South Africa
“Exploring Psychological Effects of Adolescent Girls’ Experiences of Menarche & Menstruation in School Settings”

AUDREY KALINDI, Population Studies, University of Zambia
“Factors that Affect Use of Maternal Health Services, HIV Testing and Linkage to Medical Care in Zambia”

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10/12, UMAPS Colloquium (#2)—STEM I (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
DEBELA GEMEDA BEDANE, Pharmacology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“Pharmacogenetic Predictors of Antidepressant Drug Response”

MTHOKOZISI SIMELANE, Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
“Ursolic Acid Acetate as a Promising Agent for Malarial Chemotherapy”

MESTEWAT DEBASU MOGNHODIE, Biochemistry, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Exploration and Utilization of Glycan-Based Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy in Ethiopia”

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11/ 9, UMAPS Colloquium (#3)—Humanities (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

PAMELA KHANAKWA, History, Makerere University, Uganda
“Bagisu Men Don’t Cry: Imbalu and the Construction of Masculinities in Uganda”

YIKUNNOAMLAK MEZGEBU, Literature, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
“From Competition to Composition:  Languages, Regions and Religions in an Ethiopian Literature”

PAUL CONWAY & KELLY ASKEW, University of Michigan “Radio, Cyberspace, and the Repatriation of African Musical Heritage”

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12/7, UMAPS Colloquium (#4)—STEM II (Koessler Room, Michigan League)
OLUWAKEMI ROTIMI, Biochemistry, Covenant University, Nigeria
“The Role of Epigenetics in the Toxicity of Environmental Exposures”

ZEWDU JIMA TAKLE, Physiology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
“The Molecular Signaling Mechanisms in the Vessel Wall after Stroke and Pathways Mediated by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)”

SENYO ADZEI, Music, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
“Processes in Shrine Music of the Awudome People of Ghana–An Ethnomusicolowgical Inquiry”

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1/ 11, UMAPS Colloquium (#5)—Social Sciences II (Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union)
ODUR BENARD, Statistics, Makerere University, Uganda
“A Retrospective Analysis of Progression in Neonatal and Infant Mortality Drivers in Uganda (1995-2016)”

PRECIOUS NDLOVU, Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
“The Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions in Africa’s Regional Competition Law Frameworks: An Examination of the COMESA Competition Commission”

MOSES MUHUMUZA, Human Ecology, Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda
“Holistic Community-based Biodiversity Conservation in National Parks in Rural Africa”

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2/8, UMAPS Colloquium (#6)—STEM III (Koessler Room, Michigan League)

KALILU DONZO, Biology, University of Liberia
“Advanced Training in Molecular Biology Techniques: Introducing Research-based Techniques at the University of Liberia”

MELESSEW NIGUSSIE GEREME, Physics, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
“Investigation of Triggering Mechanisms of Ionospheric Irregularities in the Equatorial Ionosphere”

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Presentation Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:26:52 -0500 2018-02-08T15:00:00-05:00 2018-02-08T17:30:00-05:00 Michigan League African Studies Center Presentation
The ‘CSI Effect’ (February 14, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47661 47661-10973737@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Prosecutors claim that jurors who watch shows like “CSI” on television are “wrongfully” acquitting guilty criminals when they don’t see the kind of forensic science evidence that they see on TV. The media has labeled this the “CSI Effect”. But is it true?

This class for those 50 and over discusses empirical research into real juror expectations and demands for scientific evidence, whether it might better be called the “tech effect”, and how the criminal justice system needs to adjust to these modern jurors.

This study group will meet for 90 minutes and will be led by Donald Shelton, who directs the Criminology and Criminal Justice Program at UM-Dearborn.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 19 Dec 2017 21:07:50 -0500 2018-02-14T10:00:00-05:00 2018-02-14T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
II Round Table. The Future of International Justice: Lessons from the Yugoslav Tribunal (February 14, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49151 49151-11383817@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Institute

II Round Tables promote informed discussion on current world events and issues. This round table will examine the legacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the future of international prosecution of severe human rights violations. Established in 1993 by the United Nations Security Council, ICTY was the first international court to prosecute war crimes since the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials. With 161 indictments in 24 years, including notable political and military leaders, the ICTY boasts substantial accomplishments, and its impact extends beyond legal and political domains to the realm of psychological and sexual violence. As its official activities draw to a close, what are the lasting legacies of the ICTY, and how have subsequent international justice efforts been influenced?

The panel of four experts have direct experience in the ICTY and/or other international justice approaches. They will discuss their own experiences at the international courts and the future of international justice.

Moderator:
Susan Waltz
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, African Studies Center, Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, Donia Human Rights Center, Program in International & Comparative Studies

Organizer: Kiyoteru Tsutsui
Donia Human Rights Center

Panel:
John Ciorciari
Director of the International Policy Center
Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Donia Human Rights Center, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

Robert Donia
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

Dermot Groome
Penn State University, Dickinson Law

Steven Ratner
Bruno Simma Collegiate Professor of Law, Michigan Law
Center for South Asian Studies, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Donia Human Rights Center

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:30:04 -0500 2018-02-14T16:00:00-05:00 2018-02-14T17:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall International Institute Lecture / Discussion logo
A More Human Dwelling Place: Reimagining the Racialized Architecture of America (February 16, 2018 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48424 48424-11233230@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 16, 2018 9:30am
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

Presented by the Michigan Journal of Race & Law, "A More Human Dwelling Place: Reimagining the Racialized Architecture of America" is a symposium happening on February 16 and 17 at the University of Michigan Law School.

Over two days, we will examine five archetypal spaces in America: homes and neighborhoods, schools, courthouses, prisons, and borders. The symposium endeavors to consider the ways in which these spaces have become increasingly racialized, diagnose how that racialization impedes their basic functioning, and reimagine these spaces at their best, and our world as a more human dwelling place. James Baldwin gave us this name, embedded in his imperative “to illuminate that darkness, blaze roads through vast forests, so that we will not, in all our doing, lose sight of its purpose, which is, after all, to make the world a more human dwelling place.”

The symposium will bring together individuals working to better these spaces, hailing from many disciplines, including law, history, sociology, journalism, literature, architecture, urban planning, and visual art. Together, we hope to conceptualize forgotten or not yet dreamed of alternatives. Through discussions of projects already realized and ideas not yet concrete, we will collectively inch toward the world we wish to inhabit.

The symposium is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

Please register to attend at https://madeleine-jennings.squarespace.com/register/.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:43:28 -0500 2018-02-16T09:30:00-05:00 2018-02-16T17:00:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Conference / Symposium Hutchins Hall
Alumni Connections: Daniel Rosenberg, General Counsel for Chanel (February 16, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49864 49864-11555024@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 16, 2018 3:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Daniel Rosenberg (B.A. 1990) has worked at Chanel, Inc. for over 20 years in a variety of legal roles. Among other practice areas, he has experience counseling all Chanel business units on a wide range of legal and business matters; negotiating and drafting commercial agreements; managing litigation; handling employment-related legal issues; data security and privacy; and assorted compliance matters. Daniel received his J.D., cum laude, from Boston University School of Law in 1993, where he was an editor of the Boston University Law Review.

Join the political science grad on Friday, February 16 at 3 p.m. for an Alumni Connections session where he will talk about the variety of law settings and functional areas, including the differences between working for a firm, for a company, and in house. He will also give advice on how to utilize the Michigan network of law alumni to learn more about the legal professions.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:48:34 -0500 2018-02-16T15:00:00-05:00 2018-02-16T16:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Lecture / Discussion Photo via Daniel Rosenberg
A More Human Dwelling Place: Reimagining the Racialized Architecture of America (February 17, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48424 48424-11233231@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 17, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

Presented by the Michigan Journal of Race & Law, "A More Human Dwelling Place: Reimagining the Racialized Architecture of America" is a symposium happening on February 16 and 17 at the University of Michigan Law School.

Over two days, we will examine five archetypal spaces in America: homes and neighborhoods, schools, courthouses, prisons, and borders. The symposium endeavors to consider the ways in which these spaces have become increasingly racialized, diagnose how that racialization impedes their basic functioning, and reimagine these spaces at their best, and our world as a more human dwelling place. James Baldwin gave us this name, embedded in his imperative “to illuminate that darkness, blaze roads through vast forests, so that we will not, in all our doing, lose sight of its purpose, which is, after all, to make the world a more human dwelling place.”

The symposium will bring together individuals working to better these spaces, hailing from many disciplines, including law, history, sociology, journalism, literature, architecture, urban planning, and visual art. Together, we hope to conceptualize forgotten or not yet dreamed of alternatives. Through discussions of projects already realized and ideas not yet concrete, we will collectively inch toward the world we wish to inhabit.

The symposium is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

Please register to attend at https://madeleine-jennings.squarespace.com/register/.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:43:28 -0500 2018-02-17T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-17T14:00:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Conference / Symposium Hutchins Hall
Career Event: Thinking About a Career With the CIA? (February 20, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49250 49250-11397828@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Please join us for this unique opportunity to learn about the real CIA—not the one portrayed on TV! You’ll hear from a CIA Analyst and CIA Operations Officer and learn about the work they do and their experiences working with the Nation’s premier Intelligence Agency.

The presentation will be interactive and students are encouraged to engage and ask questions. The presentations on February 20, 2018 at 12 PM (Room 5240 Weill Hall - Ford School) and 5 PM (Founders Room - Alumni Center) will cover the same content. Lunch and dinner will be provided at the presentations.

Want to lean more about student and career opportunities at the CIA? Please review the links below for additional information.
www.cia.gov/index.html
www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities
www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities
www.cia.gov/careers/application-process
www.cia.gov/careers/life-at-cia

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:20:57 -0500 2018-02-20T12:00:00-05:00 2018-02-20T13:30:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Program in International and Comparative Studies Careers / Jobs logo
Career Event: Thinking About a Career With the CIA? (February 20, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49250 49250-11397829@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Alumni Center
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Please join us for this unique opportunity to learn about the real CIA—not the one portrayed on TV! You’ll hear from a CIA Analyst and CIA Operations Officer and learn about the work they do and their experiences working with the Nation’s premier Intelligence Agency.

The presentation will be interactive and students are encouraged to engage and ask questions. The presentations on February 20, 2018 at 12 PM (Room 5240 Weill Hall - Ford School) and 5 PM (Founders Room - Alumni Center) will cover the same content. Lunch and dinner will be provided at the presentations.

Want to lean more about student and career opportunities at the CIA? Please review the links below for additional information.
www.cia.gov/index.html
www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities
www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities
www.cia.gov/careers/application-process
www.cia.gov/careers/life-at-cia

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:20:57 -0500 2018-02-20T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-20T19:00:00-05:00 Alumni Center Program in International and Comparative Studies Careers / Jobs logo
Bioethics Discussion: Genetic Manipulation (February 20, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43725 43725-9832713@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on our changing codes.

A few essays to consider:
"Questions about some uses of genetic engineering"
"The moral significance of the therapy-enhancement distinction in human genetics"
"Should we undertake genetic research on intelligence"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:24:52 -0500 2018-02-20T19:00:00-05:00 2018-02-20T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Genetic manipulation
Structural Racism and the Broken Academic Pipeline (February 21, 2018 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50101 50101-11642055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Award-winning investigative reporter, Nikole Hannah-Jones will be speaking on structural racism, educational segregation, and racial inequities in educational opportunities in the US. Her keynote will be followed by a conversation and moderated discussion with both Nikole Hannah-Jones and Tabbye Chavous, Director of the National Center for Institutional Diversity and Professor of Education and Psychology at the University of Michigan. This event is generously sponsored by the University of Michigan Survey Research Center and organized by RacismLab.

Please email our organizing committee at racismlab@umich.edu with any questions.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:45:37 -0500 2018-02-21T13:30:00-05:00 2018-02-21T16:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event Flyer
Designing an Inclusive Work Environment (February 21, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50107 50107-11642061@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 2:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: School of Information

The keynote presentation of the School of Information's Gender in Information Careers Series features Rochael Adranly, the Legal Design Lead of IDEO.

For nearly two decades, Rochael Adranly has been walking the line between the rules-based world of law and the non-rules-based world of innovation. At IDEO, Rochael uses human-centered design to bring fresh approaches to legal problems and processes, working alongside IDEO designers and clients to navigate the complexities and challenges faced at the intersection of innovation and the law. Rochael co-created IDEO’s legal design and innovation practice.

Sponsored by UMSI Career Development Office, UMSI Office of Professional & Community Engagement, UMSI Diversity Committee

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:11:16 -0500 2018-02-21T14:00:00-05:00 2018-02-21T15:30:00-05:00 North Quad School of Information Lecture / Discussion Rochael Adranly
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (February 26, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484690@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-02-26T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (February 27, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484691@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-02-27T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (February 28, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484692@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-02-28T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (March 1, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484693@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-03-01T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (March 2, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484694@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-03-02T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (March 3, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484695@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 3, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-03-03T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-03T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (March 4, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484696@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 4, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-03-04T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-04T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (March 5, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484697@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-03-05T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (March 6, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484698@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-03-06T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-06T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Bioethics Discussion: LGBTQ Health (March 6, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43726 43726-9832714@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion including inclusion and finding ourselves.

A few essays to consider:
"Growing pains: problems with puberty suppression in treating gender dysphoria"
"The duty to warn and clinical ethics: legal and ethical aspect of confidentiality and HIV/AIDS"
"Obergefell v. Hodges Decision"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:25:36 -0500 2018-03-06T19:00:00-05:00 2018-03-06T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion LGBTQ health
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (March 7, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484699@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-03-07T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-07T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (March 8, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484700@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 8, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-08T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (March 9, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484701@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 9, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-03-09T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-09T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (March 10, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484702@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-03-10T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-10T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (March 11, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484703@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 11, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-03-11T00:00:00-05:00 2018-03-11T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach Out Series: Free Speech on Campus (March 12, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49611 49611-11484704@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 12, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet, the idea of freedom of speech on university campuses is challenged by the ever-evolving social and political realities of a contemporary democracy. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the role free speech plays on university campuses and how this discourse shapes the broader narrative about free speech protection across the United States. Why is free speech suddenly an issue on university campuses? Is speech or safety at the crux of the issue? How has the definition of free speech evolved between the 20th and 21st centuries and how are universities addressing these changes?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:42:32 -0500 2018-03-12T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, college students graduation
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 12, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484705@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 12, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-12T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
Clinical Trials (March 12, 2018 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50800 50800-11870497@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 12, 2018 12:30pm
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A lunchtime discussion with Professors Cynthia Chestek and James Weiland, on the ethical implications of experimental medical trials, on the responsibilities of the caregivers to their patients (current and future), and how we actually know what we're doing is both true and useful. Sponsored by the Biointerfaces Research Group (BIRG).

Come for free food, profound thoughts, open discussion.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Mar 2018 11:48:58 -0500 2018-03-12T12:30:00-04:00 2018-03-12T13:30:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Clinical trials
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 13, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484706@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-13T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
The 17th Annual Horace W. Davenport Lecture in the Medical Humanities presents... (March 13, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50842 50842-11881901@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Center for the History of Medicine

Pandemics pose a significant risk to security, economic stability, and development, costing the global economy an estimated $60 billion per year. Despite the certainty and magnitude of the threat, the global community has significantly underestimated and underinvested in preparing for pandemic threats. In his lecture, Prof. Gostin will make the case for fundamental reform of the international system to safeguard global health security.

Light refreshment to follow the lecture
FREE and Open to the public

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:06:31 -0500 2018-03-13T15:00:00-04:00 2018-03-13T17:00:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall Center for the History of Medicine Lecture / Discussion Hutchins Hall
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 14, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484707@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-14T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 15, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484708@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 15, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-15T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
Fair Use in the Media (March 15, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50618 50618-11816531@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 15, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University Library

Please join us for the Fair Use Week keynote lecture! Ashley Messenger, Senior Associate General Counsel at NPR, will discuss how Fair Use impacts major news organizations. Lunch will be provided.

Fair Use Week is an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. It is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:29:34 -0500 2018-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2018-03-15T13:00:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall University Library Lecture / Discussion Fair use week logo
ASC 10th Anniversary Symposium. ASC: The First Decade and Beyond (March 15, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48668 48668-11265196@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 15, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: African Studies Center

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the University of Michigan African Studies Center (ASC). Since its founding in 2008, ASC has successfully deepened, and brought higher visibility to, longstanding U-M/Africa institutional partnerships, especially in Ghana and South Africa, and supported new collaborations with universities in Ethiopia, Cameroon, Liberia, and Uganda (to name a few).

Our major commemorative event will be a three-day symposium entitled, “ASC: The First Decade and Beyond.” The symposium will provide a glimpse into an environment rich in collaborations, research, and engagement in and about Africa, highlighting projects that have truly transformed our engagement with Africa over the last ten years, and setting a foundation as we envision our way forward.

Featured events include:
» Panels of faculty and African partners representing ASC’s initiatives—African Heritage and Humanities Initiative, African Social Research Initiative, STEM-Africa, Ethiopia-Michigan Collaborative Consortium, and the U-M African Presidential Scholars program;

» Poster presentations by current students;
» Roundtable featuring U-M alumni living and working in Africa

» Presidential Panel with Mark Schlissel, University of Michigan (current); Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan (2002-2014); Emmet Dennis, University of Liberia (2008-2017); James Duderstadt, University of Michigan (1988-1996); Uphie Chinje Melo, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon (current); Ophelia Weeks, University of Liberia (current)

ASC’s 10th-year anniversary symposium is made possible with the generous support of our cosponsors and donors: Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, International Institute, Institute for Social Research, LSA Opportunity Hub, Office of the Provost, Rackham Graduate School, and Researching Fresh Solutions to the Energy/Water/Food Challenge in Resource Constrained Environments (REFRESCH)

All events are free and open to the public. Registration requested at: bit.ly/asc10-register

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:30:45 -0400 2018-03-15T14:00:00-04:00 2018-03-15T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) African Studies Center Conference / Symposium asc10-image
Law and Economics Workshop: The Party Structure of Mutual Funds (March 15, 2018 4:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50959 50959-11930594@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 15, 2018 4:10pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Law & Economics

ABSTRACT.

We show that a parsimonious spatial model with two dimensions can explain the bulk of mutual fund voting. We estimate the model using a comprehensive dataset of the 5,332,353 votes cast on 33,262 proposals from 3,844 portfolio companies from 2010 to 2015 by 3,617 mutual funds that in total hold almost 80% of mutual fund industry assets. The two dimensions of funds’ corporate governance preferences reflect the role of the two leading proxy advisors. Mutual funds are clustered into three ‘parties’—the Managerialist Party, the Shareholder Intervention Party, and the Shareholder Veto Party—that follow distinctive philosophies of corporate governance and shareholders’ role. We use our methodology in turn to construct measures of the individual distributions of preferences of public companies’ shareholder bases. Our preference measures for mutual funds and for public companies’ shareholder bases generate a range of insights about the broader system of corporate governance.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:16:19 -0400 2018-03-15T16:10:00-04:00 2018-03-15T18:10:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall Law & Economics Workshop / Seminar Hutchins Hall
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 16, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
ASC 10th Anniversary Symposium. ASC: The First Decade and Beyond (March 16, 2018 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48668 48668-11265197@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 9:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: African Studies Center

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the University of Michigan African Studies Center (ASC). Since its founding in 2008, ASC has successfully deepened, and brought higher visibility to, longstanding U-M/Africa institutional partnerships, especially in Ghana and South Africa, and supported new collaborations with universities in Ethiopia, Cameroon, Liberia, and Uganda (to name a few).

Our major commemorative event will be a three-day symposium entitled, “ASC: The First Decade and Beyond.” The symposium will provide a glimpse into an environment rich in collaborations, research, and engagement in and about Africa, highlighting projects that have truly transformed our engagement with Africa over the last ten years, and setting a foundation as we envision our way forward.

Featured events include:
» Panels of faculty and African partners representing ASC’s initiatives—African Heritage and Humanities Initiative, African Social Research Initiative, STEM-Africa, Ethiopia-Michigan Collaborative Consortium, and the U-M African Presidential Scholars program;

» Poster presentations by current students;
» Roundtable featuring U-M alumni living and working in Africa

» Presidential Panel with Mark Schlissel, University of Michigan (current); Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan (2002-2014); Emmet Dennis, University of Liberia (2008-2017); James Duderstadt, University of Michigan (1988-1996); Uphie Chinje Melo, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon (current); Ophelia Weeks, University of Liberia (current)

ASC’s 10th-year anniversary symposium is made possible with the generous support of our cosponsors and donors: Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, International Institute, Institute for Social Research, LSA Opportunity Hub, Office of the Provost, Rackham Graduate School, and Researching Fresh Solutions to the Energy/Water/Food Challenge in Resource Constrained Environments (REFRESCH)

All events are free and open to the public. Registration requested at: bit.ly/asc10-register

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:30:45 -0400 2018-03-16T09:30:00-04:00 2018-03-16T18:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) African Studies Center Conference / Symposium asc10-image
Exploring the Role of Fair Use in Fan Culture (March 16, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50620 50620-11816533@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 12:00pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: University Library

How does copyright law affect fan works and fan culture? How does fair use play a role? Professor Jessica Litman, Professor Betsy Rosenblatt, Lead Copyright Officer at the U-M Library Copyright Office Melissa Levine, and fanfic author Mary Lou Klecha will explore this topic in a panel discussion. Lunch will be provided.

Fair Use Week is an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. It is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:28:51 -0500 2018-03-16T12:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 South Hall University Library Lecture / Discussion Fair use week logo
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 17, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 17, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-17T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-17T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
ASC 10th Anniversary Symposium. ASC: The First Decade and Beyond (March 17, 2018 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48668 48668-11265198@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 17, 2018 9:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: African Studies Center

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the University of Michigan African Studies Center (ASC). Since its founding in 2008, ASC has successfully deepened, and brought higher visibility to, longstanding U-M/Africa institutional partnerships, especially in Ghana and South Africa, and supported new collaborations with universities in Ethiopia, Cameroon, Liberia, and Uganda (to name a few).

Our major commemorative event will be a three-day symposium entitled, “ASC: The First Decade and Beyond.” The symposium will provide a glimpse into an environment rich in collaborations, research, and engagement in and about Africa, highlighting projects that have truly transformed our engagement with Africa over the last ten years, and setting a foundation as we envision our way forward.

Featured events include:
» Panels of faculty and African partners representing ASC’s initiatives—African Heritage and Humanities Initiative, African Social Research Initiative, STEM-Africa, Ethiopia-Michigan Collaborative Consortium, and the U-M African Presidential Scholars program;

» Poster presentations by current students;
» Roundtable featuring U-M alumni living and working in Africa

» Presidential Panel with Mark Schlissel, University of Michigan (current); Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan (2002-2014); Emmet Dennis, University of Liberia (2008-2017); James Duderstadt, University of Michigan (1988-1996); Uphie Chinje Melo, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon (current); Ophelia Weeks, University of Liberia (current)

ASC’s 10th-year anniversary symposium is made possible with the generous support of our cosponsors and donors: Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, International Institute, Institute for Social Research, LSA Opportunity Hub, Office of the Provost, Rackham Graduate School, and Researching Fresh Solutions to the Energy/Water/Food Challenge in Resource Constrained Environments (REFRESCH)

All events are free and open to the public. Registration requested at: bit.ly/asc10-register

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:30:45 -0400 2018-03-17T09:30:00-04:00 2018-03-17T20:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall African Studies Center Conference / Symposium asc10-image
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 18, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 18, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-18T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-18T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 19, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 19, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-19T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-19T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 20, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484713@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-20T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-20T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
Bioethics Discussion: Vaccination (March 20, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43727 43727-9832715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on public health and individual choice.

A few essays to consider:
"Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children"
"The moral case for the routine vaccination of children in develop and developing countries"
"Ethics and infectious disease"

For more information and/or to receive copies of the essay, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:26:12 -0500 2018-03-20T19:00:00-04:00 2018-03-20T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Vaccination
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 21, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484714@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-21T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-21T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 22, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 22, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-22T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-22T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
Lunch with DPSS (March 22, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51141 51141-11987514@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 22, 2018 11:30am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Graduate Rackham International

Please join Graduate Rackham International (GRIN) for an interactive meeting with DPSS officers and representatives to learn more about how your experience as at the University can be better served by DPSS. In addition to learning about this integral unit on campus, you will be welcome to share with us your daily struggles and views on any topic in which you are interested. Please join us for an open forum to bridge the cultural and knowledge gap between students and scholars and campus safety and law enforcement. This will be a safe space for you to learn about what DPSS does to serve you and how you can be a vital part of keeping the University a diverse and inclusive community. We hope to see you there!

The public is welcome!
Lunch will be served!

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 17 Mar 2018 12:17:02 -0400 2018-03-22T11:30:00-04:00 2018-03-22T13:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Graduate Rackham International Lecture / Discussion DIL-17Apr12-Slideshow(070).jpg
Law and Economics Workshop: Alpha Duties: The Search for Excess Returns and Appropriate Fiduciary Duties (March 22, 2018 4:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50960 50960-11930595@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 22, 2018 4:10pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Law & Economics

Modern finance theory and investment practice have shifted toward “passive investing.” The current consensus is that most savers should invest in mutual funds or ETFs that are (i) welldiversified, (ii) low-cost, and (iii) expose one’s portfolio to age-appropriate stock-market risk. The law governing trustees, broker-dealers, 401(k) plan managers and other investment fiduciaries has evolved to push them gently toward this consensus. But these laws still provide broad scope for fiduciaries to recommend that clients invest instead in specific assets which they believe will produce “alpha” by outperforming the market. Seeking alpha comes at a cost, however, in giving up some of the benefits of the well-diversified, low-cost, appropriate risk baseline. Too little attention has been given in fiduciary law to this tradeoff and thus to when seeking alpha is prudent and beneficial for savers, and when it is not.

This Article begins to fill that gap by making two contributions. First, we provide the first benchmark estimates of how much alpha is required before ordinary investors would be better off departing from the consensus. For example, we estimate that a person of average risk aversion would annually need to beat the market by (i.e., obtain alpha of) between 5% and 15% before being willing to entirely forego the benefits of diversification and hold an individual stock (and that during a financial crisis a person would need an annual alpha between 9% and 18%). Second, we consider the implications of our results for the various branches of law governing investment fiduciaries. We propose generally that fiduciaries should be informed about these alpha tradeoffs and explain them to their clients before recommending (or executing) investments that deviate from the low-cost, well-diversified, age-appropriate exposure standard. We argue that through new technology this kind of information can be given to retirement savers and others at quite low cost. Our results also have a variety of more specific applications. For example, our work shows that the value of diversification increases during periods of market upheaval, and therefore duty to diversify of trustees of personal trusts and of employee retirement plans should likewise strengthen during such periods.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:20:03 -0400 2018-03-22T16:10:00-04:00 2018-03-22T18:10:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall Law & Economics Workshop / Seminar Hutchins Hall
2018 Dr. Berj H. Haidostian Annual Distinguished Lecture | International Justice for Atrocity Crimes – Worth the Cost? (March 22, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47351 47351-10880001@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 22, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Armenian Studies

If you are unable to attend in person, this lecture will be streamed live on our website: https://ii.umich.edu/asp/news-events/all-events/haidostian-annual-lectures/2018-dr--berj-h--haidostian-annual-distinguished-lecture.html

Since the establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in 1993, several efforts have been made around the globe to bring to justice political and military leaders responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Several different models of international tribunals were established for Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Cambodia and Lebanon. In 2002, the International Criminal Court began operations. Critics have labelled these efforts as too slow, too expensive and a hindrance to peace efforts. Have these international courts had any effect on the commission of atrocities in times of conflict? Do they serve the interests of victims or contribute in any way to post-conflict transitions? Mr. Koumjian will talk about the future prospects for international criminal law, and whether or not there will ever be a justice mechanism for atrocity crimes ongoing today in places like Syria, Yemen and Myanmar.

Nicholas Koumjian has worked at various international criminal tribunals for the past 17 years, including the International Criminal Court, International Court for the Former Yugoslavia, Special Panels for Serious Crimes in East Timor, State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Special Court for Sierra Leone. From 2007-2012, Mr. Koumjian was Senior Trial Attorney for the prosecution of Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia for crimes in Sierra Leone. Following his appointment by the United Nations Secretary General, he has served in Cambodia as the International Co-Prosecutor at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. In June 2017, he completed final arguments in the trial of Nuon Chea, “Brother Number 2” in the Khmer Rouge regime and Khieu Samphan, the former Head of State on charges for crimes committed by that regime between 1975-1979. It is estimated that almost 2 million people lost their lives during that regime and the charges include genocide, enslavement, forced marriage and rape.

Sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program, the Donia Human Rights Center, and the Program in International and Comparative Studies.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:40:18 -0400 2018-03-22T19:00:00-04:00 2018-03-22T21:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Armenian Studies Lecture / Discussion Nicholas Koumjian, International Co-Prosecutor
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 23, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484716@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 23, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-23T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-23T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 24, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484717@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 24, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-24T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 25, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484718@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 25, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-25T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-25T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
Teach- Out Series: Free Speech in Journalism (March 26, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49612 49612-11484719@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 26, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

A free press is essential for a healthy, vibrant, democratic society. Yet public trust in journalism has hit historic lows in recent years and journalists have recently been openly maligned for their work. This Teach-Out prompts participants to think critically about the roles and responsibilities of journalists in a free society. Why is the concept of a free press written into the First Amendment? How are the rights of journalists threatened? Is this a unique moment in history? How have new modes of reporting, such as social media and citizen journalism, made the press more vulnerable? And, finally, what are the broader societal implications of a restricted and diminished press?

This Teach-Out is part of the University of Michigan 2018 Speech and Inclusion Series that aims to recognize differing views on speech and inclusion, to explore how those views play out in politics, culture, higher education, sports, and journalism, and to engage in productive conversations to promote a positive campus environment and help the community more deeply understand these complicated issues.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:51:40 -0500 2018-03-26T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-26T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Free speech, newspaper
STS Speaker. Bureaucratic epistemes and regulatory disputes: Genetically Modified (GM) crops between science and legal-administration (March 26, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43479 43479-9771970@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 26, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Science, Technology & Society

A fierce controversy surrounding the question of allowing commercial release of GM food crops, has been raging in India for nearly a decade. While the controversy concerns far-reaching issues of food security, food sovereignty, consumers' choice, farmers' livelihoods and ecological impacts, these are articulated in government policymaking via bureaucratic routines and documents. In this talk, I examine the regulatory regime overseeing GM crops in India, instituted in the late 1980s, to argue that two epistemes - scientific and legal-administrative - are fused in its design. By unraveling the course of two regulatory disputes, I suggest that an inherent ambiguity is lodged between scientific and legal-administrative modes of documentation, as facts generated in one register can be challenged by those registered in the other. I demonstrate that this ambiguity both fosters and constrains democratic participation and scrutiny over government policymaking, with deeply ambivalent implications.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:27:10 -0400 2018-03-26T16:00:00-04:00 2018-03-26T17:30:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Science, Technology & Society Lecture / Discussion Prof. Aniket Aga
Shared Technology, Competing Logics: How Healthcare Providers And Law Enforcement Agents Use Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs To Combat Opioid Abuse (March 27, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49965 49965-11608310@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Sociologists and socio-legal scholars have explored how social fields transform social problems, but have largely overlooked how social problems transform social fields. This research uses the contemporary U.S. opioid crisis as a case for examining how efforts to address a shared social problem have transformed the fields of healthcare and criminal justice. Based on interviews with healthcare providers and enforcement agents in California, findings demonstrate how the use of shared technology in the form of prescription drug monitoring programs paired with the encroachment of institutional logics from adjacent fields helps to reshape workers’ roles, routines, and relationships in ways that create opportunities for field-level change.

Elizabeth Chiarello, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Saint Louis University. She is a medical sociologist and socio-legal scholar who focuses on institutional influences on frontline work, intersections among organizational fields, and social movement consequences. Her work has been published in several top sociological and socio-legal journals and she has received awards from multiple sections of the American Sociological Association.

Event Accessibility:
Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor. Questions? Contact irwg@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:11:28 -0500 2018-03-27T15:00:00-04:00 2018-03-27T16:30:00-04:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Lecture / Discussion color photo of Elizabeth Chiarello
Fiscal policy in Michigan: Past, present, and future (March 27, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51126 51126-11976194@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Free and open to the public.

State government in Michigan is a $56B a year enterprise. During the last decade, tax and spending priorities have changed. After a high level overview of these changes, Nick Khouri, Treasurer of Michigan, will discuss what it means for the current policy debates in Lansing (including federal tax reform impact on the State).

Sponsored by: University of Michigan Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP); University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Co-sponsors: University of Michigan Center on Finance, Law, and Policy; University of Michigan Office of Tax Policy Research

For more information visit www.closup.umich.edu or call 734-647-4091. Follow on Twitter @closup.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:35:53 -0400 2018-03-27T16:00:00-04:00 2018-03-27T17:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Nick Khouri
Justice Albie Sachs: Getting to Know Nelson Mandela (March 27, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51087 51087-11961987@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

Please join us for the 2018 William W. Bishop Lecture in International Law: Getting to Know Nelson Mandela, to be presented by Justice Albie Sachs, formerly of the South African Constitutional Court.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Justice Albie Sachs has devoted his life to the defense of human rights, both in his home country of South Africa and throughout the world. As a young attorney, Justice Sachs defended people charged under the racist statutes and repressive security laws of apartheid. Forced into exile in 1966, he worked with the African National Congress from abroad, where his criticism of apartheid made him the victim of a car bombing in Mozambique in 1988. Justice Sachs lost an arm and the sight of one eye in the attack, but recovered and returned to South Africa as a member of the Constitutional Committee to assist South Africa’s transition into a constitutional democracy. He was later appointed by President Nelson Mandela to serve on the South African Constitutional Court.

The Bishop Lecture was established by the friends and family of Professor Bishop following his death in 1987.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Mar 2018 09:01:28 -0400 2018-03-27T16:00:00-04:00 2018-03-27T17:30:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Lecture / Discussion Bishop lecture Poster
Law and Economics Workshop: Noncompetes in the US Labor Force (March 29, 2018 4:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50961 50961-11930596@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 29, 2018 4:10pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Law & Economics

Abstract
Using nationally representative survey data on 11,505 labor force participants, we examine the use, implementation, and effects of noncompete agreements. Nearly 1 in 5 labor force participants were bound by noncompetes in 2014, and nearly 40% had signed at least one in the past. Noncompetes are more likely to be found in high-skill, high-paying jobs, but they are also surprisingly common in low-skill, low-paying jobs. We document that less than 10% of employees negotiate over noncompetes, that roughly one-third of noncompetes are signed after accepting the job offer, and that nearly two-thirds of job applicants had no alternative job opportunities when they were asked to agree to a noncompete. Differences in the competitive circumstances under which noncompetes are signed are associated with starkly different outcomes for employees: those presented with a noncompete before they accept a job offer and those who have alternative employment options earn 19% higher wages, receive 14% more training, and are 13% more satisfied in their job than those not bound by noncompetes. However, those asked to sign after accepting an offer and/or without other employment options are 15% less satisfied in their job and experience no wage and training benefits. In contrast to the existing literature, we find little role for the enforceability of noncompetes in explaining their use and their association with wages and training.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:28:06 -0400 2018-03-29T16:10:00-04:00 2018-03-29T18:10:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall Law & Economics Workshop / Seminar Hutchins Hall
APIA Documentary Screening: "And Then They Came For Us" (March 29, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50570 50570-11805187@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 29, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Please join us for a free screening of, "And Then They Came For Us." Donna Nagata of Pychology and Matthew Stiffler of Arab & Muslim American Studies will make opening remarks. This event is free and open to the public. Popcorn and soda will be provided.

About the Film:
Seventy-five years ago, Executive Order 9066 paved the way to the profound violation of constitutional rights that resulted in the forced incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans. Featuring George Takei and many others who were incarcerated, as well as newly rediscovered photographs of Dorothea Lange, And Then They Came for Us brings history into the present, retelling this difficult story and following Japanese American activists as they speak out against the Muslim registry and travel ban. Knowing our history is the first step to ensuring we do not repeat it. And Then They Came for Us is a cautionary and inspiring tale for these dark times. Please partner with us to share this critical story.

"It was a failure of American democracy, and yet because most Americans are not aware of that dark chapter of American history, it's about to be repeated."
- George Takei, Actor and Activist

Read more about the film and watch the trailer here: https://www.thentheycamedoc.com/

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Film Screening Thu, 01 Mar 2018 13:12:33 -0500 2018-03-29T17:00:00-04:00 2018-03-29T18:30:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Film Screening Film Poster
Voter Registration Week! (April 2, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12112467@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 2, 2018 11:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

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Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-02T11:00:00-04:00 2018-04-02T13:30:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Voter Registration Week! (April 3, 2018 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12112468@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

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Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-03T10:30:00-04:00 2018-04-03T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Authoritarian Legacies: Persistent Patronage Networks and the Erosion of Merit-Based Judicial Selection in Mexico. (April 3, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51197 51197-12018596@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Political Science

Abstract:

During Mexico’s transition to democracy, at the end of 1994, a Judicial Council was created with the explicit aim of establishing a merit-based system for the selection and promotion of judges at all levels of the federal judiciary. However, a series of indicators including nepotistic practices and ad hoc examinations show a divergence between the formal merit-based judicial career and the actual practice of appointments and promotions, which is biased in favor individuals with connections to sitting judges and persons already working in the federal judiciary. Why? What is the source of the divergence between the formally merit-based career and the actually biased hiring practices? This paper argues that patronage networks formed during the authoritarian period, when the Supreme Court hand-picked lower court judges, have persisted under the democratic regime eroding the meritocratic selection system. Based on archival data, and on a unique dataset on nepotism within the judiciary, the paper uncovers the patronage networks, and aims at showing their persistence and effects on the performance of the Judicial Council set to select judges on merit since 1995. Leveraging a relational perspective, the paper offers a mechanism of transmission and reproduction of enduring authoritarian practices despite democratic efforts to uproot them.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 20 Mar 2018 11:46:59 -0400 2018-04-03T12:00:00-04:00 2018-04-03T13:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Political Science Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
Voter Registration Week! (April 3, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12112469@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

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Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-03T15:00:00-04:00 2018-04-03T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Bioethics Discussion: Regulation (April 3, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43728 43728-9832716@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion about the maze and the pathway.

A few essays to consider:
"Thalidomide retrospective: what did we learn?"
"Improving medical device regulation: the United States and Europe in perspective"
"Ethics, regulation, and comparative effectiveness research"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu) or visit https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/014-regulation/.

Feel free to also swing by the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Mar 2018 09:33:28 -0400 2018-04-03T19:00:00-04:00 2018-04-03T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Regulation
Organizing Resistance to Internet Censorship (April 3, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51542 51542-12147099@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: International Youth and Students for Social Equality

The United States government, in collaboration with Google, Facebook, Twitter and other information technology corporations, is implementing massive restrictions on Internet access to socialist, antiwar and progressive websites. Capitalist governments in Europe and throughout the world are enacting similar repressive policies.

The ruling class launched this desperate campaign in a desperate response to growing mass opposition to social inequality and war. Workers and young people around the world are using the Internet to coordinate struggles and share information outside of the control of the corporate media.

The World Socialist Web Site, which has been a principal target of the censorship campaign, is leading a fight against the greatest attack on free speech since the Second World War. In January, it called for an International Coalition of Socialist, Antiwar and Progressive Websites Against Internet Censorship to expose what is taking place and coordinate opposition.

This meeting will explore the political context of efforts to censor the Internet, examine the pretexts used to justify the suppression of free speech (e.g., “fake news”), and discuss a political strategy to mobilize the working class in defense of democratic rights.

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 31 Mar 2018 14:18:53 -0400 2018-04-03T19:00:00-04:00 2018-04-03T21:00:00-04:00 Michigan League International Youth and Students for Social Equality Lecture / Discussion
Voter Registration Week! (April 4, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12112470@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 11:00am
Location: Diag - Central Campus
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

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Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-04T11:00:00-04:00 2018-04-04T16:00:00-04:00 Diag - Central Campus Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Elections in the Digital Age - Security, Policy, and the Law (April 4, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51179 51179-12010134@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Information Assurance

Join Cindy Cohn, LAW '89, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Alex Halderman, U-M Professor of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, for a discussion touching on some of the most cutting-edge issues in law, technology, and policy. With their expertise in how changes in technology affect privacy, speech, security, intellectual property, and surveillance, Cohn and Halderman will chat about their work, future challenges, and the role of technologists and lawyers in achieving technology policy goals that preserve individual rights and the public interest. Michigan Law Clinical Fellow Gautam Hans, LAW '12, SI '12, will moderate.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 27 Mar 2018 09:24:15 -0400 2018-04-04T17:30:00-04:00 2018-04-04T18:30:00-04:00 Michigan Union Information Assurance Lecture / Discussion Dissonance Event April 4, 2018
Voter Registration Week! (April 5, 2018 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12112471@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 5, 2018 10:30am
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

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Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-05T10:30:00-04:00 2018-04-05T12:30:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Voter Registration Week! (April 5, 2018 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12170482@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 5, 2018 2:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

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Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-05T14:30:00-04:00 2018-04-05T17:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Law and Economics Workshop: A Fundamental Error in the Law of Torts: The Restriction of Strict Liability to Uncommon Activities (April 5, 2018 4:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50963 50963-11930597@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 5, 2018 4:10pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Law & Economics

Abstract

Courts generally insist that two criteria be met before imposing strict liability. The first––that the injurer’s activity must be dangerous––is sensible because strict liability possesses general advantages in controlling risk. But the second––that the activity must be uncommon––is ill-advised because it exempts all common activities from strict liability, no matter how dangerous. Thus, the harm generated by the large swath of common dangerous activities––from hunting, to construction, to the operation of railroads––tends to be socially excessive. After developing this theme, the Article addresses the question of how the uncommon activity requirement could have arisen and finds that its legal pedigree is problematic: it was invented by the authors of the first Restatement of Torts. The conclusion is that the uncommon activity requirement for the imposition of strict liability should be eliminated.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:29:57 -0400 2018-04-05T16:10:00-04:00 2018-04-05T18:10:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall Law & Economics Workshop / Seminar Hutchins Hall
Voter Registration Week! (April 6, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12112472@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 6, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Diag - Central Campus
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

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Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-06T12:00:00-04:00 2018-04-06T14:00:00-04:00 Diag - Central Campus Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Voter Registration Week! (April 6, 2018 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12170483@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 6, 2018 2:30pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

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Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-06T14:30:00-04:00 2018-04-06T17:00:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
What female economists learned bringing research to White House policy making (April 11, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51484 51484-12121101@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Education Policy Initiative

Three influential female economists discuss bringing research to bear on policymaking at the White House. Featuring an all-star panel who have helped to shape policy through the use of evidence. Professor Susan Dynarski will lead a panel discussion with Sandra Black and Betsey Stevenson, who each served on President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers.

About our panelists:

Sandra E. Black holds the Audre and Bernard Rapoport Centennial Chair in Economics and Public Affairs and is a professor of economics at the University of Texas, Austin. She received her B.A. from UC Berkeley and her Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. Since that time, she worked as an Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and an Assistant, Associate, and ultimately Professor in the Department of Economics at UCLA before arriving at the University of Texas, Austin in 2010. She is currently a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Affiliate at IZA, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution. She served as a Member of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers from August 2015-January 2017. Her research focuses on the role of early life experiences on the long-run outcomes of children, as well as issues of gender and discrimination.

Betsey Stevenson is an associate professor of public policy at the Ford School, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Economics. She is also a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research, a fellow of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich, and serves on the board of directors of the American Law and Economics Association. Stevenson recently completed a two-year term as an appointed member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers and served as the chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor from 2010 to 2011. Stevenson is a labor economist whose research focuses on the impact of public policies on the labor market. Her research explores women's labor market experiences, the economic forces shaping the modern family, and the potential value of subjective well-being data for public policy.

Susan Dynarski is professor of economics, education and public policy at the University of Michigan, co-director of the Education Policy Initiative, faculty research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and president at the Association for Education Finance and Policy. Prior visiting fellow at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Princeton University, she currently serves on the American Economic Journal/Economic Policy Board of Editors is a past editor of Education Finance and Policy, Journal of Labor Economics, and Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Dynarski’s research focuses on financial aid, postsecondary schooling and labor market outcomes and the effectiveness of school reform on academic achievement. She has consulted broadly on student aid reform, at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, White House, Treasury and Department of Education. She has testified to the US Senate HELP and Finance Committees, US House Ways and Means Committee and President's Commission on Tax Reform.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 29 Mar 2018 09:25:27 -0400 2018-04-11T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-11T17:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Education Policy Initiative Workshop / Seminar April 11 2018
Law and Economics Workshop: The Adaptive Contract: Innovation and Collaboration in an Uncertain World (April 12, 2018 4:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50965 50965-11930600@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 12, 2018 4:10pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Law & Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 09 Apr 2018 09:49:08 -0400 2018-04-12T16:10:00-04:00 2018-04-12T18:10:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall Law & Economics Workshop / Seminar Hutchins Hall
"Domestic Preferences and Strategic Contexts: Why America Fights 'Dumb Wars'" (April 13, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51781 51781-12248760@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 13, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in Comparative Politics (IWCP)

Abstract: This paper develops a general theory of how US administrations define their collective policy preferences and, from those preferences, produce national strategies on interstate war and diplomacy. The paper applies this framework to variations in US strategy in the Middle East under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The theory begins with identifying whether an administration’s national security principals favor expansionism or non-expansionism in three main interest areas: force projection, regime behavior, and energy supplies. These collective preferences constitute the foreign policy posture of an administration, but they do not determine policy in isolation. Collective preferences intersect with the redistributive implications of a given strategic context: How much do the administration’s national security principals expect to gain or lose if the United States pursues aggression or negotiation with the target country? The resulting framework helps to explain why an expansion-inclined president (Bush) invaded Iraq while engaging Iran, and why an expansion-averse president (Obama) promoted regime change in Libya but exercised restraint toward Syria. Beyond the selected cases, the theory can help students of international politics understand America’s recurring pursuit — but also its periodic avoidance — of seemingly “dumb wars” in the Middle East.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 09 Apr 2018 09:26:49 -0400 2018-04-13T12:00:00-04:00 2018-04-13T13:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Workshop in Comparative Politics (IWCP) Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
Legal Uniformity in American Courts (April 13, 2018 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51863 51863-12271495@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 13, 2018 3:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics

Abstract:
Intercircuit splits occur when two or more circuits on the U.S. Courts of Appeals issue different legal rules about the same legal question. When this happens, federal law is applied differently in different parts of the country. Intercircuit splits cause legal non-uniformity, are an impediment to lawyering and judging, and have practical consequences for American law. Despite intercircuit splits' importance, there is almost no quantitative research about them. We created a unique original dataset that includes intercircuit splits that arose between 2005 and 2013. For each intercircuit split, we identified every circuit and every case involved. These data reveal that one-third of intercircuit splits are resolved by the Supreme Court. Two-thirds are not. We show that those that will be resolved are resolved within three years after they arise, and we show that splits are more likely to be resolved when they exhibit contemporaneous and growing disagreement. However, many such splits are never resolved by the Supreme Court. Those that are not resolved by the Supreme Court continue to yield litigation and do not dissipate on their own, and the likelihood of resolution does not rise as time passes.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 11 Apr 2018 09:10:54 -0400 2018-04-13T15:30:00-04:00 2018-04-13T17:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
Enhancing local fruit and vegetable production, sale, and consumption in MI and the Great Lakes region (April 17, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51220 51220-12021434@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 3:00pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Law School Problem Solving Initiative

This Michigan Law School PSI capstone presentation by U-M graduate and professional students on how to enhance local and regional production, sale, and consumption of fruits and vegetables in Michigan and the Great Lakes region is open to the public.

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Presentation Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:56:18 -0400 2018-04-17T15:00:00-04:00 2018-04-17T16:30:00-04:00 South Hall Law School Problem Solving Initiative Presentation South Hall
Overcoming technological, legal, economic, and other hurdles to expanding renewable energy markets (April 17, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51221 51221-12021435@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 5:00pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Law School Problem Solving Initiative

This Michigan Law School PSI capstone presentation by U-M graduate and professional students on overcoming complex hurdles to expanding renewable energy markets is open to the public.

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Presentation Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:11:35 -0400 2018-04-17T17:00:00-04:00 2018-04-17T18:30:00-04:00 South Hall Law School Problem Solving Initiative Presentation South Hall
Bioethics Discussion: Posthumanity (April 17, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43729 43729-9832717@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on our end.

A few essays to consider:
"In defense of posthuman dignity"
"Stem cells, biotechnology, and human rights: implications for a posthuman future"
"A cyborg manifesto"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu) or visit https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/015-posthumanity/.

Also, feel free to swing by the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Mar 2018 09:34:57 -0400 2018-04-17T19:00:00-04:00 2018-04-17T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Posthumanity
Building social capital in the inner-city entrepreneurial ecosystem (April 18, 2018 3:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51224 51224-12021437@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 3:15pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Law School Problem Solving Initiative

This Michigan Law School PSI capstone presentation by U-M graduate and professional students on how to improve social capital for Detroit's African American inner-city entrepreneurs is open to the public.

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Presentation Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:20:59 -0400 2018-04-18T15:15:00-04:00 2018-04-18T16:45:00-04:00 South Hall Law School Problem Solving Initiative Presentation South Hall
Human Trafficking Symposium (April 25, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51892 51892-12283033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Division of Public Safety and Security DPSS

Attendees will gain an overview of what human trafficking is and how they can help victims that they may encounter in their field of practice, with a particular emphasis on healthcare settings. We will explore the root causes of human trafficking and our role in perpetuating and combating the underlying causes. We will take a critical perspective on what it means to help a victim of trafficking and well-meaning interventions, which may unwittingly cause the individual’s arrest or deportation. Further, we will examine guiding principles for successful engagement with this population, including trauma-informed care, cultural awareness, and harm reduction. Finally, we will hear about local resources that providers can use if they suspect a client is a victim of human trafficking.

Speakers and panelist include:
- Elizabeth Campbell, JD; University of Michigan Law School, Human Trafficking Clinic
- Nicole McGee, PhD; Victim Assistance Program, FBI
- Wendi-Jo Wendt, MD; Michigan Medicine, Pediatrics-Emergency Medicine
- Carmen Uresti, LMSW; Michigan Medicine, Care Management, Social Work
- Kaitlin Deslatte, University of Michigan Police Department, Special Victims Unit

Please register in advance. We ask participants to arrive at 11:30 for sign-in.

Social Work and Nursing continuing education credits will be offered. Please contact emattila@umich.edu if you have any questions.

We hope to see you there!

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:12:05 -0400 2018-04-25T11:30:00-04:00 2018-04-25T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Division of Public Safety and Security DPSS Conference / Symposium Stop Human Trafficking FBI
May Day International Online Rally – Listening Event with IYSSE (May 5, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52144 52144-12455269@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 5, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: International Youth and Students for Social Equality

Join the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) as we participate in an international online May Day rally!

What: Gathering hosted by the IYSSE to listen and contribute remarks to an online May Day rally organized by the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) and the World Socialist Web Site
When: May 5 at 5pm
Where: Shapiro Undergraduate Library, Room 2124

May 5, 2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, the greatest philosopher of modern history and the founder of scientific socialism. Marx's call: “Workers of the world unite!” resonates today amid an eruption of the class struggle on every continent. In the first four months of 2018, tens of millions of people have participated in the largest demonstrations and strikes in decades.

The capitalist system, based on the exploitation of the working class, is wracked by crisis.

All over the world, the ruling elites seek to protect their wealth and save this bankrupt system by resorting to war and repression. The governments and corporations are censoring the Internet out of fear that this revolutionary source for information and communication can link workers across the world in a common struggle against inequality, dictatorship and war.

The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) and the World Socialist Web Site are commemorating Marx's birthday alongside May Day, the international day of working class solidarity, with an international online rally with participants from dozens of countries worldwide. Speakers will include leaders of the Fourth International from around the world.

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Meeting Fri, 27 Apr 2018 21:19:41 -0400 2018-05-05T17:00:00-04:00 2018-05-05T20:30:00-04:00 Shapiro Library International Youth and Students for Social Equality Meeting May Day 2018 – International Online Rally, 200 years since the birth of Karl Marx
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (May 21, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660515@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 21, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-05-21T00:00:00-04:00 2018-05-21T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (May 22, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660516@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-05-22T00:00:00-04:00 2018-05-22T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (May 23, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660517@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-05-23T00:00:00-04:00 2018-05-23T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (May 24, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660518@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 24, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-05-24T00:00:00-04:00 2018-05-24T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (May 25, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660519@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 25, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-05-25T00:00:00-04:00 2018-05-25T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (May 26, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 26, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-05-26T00:00:00-04:00 2018-05-26T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (May 27, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 27, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-05-27T00:00:00-04:00 2018-05-27T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (May 28, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 28, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-05-28T00:00:00-04:00 2018-05-28T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (May 29, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660523@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-05-29T00:00:00-04:00 2018-05-29T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (May 30, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660524@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-05-30T00:00:00-04:00 2018-05-30T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (May 31, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660525@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 31, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-05-31T00:00:00-04:00 2018-05-31T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (June 1, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660526@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 1, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-06-01T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-01T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (June 2, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660527@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 2, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-06-02T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-02T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (June 3, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660528@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 3, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-06-03T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-03T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
Teach Out Series: Civil Rights in the Trump Era (June 4, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52393 52393-12660529@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 4, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

What does “civil rights” mean in the Trump era? How and why is the category evolving? This Teach-Out focuses on the civil rights aspects of two current debates--health care and the President’s seven-country travel ban--looking at politics, protest, and law. To understand these better, you will learn about foundational civil rights history dating back to Reconstruction (after the Civil War). You will also hear the perspectives of scholars in law, sociology, and political science, as well as civil rights advocates, who will all discuss how civil rights are defended and contested, often growing and contracting in response to other demands and debates. This Teach-Out ends with a call to action for you: How will you participate as our nation defines our rights?

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:

Civil Rights generally:
- What does “civil rights” mean? How has the category been understood both in the past and present?

Healthcare:
- In what way is healthcare reform a civil rights demand?
- In what way does the civil rights “frame” fail to fit healthcare policy?

Immigration:
- Why did the 19th-century Supreme Court declare immigration a constitutional-law-free zone?
- How are courts--including the Supreme Court--analyzing the President’s seven-country travel ban?


A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 May 2018 11:04:42 -0400 2018-06-04T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-04T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Civil Rights Protestors
The Role of Direct-to-Consumer Genetics in Patient Health (June 19, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52407 52407-12704154@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Taubman Library
Organized By: NextGen Med

NextGen Med presents "The Role of Direct-to-Consumer Genetics in Patient Health" with Robert Gentleman, PhD, Vice President of Computational Biology at 23andMe, and David Ginsburg, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Human Genetics at the University of Michigan.

Tuesday, June 19th, 2018
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
2901 Taubman Health Sciences Library

Please join us for a discussion on direct-to-consumer genetic products, their impact on patient health, and the role 23andMe plays in the collection and use of genomic data.

This event is free, and we welcome all members of the University of Michigan community including students, faculty and staff. Please RSVP at https://goo.gl/oSJr2h

NextGen Med is a group of medical students committed to inviting local and global leaders to discuss current challenges in medicine with the UMMS community. We aim to expose future leaders in health care to today’s most pressing questions and tomorrow’s greatest innovations. We would like to thank the Leadership Curriculum within the medical school for their support. Additional Questions? Contact NextGenMed@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 May 2018 13:34:07 -0400 2018-06-19T17:30:00-04:00 2018-06-19T19:00:00-04:00 Taubman Library NextGen Med Lecture / Discussion
General Data Protection Regulation Open Forum (July 26, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52621 52621-12908312@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 26, 2018 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Information Assurance

Members of the U-M community are invited to a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Open Forum to learn more about U-M's approach to GDPR compliance.

Sol Bermann, university privacy officer and interim chief information security officer, and David Grimm, associate general counsel, will describe GDPR Compliance at U-M and then answer your questions. [https://www.safecomputing.umich.edu/protect-the-u/safely-use-sensitive-data/general-data-protection-regulation-compliance]

No charge and no need to register.

Sponsored by the U-M Privacy Officer and the Office of General Counsel.

More Information: General Data Protection Regulation Open Forum [https://www.safecomputing.umich.edu/events/gdpr-open-forum]

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 12 Jun 2018 10:55:31 -0400 2018-07-26T09:00:00-04:00 2018-07-26T11:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Information Assurance Conference / Symposium Gdpr Protection Business Regulation General
Law & Economics: To Call Forth: Cursing and Swearing (September 6, 2018 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56216 56216-13867065@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 6, 2018 4:30pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Law & Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:17:12 -0400 2018-09-06T16:30:00-04:00 2018-09-06T18:30:00-04:00 South Hall Law & Economics Workshop / Seminar South Hall
A/PIA The Slants Concert and Keynote Lecture (September 8, 2018 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53269 53269-13330235@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 8, 2018 8:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

The University of Michigan Asian/Pacific American Studies Program will be kicking off the Fall 2018 semester with a concert/keynote speaking event featuring The Slants, the world's first and only Asian-American dance rock band, as featured on Conan O'Brien, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, NPR, BBC, CBS, TIME, and 3,000+ radio stations, TV shows, magazines, and websites in over 150+ countries. This event is part of the program's goal to raise awareness of issues surrounding use of terms targeting numerous gender and ethnic groups and the plight of Asian Americans in our fractious society.

The Slants will preform some of their most popular hits and their founder/bassist, Simon Tam, will give a keynote lecture on the background of The Slants, focusing on their battle with the Supreme Court over trademarking their band name. Simon Tam is also an author, entrepreneur, and activist.

**Following the set and keynote lecture, there will be a large-group Q&A session, time to meet the band, and an opportunity check out merchandise, receive autographs, and have 1 on 1 questions.

Check out our follow-up event collaboration with WeListen: https://events.umich.edu/event/53906

Simon Tam bio:
Simon was named a champion of diverse issues by the White House and worked with President Barack Obama's campaign to fight bullying. He recently helped expand freedom of speech through winning a unanimous victory at the Supreme Court of the United States for a landmark case in constitutional and trademark law (Matal v. Tam). He has also been a keynote speaker, performer, and presenter at TEDx, SXSW, Comic-Con, The Department of Defense, Stanford University, and over 1,200 events across North America, Europe, and Asia. He has set a world record by appearing on the TEDx stage 12 times.

Simon designed one of the first college-accredited social media programs in the United States. Bloomberg Businessweek called him a "Social Media Rockstar." Forbes says his resume is a "paragon of completeness." Recently, he was recognized as a Freedom Fighter by the Roosevelt Rough Writers, named Citizen of the Year from the Chinese American Citizens Alliance Portland Lodge, Portland Rising Star from the Light a Fire Awards, received a Distinguished Alum Award from Marylhurst University, and he Mark T. Banner award from the American Bar Association.

He serves as board chair for the APANO United Communities Fund and member/advisor for multiple nonprofit organizations dedicated to social justice and the arts. You can find Simon's appearances, writing, and current projects at www.simontam.org.

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Performance Mon, 27 Aug 2018 14:01:41 -0400 2018-09-08T20:00:00-04:00 2018-09-08T22:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Performance Band
Conversations on Europe. Poland, the EU, and Illiberal Democracy (September 11, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54132 54132-13530675@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for European Studies

In 2015, Poland entered a new era. The right-wing and populist government decided to change the way Poland carries out its internal and external policies under the slogan “A Good Change” ("Dobra zmiana"). Since then, the Law and Justice government has worked diligently to dismantle the constitutional system, destroy the balance of powers, and undermine the justice system. The “Good Change” approach has also involved shrinking the space for civil society and curtailing human rights, especially women’s reproductive rights. Last but not least, the government’s “Good Change” has altered Poland’s position vis-à-vis its dearest values, and shifted its orientation in international relations, most significantly toward the European Union. Dr. Śmiszek’s lecture will analyze these profound transformations, as well as discuss civil society’s resistance to these changes and different institutions’ attempts to preserve the liberal democratic order in Poland.

Krzysztof Śmiszek is a Polish human rights lawyer and activist. He received his Ph.D. in law from the University of Warsaw and is a lecturer at the Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University in Poland. Dr. Śmiszek’s main areas of expertise are human rights of minorities and women, with a special focus on LGBTI rights. He is also interested in comparative international anti-discrimination legislation and institutional protection against discrimination. He is currently the managing editor of "The Anti-Discrimination Law Review." In Fall 2018, he is the Distinguished Fellow at University of Michigan's Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to crees@umich.edu at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 07 Sep 2018 13:45:00 -0400 2018-09-11T16:00:00-04:00 2018-09-11T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for European Studies Lecture / Discussion Krzysztof Śmiszek
Bioethics Discussion: Neuroethics (September 11, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49420 49420-11453762@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on the origins of our moral situation.

Readings to consider:
"Neuroethics: an agenda for neuroscience and society"
"Neuroethics: the practical and the philosophical"
"Neuroethics for the new millennium"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/.

Please also swing by the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 29 Jun 2018 05:39:23 -0400 2018-09-11T19:00:00-04:00 2018-09-11T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Neuroethics
Diversity of Thought and Respecting the Other Side of the Argument: Insights from the Office of the U.S. Solicitor General (September 12, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55170 55170-13704910@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

A star-studded group of former members of the U.S. Solicitor General’s Office will explore the possibility of drawing lessons from that institution for how to approach the hardest discussions on campus. The panel will draw on the framework, ethos, and practice of the Solicitor General’s office to explore insights on how students, faculty, and staff can approach controversial issues on campus—and in particular listening, analyzing, tackling, and responding to arguments on the other side. The panel will seek to offer meaningful reflections on the lifelong process of understanding and responding to deeply controversial arguments, even those that are—to some or many—odious.

Panelists:
- Paul D. Clement, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis, and Distinguished Lecturer in Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Solicitor General, 2005-08
- Charles Fried, Beneficial Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Solicitor General, 1985-89
- Gregory G. Garre, Partner and Chair of the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Group, Latham & Watkins
Solicitor General, 2008-09
- Ian H. Gershengorn, Partner and Chair of the Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Group, Jenner & Block
Acting Solicitor General, 2016-17
- Nicole A. Saharsky, Partner and Co-Chair of the Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Group, Gibson Dunn
Assistant to the Solicitor General, 2007-17

Moderated by Julian Davis Mortenson, Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School

This event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception in the Lawyers Club Lounge.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:57:58 -0400 2018-09-12T10:00:00-04:00 2018-09-12T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Law School Lecture / Discussion
Law & Economics: Fair Settlements in Multidefendant Torts (September 13, 2018 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56217 56217-13867066@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 13, 2018 4:30pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Law & Economics

Abstract:

We study the fairness of legal rules for computing damages in cases with multiple defendants. Specifically, we develop a bargaining model of multidefendant litigation and compare the equilibria under different offset rules—rules that adjust the plaintiff’s trial award depending on which defendants settle. We find that the most common offset rule, the pro tanto rule, is unfair because (1) the plaintiff recovers more than the expected value of her claim and (2) each individual defendant’s expected payout bears no relation to the harm she actually caused. In contrast, the proportionate share rule (which a minority of states currently use) is fair. We further show that the proportionate share rule has the added benefit of eliminating the strategic aspect of settlement negotiations: Co-defendants’ settlement negotiations affect each other under the pro tanto rule but not under the proportionate share rule. We briefly discuss efficiency implications and the tractability of the two rules, before concluding that states should switch to the proportionate share rule.

Sarath Sanga, co-author

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:30:59 -0400 2018-09-13T16:30:00-04:00 2018-09-13T18:30:00-04:00 South Hall Law & Economics Workshop / Seminar South Hall
A/PIA Studies & WeListen: 'Slants' Panel and Discussion Session (September 17, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53906 53906-13478723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 17, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Following the "A/PIA The Slants Concert and Keynote Lecture," A/PIA Studies and WeListen are teaming up to bring you a Panel and Discussion Session event about the Supreme Court case involving the Asian American dance rock group, The Slants, over trademarking.

There will be short presentations from four of our U-M faculty experts: Leonard Niehoff of the Law School will provide legal commentary on the case and issues of free speech/hate speech related to the case. Amy Stillman, Matthew Countryman, and Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes of American Culture will comment on efforts by targeted groups to reclaim derogatory/hate terms. Bethany Hughes of American Culture will provide commentary on how targeted groups, especially Native Americans, respond to the commercial use of "derogatory" terms.

Following the presentations, WeListen will lead a discussion session with all of the attendees sorted into groups.

Learn more about the case before the panel: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/19/533514196/the-slants-win-supreme-court-battle-over-bands-name-in-trademark-dispute

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:32:55 -0400 2018-09-17T17:30:00-04:00 2018-09-17T19:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Picture
Unheard Voices of the #MeToo Movement: Telling the Stories of America’s Most Vulnerable Workers (September 18, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53192 53192-13278547@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wallace House Center for Journalists

Bernice Yeung, award-winning journalist and 2016 Knight-Wallace Fellow, will discuss the sexual harassment and assault that farmworkers, night-shift janitors and other low-wage and immigrant workers routinely face on the job and examine what these workers have done to fight back and seek justice.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:48:10 -0400 2018-09-18T17:00:00-04:00 2018-09-18T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Wallace House Center for Journalists Lecture / Discussion Bernice Yeung, 2016 Knight-Wallace Fellow
Ross Leaders Academy (September 19, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/54560 54560-13598659@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sanger Leadership Center

Make leadership development a primary focus during your final years at U-M!

You are invited to apply for the Ross Leaders Academy (RLA), powered by the Sanger Leadership Center, an exclusive group of students who want to develop the mindset and skills needed to be influential at U-M and beyond. As a participant, you will learn from a diverse set of peers, receive team executive coaching, and engage with 30+ years of powerful research and ideas advanced by Michigan Ross.

RLA graduates emerge more confident, more insightful, and with a vision to fuel their emerging careers.

Applications are now open for the 2018-19 academic year, which will kick off on October 26. Apply on our website.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- Enhance your self-awareness
- Advance your self-development
- Work with diverse individuals
- Build strong networks

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS
- Juniors, seniors, and graduate students at any U­-M school
- Ability to attend all sessions (view schedule »)
- Deep interest in leadership development, personal growth, and lifelong learning

QUESTIONS?
Contact us at rossleaders@umich.edu or attend our Information Session on September 12 from 4-5 PM in the Blau Colloquium at Michigan Ross.

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 31 Aug 2018 08:22:41 -0400 2018-09-19T00:00:00-04:00 2018-09-19T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sanger Leadership Center Careers / Jobs Ross Leaders Academy
"Grievance and Protest" Why Does the First Amendment Protect Speech Critical of the Government? (September 20, 2018 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53535 53535-13399423@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 20, 2018 4:30pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

A conversation with:
Vincent Blasi, Corliss Lamont Professor of Civil Liberties, Columbia Law School
&
Ashley Messenger, First Amendment / Media Lawyer, National Public Radio

Moderated by Len Niehoff, Professor from Practice, University of Michigan Law School

Sponsored by the U-M Office of the Provost and the University of Michigan Law School

This event is free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 08 Aug 2018 09:33:54 -0400 2018-09-20T16:30:00-04:00 2018-09-20T18:00:00-04:00 South Hall University of Michigan Law School Lecture / Discussion South Hall
Law & Economics: Algorithmic Risk Assessment in the Hands of Humans (September 20, 2018 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56218 56218-13867067@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 20, 2018 4:30pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Law & Economics

Abstract:

Algorithmic prediction tools have proliferated in modern society. They promise improved decision-making, but contain the threat of entrenching race, gender or class biases. Little is known about how their use affects real-world outcomes. We evaluate the impacts of incorporating algorithmic predictions of future offending (risk assessments) in high stakes decisions: criminal sentencing. Using multiple identification strategies – differences-in-differences, discontinuities-in-time, and discontinuities-in-risk-score – we seek to answer three questions: whether risk assessment affected judges’ decisionmaking (lowering sentences for low-risk defendants relative to higher-risk defendants), whether it affected net outcomes such as incarceration rates, sentence lengths, and recidivism, and whether it affected racial disparities in incarceration. Our setting is Virginia, a state which adopted risk assessment with specific policy goals: lowering carceral sentences for nonviolent offenders and increasing sentences for sex offenders. Overall we find that a) judges do change sentencing decisions in response to the risk assessment, b) this change did not lead to any discernible increase in efficiency, defined as lowering incarceration without affecting public safety or vice versa, c) the specific policy goals were not met (net incarceration rates for nonviolent offenders remained the same, and net incarceration rates for sex offenders decreased) and d) there is suggestive evidence that risk assessment can have an adverse effect on racial disparities in sentencing (among the subset of judicial circuits that responded most to the risk assessment, incarceration rates for black defendants rose by 8 percentage points relative to white defendants).

co-authored with Jennifer Doleac

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:30:39 -0400 2018-09-20T16:30:00-04:00 2018-09-20T18:30:00-04:00 South Hall Law & Economics Workshop / Seminar South Hall
Where A Law Degree Can Take You (September 20, 2018 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55520 55520-13752400@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 20, 2018 6:30pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: BULA -- Black Undergraduate Law Association

BULA is hosting our first speaker of the year! We welcome Sarah Zearfoss, the UMich Law School Admissions Dean. She will speak about her law school experience, legal career, and transition to working in law schools. It is a great opportunity to explore what a law degree can do for you or get an in-depth look at law schools and appellate processes.

Come enjoy food, fellowship, and answered questions!

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Presentation Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:53:52 -0400 2018-09-20T18:30:00-04:00 2018-09-20T20:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) BULA -- Black Undergraduate Law Association Presentation
Reimagining Healthcare (September 24, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55155 55155-13691646@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 24, 2018 5:30pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: NextGen Med

Monday, September 24th, 2018
5:30-7:00 PM
Ford Auditorium, University Hospital

Please join us as our panelists share their perspectives on the future of healthcare in the United States focusing on how the government, payers, and providers can interact to alleviate some of the key issues facing healthcare today.

This event is free, and we welcome all members of the University of Michigan community including students, faculty, and staff. Food will be served following the panel while supplies last.

Please RSVP at https://goo.gl/GbazVh

Please direct any additional questions to MedECGUMMS@gmail.com or NextGenMed@umich.edu or visit medecg.org/reimagining-healthcare for more information.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 10 Sep 2018 19:00:47 -0400 2018-09-24T17:30:00-04:00 2018-09-24T19:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals NextGen Med Lecture / Discussion
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Performing Artivism: Feminists, Lawyers, and Online Mobilization in China (September 25, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52909 52909-13142320@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Comparing the political activism of feminists and lawyers in China and drawing on theories of performance and dramaturgy, this project investigates how performance arts are used by activists to challenge the authoritarian state in the age of social media. Adopting a strategy of subversive disruption, Chinese activists used social media and performance arts to expose the state’s illegal or repressive backstage actions in the public eye. However, it was precisely the success of their “artivism” that contributed to the crackdowns on feminists and lawyers in 2015.

Sida Liu is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto and Faculty Fellow at the American Bar Foundation. Before joining the University of Toronto faculty in 2016, he taught sociology and law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for seven years and directed its East Asian Legal Studies Center in 2014-2016. He received his LL.B. degree from Peking University Law School and his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago. Professor Liu has conducted extensive empirical research on China’s legal reform and legal profession. His most recent research project is on the impact of China’s rise as a global power on the legal professions in Hong Kong and Taiwan. In addition to Chinese law, he also writes on sociolegal theory and general social theory. He is the author of three books in Chinese and English, most recently, "Criminal Defense in China: The Politics of Lawyers at Work" (with Terence C. Halliday, Cambridge University Press, 2016). He has also published many articles in leading law and social science journals, including the "American Journal of Sociology," "Sociological Theory," "The China Quarterly," "Law & Society Review," "Law & Social Inquiry," "Law & Policy," "Wisconsin Law Review," "Fordham Law Review," etc.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. Email us at chinese.studies@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Sep 2018 15:24:38 -0400 2018-09-25T12:00:00-04:00 2018-09-25T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Sida Liu, September 25
Bioethics Discussion: Drugs (September 25, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49421 49421-11453763@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on the manipulation of our biochemical status.

Readings to consider:
"Towards responsible use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by the healthy"
"Adverse health effects of marijuana use"
"Practical, legal, and ethical issues in expanded access to investigational drugs"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings, please contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/017-drugs/.

Partake in the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:53:37 -0400 2018-09-25T19:00:00-04:00 2018-09-25T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Drugs
Sling Health Problem Day (September 26, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54309 54309-13567912@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Sling Health

An overview of Sling Health will be given that provides interested members information about the organization and outline the process project teams will undergo throughout the 2018-2019 year. Project leads who have chosen a medical issue to address will present their topics in a poster presentation. Participants will be able to speak and interact with each lead to determine the project of interest/best fit in an open session. More info about Sling Health can be found at http://michigan.slinghealth.org/

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Presentation Mon, 27 Aug 2018 22:53:53 -0400 2018-09-26T17:00:00-04:00 2018-09-26T19:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Sling Health Presentation
The Ross Effect (September 27, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55018 55018-13665226@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 27, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Ross One Year Graduate Programs

Employers look for the skills you’re developing in your undergraduate degree, like the ability to understand complex concepts and deliver creative solutions. But, connecting with companies and highlighting these skills is not always easy. Join us at "The Ross Effect" to learn how three outstanding Ross graduate programs, the Master of Accounting, the Master of Management and the Master of Supply Chain Management, will leverage your undergraduate training for a smooth and successful transition into the workforce.

This event is being held exclusively for non-Ross University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) students. The event is being held on the 5th floor of the Blau/Kresge side of the Ross Building, in the Blau Colloquium.

Questions? Email TheRossEffect@umich.edu

Register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ross-effect-how-a-ross-graduate-degree-amplifies-your-toolkit-registration-48421327494

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Presentation Fri, 07 Sep 2018 18:53:32 -0400 2018-09-27T16:00:00-04:00 2018-09-27T17:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Ross One Year Graduate Programs Presentation Michigan Ross Logo
Law & Economics: Forum Selling Abroad (September 27, 2018 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56219 56219-13867068@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 27, 2018 4:30pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Law & Economics

Abstract:

Judges decide cases. Do they also try to influence which cases they decide? Clearly plaintiffs “shop” for the most attractive forum, but do judges try to attract cases by “selling” their courts? Some American judges actively try to enlarge their influence by making their courts attractive to plaintiffs, a phenomenon known as “forum selling.” This article shows that forum selling occurs outside the U.S. as well and focuses on Germany, a country that is often held up as the paragon of the civil law approach to adjudication. As in the U.S., German courts attract cases primarily through the pro-plaintiff manipulation of procedure, including the routine issuance of ex parte injunctions in press cases and refusal to stay patent infringement proceedings when the patent’s validity is challenged in another forum. A critical difference between forum selling in Germany and the U.S. is that court administrators are more actively involved in Germany. As state officials, German court administrators have the incentive to consider the effect of caseloads on government revenue and the local economy, and they use their power to allocate judges to particular kinds of cases in order to make their courts attractive. They also use their power over promotion, case allocation, and resources to reward judges who succeed in attracting cases. Based on an extensive set of interviews with attorneys, judges and court officials, this article describes evidence of forum selling in German patent, press, antitrust, labor and criminal law. It also analyzes how German courts compete internationally with courts from other countries.

co-authored with Stefan Bechtold and Dan Klerman

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:30:12 -0400 2018-09-27T16:30:00-04:00 2018-09-27T18:30:00-04:00 South Hall Law & Economics Workshop / Seminar South Hall
CSAS Lecture Series | Buddhism, Secularism and the Pyrrhic Constitutionalism of Sri Lanka (September 28, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53243 53243-13321605@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 28, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

More than half of all constitutions in South and Southeast Asia give special privileges and/or status to a single religion. Despite this fact, most scholars still treat these types of laws as though they were anomalous. Aside from transgressing the presumed neutrality of contemporary public law, religiously preferential constitutions are also assumed to give clear political or economic advantages to members of the preferred religious groups.

Yet, are these worries valid? Are religious supremacy clauses always an unequivocal boon for the majority religious groups? Moreover, when it comes to the functioning of constitutional law in society, how different are mechanism and effects of religiously preferential constitutions compared with secular ones?

Drawing on my recent book, and ongoing research, I explore these questions in the context of Sri Lanka—a country that, for the last four decades, has given Buddhism special constitutional status. Through an analysis of Buddhist doctrine, monastic practices and legal theory I hope to complicate existing wisdom about the effects of religious supremacy clauses and to challenge the assumed binary opposition between secular constitutions and religious preferential ones.

Benjamin Schonthal is Associate Professor of Buddhism and Asian Religions at the University of Otago, in New Zealand. His research examines the intersections of religion, law and politics in late-colonial and contemporary Southern Asia, with a particular focus on Buddhism and law in Sri Lanka. His work appears in The Journal of Asian Studies, Modern Asian Studies, the International Journal of Constitutional Law and other places. Ben's first book, Buddhism, Politics and the Limits of Law, appeared with Cambridge University Press in 2016. His current project, supported by the Marsden Fund of the Royal Society of New Zealand, examines the lived practices of monastic law in contemporary Sri Lanka and their links with state-legal structures.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Sep 2018 14:51:43 -0400 2018-09-28T16:00:00-04:00 2018-09-28T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for South Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Ben Schonthal, Associate Professor of Buddhism and Asian Religions and Associate Dean (International) for the Humanities Division, University of Otago, New Zealand
Career Event: Thinking About a Career With the CIA? (October 2, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53213 53213-13289325@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Please join us for this unique opportunity to learn about the real CIA—not the one portrayed on TV! You’ll hear from a CIA Analysts working in different divisions and learn about the work they do and their experiences working with the Nation’s premier Intelligence Agency.

The presentation will be interactive and students are encouraged to come prepared to engage and ask questions. The presentations on October 2, 2018 at 12-2 PM (Room 3240 Weill Hall - Ford School) and 5-7 PM (Founders Room - Alumni Center) will cover the same content. Lunch and dinner will be provided at the presentations.

Want to lean more about student and career opportunities at the CIA? Please review the links below for additional information:
www.cia.gov/index.html
www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities
www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities
www.cia.gov/careers/application-process
www.cia.gov/careers/life-at-cia

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. Please email: is-michigan@umich.edu

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 27 Jul 2018 07:10:51 -0400 2018-10-02T12:00:00-04:00 2018-10-02T14:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Program in International and Comparative Studies Careers / Jobs poster
Career Event: Thinking About a Career With the CIA? (October 2, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53213 53213-13289326@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Alumni Center
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Please join us for this unique opportunity to learn about the real CIA—not the one portrayed on TV! You’ll hear from a CIA Analysts working in different divisions and learn about the work they do and their experiences working with the Nation’s premier Intelligence Agency.

The presentation will be interactive and students are encouraged to come prepared to engage and ask questions. The presentations on October 2, 2018 at 12-2 PM (Room 3240 Weill Hall - Ford School) and 5-7 PM (Founders Room - Alumni Center) will cover the same content. Lunch and dinner will be provided at the presentations.

Want to lean more about student and career opportunities at the CIA? Please review the links below for additional information:
www.cia.gov/index.html
www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities
www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities
www.cia.gov/careers/application-process
www.cia.gov/careers/life-at-cia

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. Please email: is-michigan@umich.edu

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 27 Jul 2018 07:10:51 -0400 2018-10-02T17:00:00-04:00 2018-10-02T19:00:00-04:00 Alumni Center Program in International and Comparative Studies Careers / Jobs poster
What is the Carceral State, Why Does it Matter, and What are We Doing About It? (October 3, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55911 55911-13805077@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This event is the first in a series of symposia hosted by the U-M Center for the Study of the Carceral State, a new interdisciplinary initiative directed by Professor Heather Ann Thompson. The Center brings together faculty, students, staff, and community members to examine and research mass incarceration, policing, and criminal justice in the United States. It also sponsors community outreach and social justice events. This symposium will feature five U-M faculty, students, and community members who will discuss their experiences and understandings of the American carceral state.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:48:04 -0400 2018-10-03T17:30:00-04:00 2018-10-03T19:30:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Conference / Symposium Hatcher Graduate Library
What is the Carceral State? (October 3, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56093 56093-13832563@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of History

Panelists:
Ronald Simpson-Bey (Director of Outreach and Alumni Engagement, JustLeadershipUSA)
Monica Lewis-Patrick (Activist, We the People)
Mary Heinen McPherson (Co-Founder and Program Coordinator, University of Michigan Prison Creative Arts Project)
Victoria Burton-Harris (Criminal Defense Attorney)
Justin Gordon (Activist and University of Michigan Alumnus)
Ruby Tapia (chair; English and Women’s Studies, University of Michigan)

This roundtable is part of the Carceral State Project, a year of dialogue about criminal justice, policing, imprisonment, inequality, and what we can do about it.

Presented by the U-M Carceral State Project with support from the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of History, the Residential College, the Crime and Justice Minor, the Social Theory and Practice Major, the Prison Creative Arts Project, the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, the Institute for the Humanities, the Department of Political Science, and the Department of Sociology

For more information about the Carceral State Project visit bit.ly/carceralstateproject
To register for the Carceral State Project Symposium visit bit.ly/carceralstatesymposiumregister

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:47:18 -0400 2018-10-03T17:30:00-04:00 2018-10-03T19:30:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of History Workshop / Seminar What is the Carceral State? Flyer
Law & Economics: Network Effects in Corporate Governance (October 4, 2018 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56221 56221-13867070@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 4, 2018 4:30pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Law & Economics

Abstract:

Most public companies incorporate in Delaware. Is this because they prefer its legal system or are they simply following a trend? Using the incorporation histories of over 22,000 public companies from 1930 to 2010, I show that firms are more influenced by changes in each other's decisions than by changes in the law. The analysis exploits an unexpected legal shock that increased Delaware's long run share from 30 to 74 percent. I attribute most of this change to a cascading effect in which the decisions of past firms successively influence future cohorts. Delaware firms also enjoyed abnormal returns precisely during those years in which the Delaware network grew most. I conclude that network effects dominate secular trends in corporate governance.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:33:12 -0400 2018-10-04T16:30:00-04:00 2018-10-04T18:30:00-04:00 South Hall Law & Economics Workshop / Seminar South Hall
Doin' Time: Through the Visiting Glass (October 5, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54935 54935-13654179@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 5, 2018 7:00pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Doin’ Time: Through the Visiting Glass examines the impact of incarceration on families. Ashley Lucas, the child of an incarcerated father, conducted interviews in California, Texas, and New York with prisoners’ family members, former prisoners, and people who do work connected to prisons. She also corresponded with over 400 prisoners from across the U.S. Weaving together these interviews and letters with her personal experience as a prisoner’s child and creative writing, Lucas wrote a one-person play which she performs herself. Doin’ Time uses monologues to take the audience through a variety of perspectives on the families of the incarcerated. Since 2004, Lucas has performed Doin’ Time both inside and outside prisons throughout the U.S. and in Ireland, Canada, and Brazil. The play runs one hour and fifteen minutes and is always followed by an audience discussion.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT, but if you did not get a reservation, you may come to the event and get on the waiting list in case a spot opens up.

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Performance Wed, 26 Sep 2018 10:41:49 -0400 2018-10-05T19:00:00-04:00 2018-10-05T21:00:00-04:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Performance Ashley Lucas- Doin' Time
2018 MIDAS Annual Symposium (October 8, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45230 45230-11710204@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 8, 2018 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Featured speakers:

“Big Data in Manufacturing Systems with Internet-of-Things Connectivity”
Dawn Tilbury, Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan.

“Big (Network) Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Data Science”
Patrick Wolfe, Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science, Purdue University.

“The Data Science Expert in the Room”
Katherine Ensor, Director, Center for Computational Finance and Economic Systems (CoFES), Rice University.

“The Elements of Translational Data Science”
Raghu Machiraju, Interim Director, Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University

The symposium will also include:

Research talks from U-M investigators
A poster session and student poster competition
Industry perspectives on data science and social good.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:01:31 -0400 2018-10-08T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-08T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Institute for Data Science Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
2018 MIDAS Annual Symposium (October 9, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45230 45230-11710205@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Featured speakers:

“Big Data in Manufacturing Systems with Internet-of-Things Connectivity”
Dawn Tilbury, Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan.

“Big (Network) Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Data Science”
Patrick Wolfe, Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science, Purdue University.

“The Data Science Expert in the Room”
Katherine Ensor, Director, Center for Computational Finance and Economic Systems (CoFES), Rice University.

“The Elements of Translational Data Science”
Raghu Machiraju, Interim Director, Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University

The symposium will also include:

Research talks from U-M investigators
A poster session and student poster competition
Industry perspectives on data science and social good.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:01:31 -0400 2018-10-09T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-09T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Institute for Data Science Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Don't Blame the Working-Class: Understanding Working-Class Politics and Culture in the Trump Era (October 9, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55915 55915-13805085@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Residential College

Sherry Lee Linkon is a professor of English and American Studies at Georgetown University, where she directs both the Writing Program and the American Studies Program. Trained in American Studies, her research and teaching cover a wide range of fields, including American literature and culture, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, urban studies, and working-class studies. Her latest book, The
Half-Life of Deindustrialization: Working-Class Writing about Economic Restructuring (Michigan, 2018), examines contemporary writing that reflects the continuing effects of deindustrialization on ideas about work, place, and working-class culture.

John Russo is a Visiting Researcher at the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University. Before moving to Washington, he was a Professor of Management and Coordinator of the Labor Studies Program in the Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University. Russo has written widely of labor and social issues and is recognized as a national expert on labor unions, work, and working-class politics. For his many activities, Dr. Russo is one of the few professors at YSU to have ever received Distinguished Professorship Awards in each of four areas: research and scholarship, teaching, university service, and public service.

Together, Linkon and Russo have produced two books: Steeltown USA: Work and Memory in Youngstown (University Press of Kansas, 2002) and the edited collection New Working-Class Studies (Cornell UP, 2004). They also co-directed the Center for Working-Class Studies at Youngstown State University for 17 years.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:20:02 -0400 2018-10-09T15:00:00-04:00 2018-10-09T17:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Residential College Lecture / Discussion Don't blame the working-class
“Crisis at the Border: Shifting Policy in a Country of Immigrants” (October 9, 2018 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54523 54523-13592099@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 4:30pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Wallace House Center for Journalists

From zero tolerance and separation of families to harsh rhetoric likening some immigrants to “animals,” America’s current approach to immigration has sent shock waves through both sides of the Rio Grande. Now a country built on the shoulders of immigrants is deeply divided on how to stem the crisis. Join acclaimed journalist María Elena Salinas as she talks with a Ford School policy expert and reporters who have covered both sides of the U.S. - Mexico border and the complex web of issues driving the current immigration debate.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 19 Sep 2018 10:57:03 -0400 2018-10-09T16:30:00-04:00 2018-10-09T18:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Wallace House Center for Journalists Lecture / Discussion María Elena Salinas with journalists Ginger Thompson and Aaron Nelsen, and policy expert Ann Lin
Statistics Wars: Empirical Research and Affirmative Action (October 9, 2018 5:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55792 55792-13777625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 5:45pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

Richard Lempert is the Eric Stein Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Law & Sociology (University of Michigan). He is a graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Michigan Law School and holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Michigan. From June 2008 until July 2011, he served as chief scientist in the Human Factors/Behavioral Sciences Division of the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security and prior to that, served as the division director for the Social and Economic Sciences at the National Science Foundation. His research focuses on the problem of applying social science research to legal issues, ranging from juries and capital punishment, to the use of statistical and social science evidence by courts. Professor Lempert wrote an influential amicus brief in the Fisher vs. University of Texas affirmative action case.

Dinner Provided - RSVP Required: https://myumi.ch/Lqewy

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:33:36 -0400 2018-10-09T17:45:00-04:00 2018-10-09T19:00:00-04:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Lecture / Discussion Event Flyer
A Bioethical Lunch on Complementary Medicine (October 11, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54449 54449-13585500@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 11, 2018 12:00pm
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A lunchtime discussion on how the "other kind" of medicine fits in.

Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 9th
https://goo.gl/forms/tzLNHHsHWBd0ojzj1

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 28 Sep 2018 09:33:27 -0400 2018-10-11T12:00:00-04:00 2018-10-11T13:30:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Complementary medicine
Diversity of Thought and Respecting the Other Side of the Argument: Insights from the Office of the U.S. Solicitor General (October 11, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55170 55170-13696036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 11, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

A star-studded group of former members of the U.S. Solicitor General’s Office will explore the possibility of drawing lessons from that institution for how to approach the hardest discussions on campus. The panel will draw on the framework, ethos, and practice of the Solicitor General’s office to explore insights on how students, faculty, and staff can approach controversial issues on campus—and in particular listening, analyzing, tackling, and responding to arguments on the other side. The panel will seek to offer meaningful reflections on the lifelong process of understanding and responding to deeply controversial arguments, even those that are—to some or many—odious.

Panelists:
- Paul D. Clement, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis, and Distinguished Lecturer in Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Solicitor General, 2005-08
- Charles Fried, Beneficial Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Solicitor General, 1985-89
- Gregory G. Garre, Partner and Chair of the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Group, Latham & Watkins
Solicitor General, 2008-09
- Ian H. Gershengorn, Partner and Chair of the Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Group, Jenner & Block
Acting Solicitor General, 2016-17
- Nicole A. Saharsky, Partner and Co-Chair of the Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Group, Gibson Dunn
Assistant to the Solicitor General, 2007-17

Moderated by Julian Davis Mortenson, Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School

This event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception in the Lawyers Club Lounge.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:57:58 -0400 2018-10-11T13:00:00-04:00 2018-10-11T15:00:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Lecture / Discussion Hutchins Hall
Law & Economics: Inducing Negligence (October 11, 2018 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56222 56222-13867071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 11, 2018 4:30pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Law & Economics

Abstract:

Would a potential victim prefer to be treated negligently? We show that even with less than full compensation the answer might be yes. The reason for this is that under tort law victims are often compensated by negligent injurers for the materialization of risks not created by their negligence. Thus, by being exposed to even slight negligence, they gain free insurance for those risks. More interestingly, we also show that under certain circumstances some injurers would prefer to behave negligently toward their victims, even if they expect to compensate them for risks not created by their negligence. As a result, victims might select them as their potential injurers, or in our terms, “induce negligence.” Although behaving negligently given the selection of the injurer by the victim can be efficient, inducing negligence is not the first best. In order to achieve the first best, courts should avoid attributing liability for harms materialized from risks not created by negligence (or resort to contributory negligence). We explain how they should do so.

co-authored with Alon Cohen & Avraham Tabbach

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:35:27 -0400 2018-10-11T16:30:00-04:00 2018-10-11T18:30:00-04:00 South Hall Law & Economics Workshop / Seminar South Hall
Reform in Prisons and the Criminal Justice System (October 17, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53407 53407-13364429@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Bi-partisan discussions about prison reform go back and forth in both state and federal legislatures, but the United States still incarcerates more than two million people. In some jails and prisons, conditions remain deplorable. Funds are being cut in the federal system, compromising some rehabilitation efforts.

Instructor Judy Patterson Wenzel, author of Light from the Cage: 25 Years in a Prison Classroom, will lead a discussion for those 50 and over about who is incarcerated --and about the need for prison education. We will discuss America’s focus on punishment instead of rehabilitation and healing and how race has become such a potent reality in the criminal justice system.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 04 Aug 2018 06:49:09 -0400 2018-10-17T13:00:00-04:00 2018-10-17T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Law & Economics: Sandbagging and Indemnification in Corporate Acquisitions (October 18, 2018 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56223 56223-13867072@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 18, 2018 4:30pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Law & Economics

Details to come.

co-authored with Albert Choi & Eric Talley

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:37:38 -0400 2018-10-18T16:30:00-04:00 2018-10-18T18:30:00-04:00 South Hall Law & Economics Workshop / Seminar South Hall
Living in the Shadow of Big Data (October 19, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53828 53828-13463717@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 19, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The group will view TED Talk videos describing the many things made possible by Big Data including finding new treatments for diseases without costly research and field trials, as well as dealing with personal privacy issues. These include what steps, personal and legal, might be taken when our own data is no longer secure. A group discussion will follow.

This study group for those 50 and over will meet on Friday, 3-5, October 19. Instructors: Sydney Kaufman and Laurel Park

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Class / Instruction Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:25:38 -0400 2018-10-19T15:00:00-04:00 2018-10-19T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group