Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Teach Out Series: Democratic to Authoritarian Rule (February 23, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49279 49279-11406236@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

This event is part of Michigan’s Teach-Out Series which provides just-in-time community learning opportunities for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts.

How does history help us understand today’s political climate?

Political systems in many countries around the world have shifted from more democratic to more authoritarian tendencies. A deeper understanding and knowledge of this past can inform how we understand contemporary political changes.

This Teach-Out will bring together expert knowledge about democracies and the processes that erode democratic decision-making and structures. By examining historical and comparative patterns, learners will gain a better understanding of contemporary politics.​

Guest contributors include:

Sheri Berman (Barnard College, Columbia University)

Juan Cole (University of Michigan)

Fatma Müge Göçek (University of Michigan)

Pauline Jones (University of Michigan)

Robert Kaufman (Rutgers University)

Maria Carmen Lemos (University of Michigan)

Maria Victoria Murillo (Columbia University)

Brian Porter-Szucs (University of Michigan)

What you'll learn:
Make better sense of political changes by thinking systematically about different kinds of impediments to democratic politics and decision making
Become familiar with steps through which political systems move toward greater authoritarian rule
Learn frameworks to assess how contemporary changes relate to democratic vs. authoritarian tendencies
Interact with others for greater critical appreciation of changing political structures and processes

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:09:50 -0500 2018-02-23T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Teach-out
Teach Out Series: Democratic to Authoritarian Rule (February 24, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49279 49279-11406237@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

This event is part of Michigan’s Teach-Out Series which provides just-in-time community learning opportunities for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts.

How does history help us understand today’s political climate?

Political systems in many countries around the world have shifted from more democratic to more authoritarian tendencies. A deeper understanding and knowledge of this past can inform how we understand contemporary political changes.

This Teach-Out will bring together expert knowledge about democracies and the processes that erode democratic decision-making and structures. By examining historical and comparative patterns, learners will gain a better understanding of contemporary politics.​

Guest contributors include:

Sheri Berman (Barnard College, Columbia University)

Juan Cole (University of Michigan)

Fatma Müge Göçek (University of Michigan)

Pauline Jones (University of Michigan)

Robert Kaufman (Rutgers University)

Maria Carmen Lemos (University of Michigan)

Maria Victoria Murillo (Columbia University)

Brian Porter-Szucs (University of Michigan)

What you'll learn:
Make better sense of political changes by thinking systematically about different kinds of impediments to democratic politics and decision making
Become familiar with steps through which political systems move toward greater authoritarian rule
Learn frameworks to assess how contemporary changes relate to democratic vs. authoritarian tendencies
Interact with others for greater critical appreciation of changing political structures and processes

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:09:50 -0500 2018-02-24T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Teach-out
Teach Out Series: Democratic to Authoritarian Rule (February 25, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49279 49279-11406238@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

This event is part of Michigan’s Teach-Out Series which provides just-in-time community learning opportunities for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts.

How does history help us understand today’s political climate?

Political systems in many countries around the world have shifted from more democratic to more authoritarian tendencies. A deeper understanding and knowledge of this past can inform how we understand contemporary political changes.

This Teach-Out will bring together expert knowledge about democracies and the processes that erode democratic decision-making and structures. By examining historical and comparative patterns, learners will gain a better understanding of contemporary politics.​

Guest contributors include:

Sheri Berman (Barnard College, Columbia University)

Juan Cole (University of Michigan)

Fatma Müge Göçek (University of Michigan)

Pauline Jones (University of Michigan)

Robert Kaufman (Rutgers University)

Maria Carmen Lemos (University of Michigan)

Maria Victoria Murillo (Columbia University)

Brian Porter-Szucs (University of Michigan)

What you'll learn:
Make better sense of political changes by thinking systematically about different kinds of impediments to democratic politics and decision making
Become familiar with steps through which political systems move toward greater authoritarian rule
Learn frameworks to assess how contemporary changes relate to democratic vs. authoritarian tendencies
Interact with others for greater critical appreciation of changing political structures and processes

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:09:50 -0500 2018-02-25T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Teach-out
Teach Out Series: Democratic to Authoritarian Rule (February 26, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49279 49279-11406239@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

This event is part of Michigan’s Teach-Out Series which provides just-in-time community learning opportunities for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts.

How does history help us understand today’s political climate?

Political systems in many countries around the world have shifted from more democratic to more authoritarian tendencies. A deeper understanding and knowledge of this past can inform how we understand contemporary political changes.

This Teach-Out will bring together expert knowledge about democracies and the processes that erode democratic decision-making and structures. By examining historical and comparative patterns, learners will gain a better understanding of contemporary politics.​

Guest contributors include:

Sheri Berman (Barnard College, Columbia University)

Juan Cole (University of Michigan)

Fatma Müge Göçek (University of Michigan)

Pauline Jones (University of Michigan)

Robert Kaufman (Rutgers University)

Maria Carmen Lemos (University of Michigan)

Maria Victoria Murillo (Columbia University)

Brian Porter-Szucs (University of Michigan)

What you'll learn:
Make better sense of political changes by thinking systematically about different kinds of impediments to democratic politics and decision making
Become familiar with steps through which political systems move toward greater authoritarian rule
Learn frameworks to assess how contemporary changes relate to democratic vs. authoritarian tendencies
Interact with others for greater critical appreciation of changing political structures and processes

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:09:50 -0500 2018-02-26T00:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Teach-out
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
Examining Heterogeneity in Social Movements Using Social Media Data (March 5, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50560 50560-11802351@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 5, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Statistical Learning Workshop

Most collective action models conceptualize a social or political movement as actions taken by a rather homogeneous group of activists that come together for a common goal and put in the same amount of effort with similar costs. The availability of online traces of protest participation allows us to move beyond such simplifying assumptions and study heterogeneity in contentious politics along various dimensions. In this talk, drawing from data on various cases of contentious politics that differ in scales, geographies, and goals, I will discuss various forms of heterogeneity observed in online social and political movements. First, through the case study of #occupygezi, I will examine heterogeneity in political attitudes of participants and the implications of exposure to such heterogeneity for behavioral changes observed for the protesters. Second, through an examination of Black Lives Matter and Women’s rights movements on Twitter, I investigate the heterogeneity in participation intensity and protester type. Findings highlight the potential for a better understanding and modeling of movements by leveraging data driven methods that identify such heterogeneity.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Mar 2018 09:41:36 -0500 2018-03-05T14:00:00-05:00 2018-03-05T15:30:00-05:00 Haven Hall Statistical Learning Workshop Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
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
A Hierarchical Non-Parametric Mixture Model to Detect Heterogeneity in Preferences for Redistribution (March 6, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50489 50489-11779670@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Political Economy Workshop (PEW)

Abstract: This paper proposes a hierarchical semi-parametric Bayesian model that generalizes Generalized Linear Models (GLM) and Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMM). It generalizes GLMs and GLMMs in the sense that it can be used whenever using GLM or GLMM is justifiable, either in the context of observational or experimental studies. However, whenever GLM/GLMM are not appropriate because there might be heterogeneity in the effect of the covariates/treatment due to latent or unobserved variables, the proposed model can be used to estimate clusters in the population based on those latent factors. Additionally, the hierarchical structure of the model allows us to investigate if the latent heterogeneity is a function of context-level features. A Gibbs sampler is derived for cases with continuous outcome variable, and a Riemannian Manifold Hamiltonian Monte Carlo within a Blocked Gibbs sampler algorithm is proposed for cases in which the outcome is binary or discrete. A Monte Carlo exercise is conducted and shows, first, that the proposed model and MCMC estimation have good coverage and recover the true value of the linear coefficients when the assumptions underlying the use of GLM or GLMM holds. So, it can be used to estimate the linear coefficients whenever using GLM or GLMM is justifiable. Second, when there is latent heterogeneity in the data and GLM/GLMM are not appropriate, the MC simulations show that the proposed model can be used and estimates the correct clusters of linear coefficients with good coverage. The model is then applied to a real data sets to investigate latent heterogeneity in support for redistributive policies. There are a variety of political economy models designed to explain voters' support for redistribution. The model is applied is to investigate if there are latent sub-populations containing different types of voters for which different behavioral models seem to be adequate. In other words, the proposed model allows us to investigate empirically if there is heterogeneity in the population in terms of how voters' socio-economic characteristics are associated with their support for redistributive policies, and therefore estimate the number and characteristics of types of voters. The hierarchical structure of the model allows the estimation of how country-level features are associated with the number and characteristics of types of voters.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:15:57 -0500 2018-03-06T12:00:00-05:00 2018-03-06T13:30:00-05:00 Haven Hall Political Economy Workshop (PEW) Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
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
Measuring attentiveness on self-administered surveys (March 7, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50674 50674-11847614@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Seminar in Quantitative Methods (ISQM)

ABSTRACT: Inattentive and distracted respondents are increasingly a concern for survey researchers. The failure of respondents to pay attention to questions and treatments introduces noise into data sets, weakening correlations between items and increasing the likelihood of null findings. The Instructional Manipulation Check, or “Screener", has recently been proposed as a way to identify inattentive respondents. While Screeners hold potential for identifying inattentive respondents, questions remain regarding their implementation. In this talk, I will discuss the costs and benefits of using measures of attentiveness of self-administered surveys. The talk will be based on these two articles, as well as on ongoing research.

BIO: Adam Berinsky is the Mitsui Professor of Political Science at MIT. He studies the political behavior of ordinary citizens. While he is primarily concerned with questions of representation and the communication of public sentiment to political elites, he has also studied public opinion and foreign policy, the continuing power of group-based stereotypes, the effect of voting reforms, the power of the media, and survey research methods. In 2013, Adam received the Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research, for outstanding work on public opinion or survey methodology.

As always, you can see the list of upcoming speakers on our website [https://www.isr.umich.edu/cps/events/isqm/] and I have also included a short list of next semester's future speakers and dates at the end of this message.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:50:21 -0500 2018-03-07T16:00:00-05:00 2018-03-07T18:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Seminar in Quantitative Methods (ISQM) Workshop / Seminar Haven Hall
High Stakes Culture: Why Monuments? Why Now? (March 7, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47625 47625-10963404@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 5:30pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

A conversation about why and how monuments matter, and about the stories behind the torch-bearing white nationalists worshiping at the feet of Confederate monuments in 2017.

Join the conversation and hear what humanities scholars Walter Johnson (history and African American studies, Harvard University), Matthew Countryman (American culture), Kristin Hass (American culture) and Scotti Parrish (English) with moderator Angela Dillard (Afroamerican and African studies) are saying about high stakes culture now.

We’ll ask questions like:

*Who built the monuments, and when and why were they built?
*How does the memorialization of the past matter to the present?
*Should a new understanding of history shape the way we interpret monuments to the past?

Join the conversation and hear what humanities scholars are saying about high stakes culture, and what we may have to gain when we lose.

About the series:

In the last few months a series of “culture wars” have been ignited across the country. Activists from all points of the political spectrum, even the President of the United States himself, are turning to beloved cultural objects to stake a claim for their differing beliefs in a politically fraught moment. Black athletes are taking a knee. Anti-immigration voters are rallying for a wall. Long-standing Confederate monuments are coming down.

What is at stake in the ways we understand culture and cultural conflict? High Stakes Culture is a new series, presented by the Institute for the Humanities and the Humanities Collaboratory, that brings humanities perspectives to bear on current debates. Join us as we ask: How and why does culture matter so much now?

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:21:20 -0500 2018-03-07T17:30:00-05:00 2018-03-07T19:00:00-05:00 North Quad Institute for the Humanities Lecture / Discussion High Stakes Monuments
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
NEGATIVITY IN DEMOCRATIC POLITICS (March 8, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48020 48020-11170149@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 8, 2018 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Dr. Soroka is the Michael W. Traugott Collegiate Professor of Communication
Studies and Political Science, and Faculty Associate in the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. His research focuses on political communication, the sources and/or structure of public preferences for policy, and the relationships between public policy, public opinion, and mass media.

News about politics is predominantly negative, during and outside of election campaigns. This has been especially evident in the recent past. What accounts for the prevalence of negativity in politics? Is this negativity problematic for political
knowledge and engagement? This lecture explores the prevalence of negativity in
modern politics, and offers some explanations – based on survey data and psychophysiological experiments – for the power of negative over positive information in politics.

This is the first in a six-lecture series. The subject is Behavioral and Social Sciences: Real World Applications. The next lecture will be March 15, 2018. The title is Behavioral Economics

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 03 Jan 2018 14:45:35 -0500 2018-03-08T10:00:00-05:00 2018-03-08T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
The Opiod Epidemic (March 8, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44935 44935-10012467@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 8, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA)

The opiod epidemic has received much publicity in the past year. Ms. Waller has been intimately involved with this epidemic on the local, state and national level. She will speak about the past, present and future and what is being done to curb and control this epidemic.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:58:12 -0400 2018-03-08T14:00:00-05:00 2018-03-08T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA) Lecture / Discussion
Challenges Facing the Labor Movement - An Organizer's Perspective (March 8, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47516 47516-10940126@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 8, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

2018 Ferrando Family Lecture

An account of the challenges facing today’s labor movement as seen through the experiences of a long time labor activist. Discussion of dilemmas such as:
- Do strategies for short term survival conflict with long term social change?
- What is the role of leadership in a democratic membership based organization? Of paid staff?
- How should workers confront the need for industries to change?
- Is there a conflict between treating workers fairly and providing quality services?
- How do changes in the organization of work impact organizing?

Starting as an aide in a public mental health facility, Jon Grossman became a labor activist and eventually a full-time union organizer. He has held various elected and staff positions in AFSCME and SEIU locals in Massachusetts.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:36:23 -0500 2018-03-08T16:00:00-05:00 2018-03-08T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Department of Philosophy Lecture / Discussion Ferrando Lecture Poster
From Black Lives Matter to the White Power Presidency: Race and Class in the Trump Era (March 8, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50309 50309-11710013@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 8, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Department of Sociology

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Assistant Professor, Department of African American Studies, Princeton University, is author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation (Haymarket Books, 2016), an examination of the history and politics of Black America and the development of the social movement Black Lives Matter in response to police violence in the United States. Taylor has received the Lannan Foundation’s Cultural Freedom Award for an Especially Notable Book.

Taylor’s research examines racial inequality, social movements, and public policy, including American housing policies. Dr. Taylor is currently working on a manuscript titled “Race for Profit: Black Housing and the Urban Crisis of the 1970s”, which looks at the federal government’s promotion of single-family homeownership in Black communities after the urban rebellions of the 1960s. Her articles have been published in Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture and Society, Jacobin, New Politics, the Guardian, In These Times, Black Agenda Report, Ms., International Socialist Review, Al Jazeera America, and other publications.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1996572610664158/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 23 Feb 2018 13:50:09 -0500 2018-03-08T17:00:00-05:00 2018-03-08T19:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Department of Sociology Lecture / Discussion Event Flyer
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
CSEAS Fridays at Noon Lecture Series. The Unfilled Vacuum: ASEAN and American Decline in Southeast Asia (March 9, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46943 46943-10703017@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 9, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Increasingly, Southeast Asian states fear that the United States is an unreliable ally. This feeling has been growing since the end of the Cold War. In the 1990s, the US and Southeast Asian clashed over the “Asian values debate” and predatory American actions during the Asian economic crisis. In the 2000s, Southeast Asia was alarmed by growing American imperial overstretch in the aftermath of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The inability of the Obama administration to “rebalance” American foreign policy towards the Asia Pacific was a further cause for concern. Today, the erratic behavior of the Trump administration is adding to regional instability and uncertainty. A security vacuum is opening in Southeast Asia. China wants to fill this vacuum, but it is distrusted in the larger region. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) sees one of its purposes as shaping the regional security environment. Can it fill the hole left by the changing American regional role?

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:06:36 -0500 2018-03-09T12:00:00-05:00 2018-03-09T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Weiser Hall
America's economic future: Penny Pritzker (March 9, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50184 50184-11656166@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 9, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Free and open to the public.

This event will be live webstreamed. Please check event website just before the event for viewing information.

Join the conversation: #policytalks

Penny Pritzker will talk about America's economic future, policies to enable the future of work, inclusive growth, innovation, and mobility, in conversation with Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, Senior Economist and Interim Associate Director of Social Science and Policy at the U-M Energy Institute.

About the speaker:
Penny Pritzker is the founder and Chairman of PSP Partners and its affiliate, Pritzker Realty Group. From June 2013 through January 2017, she served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the Obama Administration.

Ms. Pritzker is an entrepreneur, civic leader, and philanthropist, with more than twenty-five years of experience in numerous industries. Ms. Pritzker founded Vi Senior Living (formerly known as Classic Residence by Hyatt), and co-founded The Parking Spot and Artemis Real Estate Partners. Ms. Pritzker is the former chairman of the board of TransUnion and is a past board member of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Marmon Group, and LaSalle Bank Corporation.

Ms. Pritzker is also a member of board of the Carnegie Endowment, a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and the Aspen Economic Strategy Group and on the advisory council of the Hamilton Project. Ms. Pritzker was also member of the board of the Council on Foreign Relations, the board of trustees of Stanford University, the Harvard University Board of Overseers and founded Skills for America’s Future. She also served on President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness and his Economic Recovery Advisory Board.

About the Vandenberg Lecture:The Meijer Family established the Vandenberg Fund to honor U.S. Senator Arthur Vandenberg, who served the State of Michigan in the U.S. Senate from 1928-1951. Senator Vandenberg forged bipartisan support for our country's most significant and enduring foreign policies of the twentieth century, including the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO and the creation of the United Nations.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:44:58 -0500 2018-03-09T14:00:00-05:00 2018-03-09T15:15:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Penny Pritzker
Palestine & Native America: Settler colonialism and Indigeneity (March 9, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50563 50563-11816527@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 9, 2018 5:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Tricontinental Solidarity Network

We are happy to invite you to this conversation between Mallory Whiteduck (American Culture) and Raya Naamneh (Comparative Literature) to comparatively and critically discuss indigeneity and the experiences of living under settler colonialism in both North America and Palestine. Thinking through these two fragmented geopolitical spaces, we hope to discuss the relevance of this transnational connection for the understanding of indigenous experiences and forms of anti-colonial resistance, past and present.
The event will include food and light refreshments.

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 03 Mar 2018 14:29:11 -0500 2018-03-09T17:00:00-05:00 2018-03-09T18:30:00-05:00 West Hall Tricontinental Solidarity Network Lecture / Discussion West Hall
WCED Lecture. Never Remember: Searching for Stalin's Gulags in Putin's Russia (March 9, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48520 48520-11243809@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 9, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

The Gulag was a monstrous network of labor camps in the Soviet Union that held and killed millions of prisoners from the 1930s to the 1950s. More than half a century after the end of Stalinist terror, the geography of the Gulag has been barely sketched and the number of its victims remains unknown. Has the Gulag been forgotten? Writer Masha Gessen and photographer Misha Friedman set out across Russia in search of the memory of the Gulag. They journey from Moscow to Sandarmokh, a forested site of mass executions during Stalin’s Great Terror; to the only Gulag camp turned into a museum, outside of the city of Perm in the Urals; and to Kolyma, where prisoners worked in deadly mines in the remote reaches of the Far East. They find that in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, where Stalin is remembered as a great leader, Soviet terror has not been forgotten: it was never remembered in the first place.

Books by the authors will be available to purchase from Literati following the lecture.

Masha Gessen is a Russian-American journalist and the best-selling biographer of Vladimir Putin. A staff writer at The New Yorker, her work appears regularly in The New York Times and many other publications. She has published numerous books on topics including Putin’s Russia, the protests of Pussy Riot, and the Tsarnaev brothers who were responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings. Gessen is an outspoken critic of the re-imposition of totalitarian structures in Russia and a strong advocate for LGBTQ rights. She is a visiting professor at Amherst College and a resident of New York City.

Misha Friedman is an award-winning photographer whose work is regularly featured in The New Yorker, Time, Der Spiegel, Le Monde and The New York Times. Never Remember is Friedman’s third book. Previous work in Ukraine and Russia has covered corruption, private lives of LGBTQ people, and the faith of reforms. Friedman has degrees in economics and political science from Binghamton University and London School of Economics. He worked in finance and later in humanitarian aid with Doctors Without Borders before turning to photography. A native of Moldova, he lives with his family in New York City.

This project was made possible in part by a major grant from the Wallenberg Executive Committee and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies at the University of Michigan.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:37:06 -0500 2018-03-09T19:00:00-05:00 2018-03-09T21:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion Magadan by Misha Friedman
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
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (March 10, 2018 12:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47914 47914-11118437@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions.

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Meeting Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:52:48 -0500 2018-03-10T12:45:00-05:00 2018-03-10T14:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Meeting CCL Logo
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
STS Distinguished Speaker. Making Postcolonial Bodies: Tales from An"Other" Enlightenment (March 12, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43478 43478-9771969@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 12, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Science, Technology & Society

This talk explores how science and religion come together in in contemporary Hindu nationalism to create a very particular and powerful biopolitical imaginary. Religious nationalists have selectively, and strategically, used rhetoric from both science and Hinduism, modernity and orthodoxy, western and eastern thought to build a powerful but potentially dangerous vision of a Hindu nation. With aspirations for a global and modern Hinduism, scientific and religious practices in contemporary India are inextricably interconnected and result in fluid processes and practices of both institutions. The case of India reminds us about both the transnational stakes of science as well as the local instantiations that challenge enlightenment narratives of reason and unreason. Ultimately to understand contemporary technoscience in India, we need new epistemological and methodological tools, and story-making practices to make visible the many phantasmogoric natural and cultural worlds within.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 06 Nov 2017 08:59:42 -0500 2018-03-12T16:00:00-04:00 2018-03-12T17:30:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Science, Technology & Society Lecture / Discussion Prof Banu Subramaniam
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
Foreign Direct Investment in Political Influence (March 13, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50807 50807-11873340@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Political Economy Workshop (PEW)

Abstract: Do foreign interests influence US politics? I investigate this question by examining patterns of campaign contributions among foreign firms. While statutorily forbidden from directly giving campaign money, foreign multinationals may be able to influence American politics through their US subsidiaries. Consistent with this, I show that the US subsidiaries of foreign multinationals are more likely to give campaign contributions, give contributions that are vastly larger, and locate significantly closer to Capitol Hill than domestic firms, controlling for industry sector and firm size. While contributing 5% to US GDP, majority foreign-owned firms account for more than 11% of all corporate campaign contributions. I argue that this greater political intensity is driven primarily by the desire of subsidiaries to represent the political interests of their foreign parent corporations, and rule out alternative explanations like a `foreignness premium' and political inexperience. I conclude that foreign multinationals are a significant political actor in the US, and that foreign direct investment in the US partly serves as an investment in political influence.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 07 Mar 2018 12:29:57 -0500 2018-03-13T12:00:00-04:00 2018-03-13T13:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Political Economy Workshop (PEW) Workshop / Seminar Haven Hall
Research Talk: "Intersectional Challenges in Re-Mobilizing the Women's Movement" (March 13, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48228 48228-11191409@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Panelists:
Anna Kirkland, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Women’s Studies, Political Science, Sociology, and Health Management and Policy
Lisa Disch, Professor of Political Science and Women’s Studies

In this research talk, Professor Michael Heaney will discuss findings from his surveys of participants at the 2017 Women’s March in DC, and the Women’s Convention in Detroit in October 2017.

After the candidacy and election of Donald J. Trump as President, there have been renewed efforts to organize women in the United States under a single, unified umbrella. The most visible effort is the Women’s March, which organized a massive march in Washington, DC and around the world on the day following Trump’s inauguration. The Women’s March also organized a convention, held in Detroit in October 2017.

This study examines these organizing efforts to assess the extent to which this nascent women’s movement is mending divisions among women and the extent to which divisions still represent challenges to the movement.

Panelists Anna Kirkland and Lisa Disch will offer commentary. A Q&A with the audience will follow the discussion.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 05 Feb 2018 12:53:40 -0500 2018-03-13T15:00:00-04:00 2018-03-13T17:00:00-04:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Lecture / Discussion photo courtesy of Michael Heaney
WCED Lecture. Rights in Peril in the Philippines: How Rights Are Wronged and How We Fight Back (March 13, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47506 47506-10940117@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

The Philippines is the oldest democracy in Asia. Once priding itself as the bastion of progressive thought on human rights, the country transitioned from decades of authoritarianism to democracy through an exemplary bloodless revolution. Recently, however, the country has faced deep challenges to the protection and promotion of human rights including mass killings in a drug war and attempts to stifle and silence watchdog institutions. In this public lecture, Chito Gascon will draw on his decades of work as a political activist and social reformer, and share his reflections on the social and political challenges to human rights and democracy in the Philippines.

Jose Luis Martin “Chito” Gascon was appointed in 2015 by President Benigno S. Aquino III as Chair of the Human Rights Commission of the Philippines, and his term will last until 2022. He has been active in public and government service for more than 30 years, at one time holding positions at the Department of Education and Office of the President. His continuing reform advocacies are in the areas of human rights, access to justice and the rule of law, transparency and accountability initiatives, political and electoral reforms, peace and conflict transformation, people’s participation and civic education, and state building in the context of democratic transitions. He holds bachelor’s degrees in philosophy and law from the University of the Philippines, and a master of law (LLM) degree specializing in International Law (Human Rights, Law of Peace, and Settlement of International Disputes) from Cambridge University as a member of St. Edmund's College through a joint British Chevening and Cambridge Overseas Trust Scholarship.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 31 Jan 2018 08:49:53 -0500 2018-03-13T17:30:00-04:00 2018-03-13T19:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion Chito Gascon
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
Race and Attitudes toward First Ladies from Hillary Clinton to Michelle Obama (March 14, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50898 50898-11896448@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

First ladies are understudied political actors in American politics. Though their role is informal, citizens develop trong attitudes toward them. In the case of Michelle Obama, the first black First Lady, there is strong evidence to suggest that racial attitudes informed citizen perceptions of Mrs. Obama in ways that would not have been applicable to other first ladies. This presentation will explore this question using an original dataset which asked detailed approval questions of first ladies Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush and Michelle Obama (as well as prospective questions about Melania Trump).

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 09 Mar 2018 16:10:09 -0500 2018-03-14T12:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T13:30:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion
The Google of Healthcare: Making Big Data Work for—As Opposed to Against—Our Patients’ Best Interest (March 14, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49456 49456-11462133@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Emergent Research Group

Our data are collected at every turn: where we drive, who we email, what we google, what we buy. Perhaps a last bastion of expected privacy protections surrounds our health data—but while some systems (like healthcare providers) have stringent governance, others (like wellness apps) do not. Ready access and linkage of medical information can help us provide better care to our patients, but it can also serve to harm, alienate, and erode trust. This talk will explore how health data are currently being collected and by who, as well as ways we can both serve and protect our patients in the future.

Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBE, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School and the Service Chief of the Research Ethics Service in the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM). She is a former drug and device attorney and Associate Director of President Obama’s Presidential Commission for the study of Bioethical Issues.

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Presentation Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:37:05 -0500 2018-03-14T14:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T15:30:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Emergent Research Group Presentation Hatcher Graduate Library
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
Writing Aware (March 15, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49112 49112-11375496@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 15, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Helen Zell Writers' Program

HZWP community discussion forum on issues of identity and intersectionality and the craft of writing.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Jan 2018 14:07:57 -0500 2018-03-15T13:00:00-04:00 2018-03-15T15:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall University of Michigan Helen Zell Writers' Program Workshop / Seminar
Never Again: The Political Lessons of Repression (March 15, 2018 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50847 50847-11884750@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 15, 2018 2:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Political Science

Abstract: What political lessons do victims of extreme repression learn and pass on to their children? This project explores how the personal experience of repression may change the political attitudes of survivors and their descendants in two distinct and competing ways. First, experiences of repression could engender empathy toward other victims, making survivors of repression (and their descendants) more supportive of oppressed outgroups. On the other hand, experiences of repression could heighten levels of fear such that the future security of the group becomes paramount. This could make these individuals less supportive of other repressed groups, if they believe these groups constitute some type of threat. In this study, we explore these two divergent effects in the context of the Jewish experience of the Holocaust and their commitment to the abstract principle of ‘never again.’ Specifically, we use a survey experiment among American Jews (including survivors, descendants, and those with no family connection to the Holocaust), priming empathy or threat considerations and then measuring support for US acceptance of Syrian refugees, and other outgroup political attitudes.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:20:59 -0500 2018-03-15T14:30:00-04:00 2018-03-15T16:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Political Science Lecture / Discussion Haven 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
Michigan India Conference (March 16, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49512 49512-11490348@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 9:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Michigan Ross Global Initiatives

Michigan India Conference helps to highlight Indian success in business, healthcare, consulting, and many other fields, and where there growth will lead them in the future!

https://www.umichindiausinitiative.com/

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:08:29 -0500 2018-03-16T09:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T20:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Michigan Ross Global Initiatives Conference / Symposium Michigan India Conference 2018 Flyer
CLIFF 2018: Beyond the Scope, 22nd Annual Comparative Literature Intra-student Faculty Forum (March 16, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50054 50054-11630743@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Keynote: "Beyond Text: Writing with Communities Today"
Cristina Rivera Garza
Friday, March 16, 2018 at 5:30pm
Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room

Professor Cristina Rivera Garza is the Distinguished Professor in Hispanic Studies at the University of Houston. Situated at the intersection of literature, literary theory, history, and creative writing, many of Rivera Garza’s recent publications (Los muertos indóciles: Necroescrituras y desapropiación, 2013) directly address the connections between writing, subjectivity, and community-based literary projects in the neoliberal age.

Friday, March 16
Michigan Union, Pond Room

10: 00am - 10: 30am Breakfast

10: 30am - 10: 45am Opening Remarks

10: 45am - 12: 15pm
Panel #1 - Beyond the Performance
Jieyi Yan - “The White Serpent Tale in Western and Eastern Literary Context: Its Adaptation, Transformation and Evolution”
Ann Tran - “Multicultural Comedy on YouTube: Anjelah Johnson’s Viral Nail Salon in Public Fora”
Anita Singh - “Budhan Bolta Hai: Social Mobilization through Community Theatre”

Faculty Respondent: Daniel Herwitz

12:15-1:15: Lunch

1: 15pm - 2: 45pm
Panel #2 - Beyond the Nation
David Ortega - “Álvaro Enrigue: Destabilizing Forces in the Quest for Origins in Vidas perpendiculares (2008) and El cementerio de las sillas (2002)”
Mung Ting Chung - “Re-defining Overseas Chinese Through “Historical” Stories:
A Study of the ​Chinese Student Weekly​ in the Early Cold War Era”
James Nichols - “An Impossible Bildungsroman: Exile and Transnational Subjectivity in Antonio Skármeta's No Pasó Nada”

Faculty Respondent: Antoine Traisnel

2: 45pm - 3: 00pm: Coffee Break

3: 00pm - 4: 30pm
Panel #3 - Beyond the Body
Joe Zappa - “Form and the Body in Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s Tram 83: For a Broader Affect Theory”
Hannah Doermann - “Beyond Diversity in Young Adult Fiction: Neoliberal Depoliticization of Social Movements in Hannah Moskowitz’s Not Otherwise Specified”
Martín Ruiz - “The Stranger and the Crack: Doris Salcedo’s Shibboleth”

Faculty Respondent: Silke-Maria Weineck

4: 30pm - 5: 30pm: Reception - The Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union

5: 30pm - 7: 00pm: Keynote - Cristina Rivera Garza
“Beyond Text: Writing with Communities Today”

Saturday, March 17
Rackham, West Conference Room

9: 00am - 9: 30am: Breakfast

9: 30am - 11: 00am
Panel #4 - Beyond the Neoliberal
Michael R. Fischer, Jr. - “Excluded from the Beginning: Neoliberalism and White Supremacy in Modern Discourse”
Graham Liddell - “Arab Migration Narratives in the Neoliberal Age: Rethinking Trans/Nationalism”
Kwanyin, Lee (Pearl) - “Subversive Complicity: The Hunger Games and Shingeki no Kyojin against and under the Neoliberal Logic of Competition”

Faculty Respondent: Peggy McCracken

11: 00am - 11: 15am: Coffee Break

11: 15am - 12: 45pm
Panel #5 - Beyond the Document
Shalmali Jadhav - “Touching the Untouchable: Deciphering the Untranslatable in Fandry”
Sarah Chanski - “Re-Membered Landscapes: Palestinian Resistance in Laila Abdelrazaq's Baddawi”
Dzovinar Derderian - “Journey to the Archives: The Logics and Affect of Ottoman and Armenian Archives”
(Raphael Seka) - “Postcolonial Narrative and Identity Negotiation in Nuruddin Farah’s A Naked Needle and Nadine Gordimer’s The Pickup”

Faculty Respondent: Ruth Tsoffar

12: 45pm - 2: 00pm: Lunch

2: 00pm - 3: 00pm: The Iliac Crest Reading and Conversation with Cristina Rivera Garza

3: 15pm - 4: 45pm
Panel #6 – Beyond the Boundary
Raya Naamneh - "Language and the Postcolonial Self in Assia Djebar's Fantasia: An Algerian Cavelcade"
Grace Mahoney - “Notes from a Flying Nun: Vertigo and the Boundaries of Subjectivity in Shvarts’s Works and Days of Lavinia”
Duygu Ergun - “Coexisting in Space: The Battle of Algiers”

Faculty Respondent: Yopie Prins

4: 45pm - 5: 00pm: Closing Remarks

The Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF) is an annual conference sponsored by the graduate students of the Department of Comparative Literature. CLIFF is designed to promote increased awareness of research being conducted in various languages and interdisciplinary studies at the University of Michigan.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:30:37 -0500 2018-03-16T10:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T19:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium Photo
Resonances of Walter Benjamin in Latin American Thought (March 16, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50501 50501-11782506@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 10:00am
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This event concerns the relations between the work of Walter Benjamin and critical thought in Latin America. Since the 1970s Benjamin’s work has been extremely influential for Southern Cone artists and intellectuals in particular, and this influence took on unique characteristics during the dictatorships of the late 20 th century and the concomitant rise of neoliberalism, when Benjamin’s idiosyncratic mix of Marxism and cultural criticism resonated with efforts to respond to the multifarious manifestations of power and ideology in the region. Willy Thayer, Elizabeth Collingwood-Selby, and Federico Galende (currently in residence in RLL as a visiting professor in Wi 18), are some of the central figures of contemporary Chilean critical thought, and they have all been strongly influenced by Benjamin. This colloquium is an occasion to consider the intersections of Benjamin’s work and critical thought in Latin America, including the ways in which the historical, political, and cultural registers that confronted Benjamin resemble or differ from those confronting contemporary Latin America.

Professors Thayer, Collingwood-Selby and Galende will deliver papers, followed by a discussion. This event is free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 27 Feb 2018 14:41:42 -0500 2018-03-16T10:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T17:00:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Rackham Graduate School Lecture / Discussion Modern Languages Building
Keeping it Real: Authentic Political Dialogue (March 16, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51024 51024-11942012@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 2:00pm
Location: The Connector
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

Have you ever had a constructive conversation with someone who has a different political identity or political perspective than you? Can you imagine building a bridge across political difference? Have you ever wondered how it is that other intelligent, caring people could come to a completely different political perspective than you?

If you are intrigued by the possibility of building bridges across political perspectives or crossing political chasms through dialogue, then you are in luck! The Ginsberg Center, the Program on Intergroup Relations, and the Office of Student Conflict Resolution have partnered to create
Keeping it Real: Authentic Political Dialogue - a workshop series for U-M students who are interested in productive conversations across the political spectrum and social identities.

Food will be provided and space is limited, so if you’d like to join us, register using the links below!

Session 1: Deconstructing Your Political Identity with GIO (Ginsberg, IGR, OSCR)
Friday, March 16th @ the Connector 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/7003

Session 2: Building Bridges Across Political Perspectives with GIO (Ginsberg, IGR, OSCR)
Friday, March 23rd @ the Connector 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/7004

Session 3: Crossing Political Chasms through Dialogue with GIO (Ginsberg, IGR, OSCR)
Friday, March 30th @ the Connector 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/7005

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:59:45 -0400 2018-03-16T14:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T15:30:00-04:00 The Connector The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Keeping it Real - Authentic Political Dialogue
The Politics of Housing as Healthcare: Intergovernmental Competition and Social Deviance (March 16, 2018 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51029 51029-11942017@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 3:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics

Abstract:
Homelessness is a public health problem. Chronic-homelessness perpetuates poor health outcomes, while adverse health outcomes contribute to chronic-homelessness. In 2015, the Obama Administration mandated evidence-based, non-punitive homelessness policy approaches. However, municipal policies vary widely, ranging from providing healthcare and housing services to criminalizing homelessness. Criminalization policies perpetuate homelessness and incur high costs. Housing and healthcare is most effective and reduces costs compared to
criminalization. Why do municipalities approach chronic-homelessness so differently, despite federal action and programmatic costs? This dissertation applies a mixed-methods explanatory sequential design to understand municipal characteristics associated with disparate policy outcomes and explain the effects of intergovernmental relations and social constructions of the homeless on municipal policy decision-making.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:02:47 -0400 2018-03-16T15:30:00-04:00 2018-03-16T17:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
VegWeek (Mar 16): Eating for World Peace + Free Sustainable Dinner (Dr. Will Tuttle) (March 16, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50566 50566-11802358@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Dana Building
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

This is the Finale of VegWeek at the University of Michigan! VegWeek is a series of talks on the health, environmental, and ethical benefit of a plant-based diet.

Dr. Will Tuttle (author of the acclaimed best-seller, The World Peace Diet) and Dan McKernan (Founder & Executive Director of Barn Sanctuary) will be speaking about the environmental and ethical implications of diet.

There will also be a buffet dinner to those who attend that is being put together by Michigan Dining, Planet Blue, Friends of the Campus Farm, the UM Sustainable Food Program, and the Michigan Animal Respect Society. Chefs at the University will be preparing a feast with a portion of the produce sourced from the Campus Farm and "food waste" to highlight different components of sustainable eating.

Admission is FREE so come and enjoy two incredible talks and one incredible dinner! Dinner will be available on a first come first serve basis!

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Well-being Thu, 01 Mar 2018 13:02:55 -0500 2018-03-16T17:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T19:30:00-04:00 Dana Building University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Well-being VegWeek 2018
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
CLIFF 2018: Beyond the Scope, 22nd Annual Comparative Literature Intra-student Faculty Forum (March 17, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50054 50054-11630744@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 17, 2018 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Keynote: "Beyond Text: Writing with Communities Today"
Cristina Rivera Garza
Friday, March 16, 2018 at 5:30pm
Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room

Professor Cristina Rivera Garza is the Distinguished Professor in Hispanic Studies at the University of Houston. Situated at the intersection of literature, literary theory, history, and creative writing, many of Rivera Garza’s recent publications (Los muertos indóciles: Necroescrituras y desapropiación, 2013) directly address the connections between writing, subjectivity, and community-based literary projects in the neoliberal age.

Friday, March 16
Michigan Union, Pond Room

10: 00am - 10: 30am Breakfast

10: 30am - 10: 45am Opening Remarks

10: 45am - 12: 15pm
Panel #1 - Beyond the Performance
Jieyi Yan - “The White Serpent Tale in Western and Eastern Literary Context: Its Adaptation, Transformation and Evolution”
Ann Tran - “Multicultural Comedy on YouTube: Anjelah Johnson’s Viral Nail Salon in Public Fora”
Anita Singh - “Budhan Bolta Hai: Social Mobilization through Community Theatre”

Faculty Respondent: Daniel Herwitz

12:15-1:15: Lunch

1: 15pm - 2: 45pm
Panel #2 - Beyond the Nation
David Ortega - “Álvaro Enrigue: Destabilizing Forces in the Quest for Origins in Vidas perpendiculares (2008) and El cementerio de las sillas (2002)”
Mung Ting Chung - “Re-defining Overseas Chinese Through “Historical” Stories:
A Study of the ​Chinese Student Weekly​ in the Early Cold War Era”
James Nichols - “An Impossible Bildungsroman: Exile and Transnational Subjectivity in Antonio Skármeta's No Pasó Nada”

Faculty Respondent: Antoine Traisnel

2: 45pm - 3: 00pm: Coffee Break

3: 00pm - 4: 30pm
Panel #3 - Beyond the Body
Joe Zappa - “Form and the Body in Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s Tram 83: For a Broader Affect Theory”
Hannah Doermann - “Beyond Diversity in Young Adult Fiction: Neoliberal Depoliticization of Social Movements in Hannah Moskowitz’s Not Otherwise Specified”
Martín Ruiz - “The Stranger and the Crack: Doris Salcedo’s Shibboleth”

Faculty Respondent: Silke-Maria Weineck

4: 30pm - 5: 30pm: Reception - The Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union

5: 30pm - 7: 00pm: Keynote - Cristina Rivera Garza
“Beyond Text: Writing with Communities Today”

Saturday, March 17
Rackham, West Conference Room

9: 00am - 9: 30am: Breakfast

9: 30am - 11: 00am
Panel #4 - Beyond the Neoliberal
Michael R. Fischer, Jr. - “Excluded from the Beginning: Neoliberalism and White Supremacy in Modern Discourse”
Graham Liddell - “Arab Migration Narratives in the Neoliberal Age: Rethinking Trans/Nationalism”
Kwanyin, Lee (Pearl) - “Subversive Complicity: The Hunger Games and Shingeki no Kyojin against and under the Neoliberal Logic of Competition”

Faculty Respondent: Peggy McCracken

11: 00am - 11: 15am: Coffee Break

11: 15am - 12: 45pm
Panel #5 - Beyond the Document
Shalmali Jadhav - “Touching the Untouchable: Deciphering the Untranslatable in Fandry”
Sarah Chanski - “Re-Membered Landscapes: Palestinian Resistance in Laila Abdelrazaq's Baddawi”
Dzovinar Derderian - “Journey to the Archives: The Logics and Affect of Ottoman and Armenian Archives”
(Raphael Seka) - “Postcolonial Narrative and Identity Negotiation in Nuruddin Farah’s A Naked Needle and Nadine Gordimer’s The Pickup”

Faculty Respondent: Ruth Tsoffar

12: 45pm - 2: 00pm: Lunch

2: 00pm - 3: 00pm: The Iliac Crest Reading and Conversation with Cristina Rivera Garza

3: 15pm - 4: 45pm
Panel #6 – Beyond the Boundary
Raya Naamneh - "Language and the Postcolonial Self in Assia Djebar's Fantasia: An Algerian Cavelcade"
Grace Mahoney - “Notes from a Flying Nun: Vertigo and the Boundaries of Subjectivity in Shvarts’s Works and Days of Lavinia”
Duygu Ergun - “Coexisting in Space: The Battle of Algiers”

Faculty Respondent: Yopie Prins

4: 45pm - 5: 00pm: Closing Remarks

The Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF) is an annual conference sponsored by the graduate students of the Department of Comparative Literature. CLIFF is designed to promote increased awareness of research being conducted in various languages and interdisciplinary studies at the University of Michigan.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:30:37 -0500 2018-03-17T09:00:00-04:00 2018-03-17T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium Photo
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
The Politicization of Place: UKIP and Perceptions of Local Diversity in the UK (March 19, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50921 50921-11927729@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 19, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Political Scientists of Color (PSOC)

Abstract:
Although most social science studies involving geography assess the effect of place on politics, we ask whether and how politics, and specifically political campaigns, can change individuals' perceptions and understandings of their local geographies. If geographic context effects arise from both objective experience and subjective perceptions, can "context effects" or "community effects" on political attitudes and behaviors be constructed or at least influenced by the political environment of the person? We use the case of UKIP campaign contact in the UK and measure perceptions of place using thousands of Google Maps drawn by the respondents of the 2014-2015 British Election Study.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:42:02 -0400 2018-03-19T12:00:00-04:00 2018-03-19T14:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Political Scientists of Color (PSOC) Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
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
Diversity, Institutions, and Economic Activity: Post-WWII Displacement in Poland (March 20, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51030 51030-11942019@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Political Science

Abstract: How do migration and the resulting cultural diversity affect social organization? Do institutional differences between diverse and homogeneous migrant communities influence economic development? This paper argues that heterogeneity and disruption of social ties not only impede informal cooperation, but also increase demand for formal institutions. Greater reliance on formal institutions, in turn, facilitates arm’s length transactions and entrepreneurship. I test this argument using an original dataset on the size and composition of population uprooted by the post-WWII border changes in Poland. I find that localities settled by more homogeneous migrants were more successful in reestablishing private-order institutions that relied on informal enforcement, such as volunteer fire brigades, while localities populated by heterogeneous migrant population relied on formal third-party enforcement for the provision of public goods. Economically similar during state socialism, more heterogeneous migrant communities registered higher incomes and entrepreneurship following the transition to a market economy.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:06:57 -0400 2018-03-20T12:00:00-04:00 2018-03-20T13:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Political Science Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
CANCELLED Modernities Past: Redefining Modernity in 19th-Century African America (March 20, 2018 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49584 49584-11476291@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 12:30pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

This event has been cancelled.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:38:03 -0400 2018-03-20T12:30:00-04:00 2018-03-20T13:30:00-04:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Lecture / Discussion 202 S. Thayer
China's Soft Power: Understanding Beijing's Growing Worldwide Influence (March 20, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50417 50417-11736250@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Wallace House Center for Journalists

China’s move to change the constitution allowing President Xi Jinping to remain in power could have a major impact on China’s global influence. A panel of Knight-Wallace international journalists examines China’s growing clout and how this power is being deployed around the world, with implications for media, academia and the entertainment industry. Is Beijing already influencing what we read and watch or are fears of its influence overblown?

The Eisendrath Symposium honors Charles R. Eisendrath, former director of Wallace House, and his lifelong commitment to international journalism.

Free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 28 Feb 2018 09:48:46 -0500 2018-03-20T15:00:00-04:00 2018-03-20T16:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Wallace House Center for Journalists Lecture / Discussion Knight-Wallace Journalists: Louisa Lim '14, Mark Magnier '18 and Dayo Aiyetan '18
Donia Human Rights Center Distinguished Lecture. White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Nation's Divide (March 20, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42844 42844-9664426@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Donia Human Rights Center

Since the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, every time African Americans have made advances towards full participation in our democracy, White reaction has fueled a deliberate and relentless rollback of their gains. The end of the Civil War and Reconstruction was greeted with the Black Codes and Jim Crow. Then there was the so-called Southern Strategy and the War on Drugs that disenfranchised millions of African Americans while propelling presidents Nixon and Reagan into the White House. Carol carefully links these and other historical flashpoints when social progress for African Americans was countered by deliberate and cleverly crafted opposition. She pulls back the veil that has long covered actions made in the name of protecting democracy, fiscal responsibility, or protection against fraud, and renders visible the long lineage of White rage, adding an important new dimension to the national conversation about race in America.

Carol Anderson is professor of African American Studies at Emory University. She is the author of the critically-acclaimed "White Rage," published by Bloomsbury (2016).

Professor Anderson is also the author of "Eyes Off the Prize: The United Nations and the African-American Struggle for Human Rights, 1944-1955" (Cambridge University Press), which was awarded both the Gustavus Myers and Myrna Bernath Book Awards. Her book "Bourgeois Radicals: The NAACP and the Struggle for Colonial Liberation,1941-1960" was published by Cambridge in 2014.

Her research has garnered substantial fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Ford Foundation, National Humanities Center, Harvard University, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

She has also served on working groups dealing with race at Stanford’s Center for Applied Science and Behavioral Studies, the Aspen Institute, and the United Nations. In addition, based on the strength and accessibility of her research, the leadership at Amnesty International, USA, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Ford Foundation, and others have used "Eyes Off the Prize" to frame and examine their human rights work in the United States.

This has also led to sought after commentary in Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, and CNN.com that places contemporary issues dealing with race, human rights, and politics in a historical perspective. Her Washington Post op-ed, “White Rage,” was the most widely shared for the paper in 2014.

Professor Anderson was a member of the U.S. State Department’s Historical Advisory Committee and the Board of Directors of the Harry S. Truman Library Institute and the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative.

She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Miami University, where she earned bachelor's and master's degrees in Political Science (International Relations) and History. She earned her PhD in history from The Ohio State University.

This event is co-sponsored by: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Department of History, Department of Sociology, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, Institute for the Humanities, King-Chavez-Parks Visiting Professors Program and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Office of the Provost), and the LSA Dean's Office

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:14:49 -0500 2018-03-20T16:00:00-04:00 2018-03-20T17:30:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Donia Human Rights Center Lecture / Discussion photo
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
How Will Americans React to Tax Cuts for the Wealthy? (March 20, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50504 50504-11782510@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The U.S. Congress passed a ‘tax reform’ package as 2017 ended. Sixty percent of Americans believe that the GOP tax package will mostly help the wealthiest among us. But will this widespread disapproval translate into political costs or electoral losses for Republicans?

The answer may surprise you! Social science research indicates the average citizen may tolerate this situation. Upcoming elections will test the findings of the research. You will want to hear this fascinating presentation by Stephanie Leiser, PhD. and Lecturer in Public Policy at the UM Ford School of Public Policy.

Here’s a link for more information:
https://olli-mich.org/olli/index.php/member/ctlg/viewEventDetails/1296

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Class / Instruction Tue, 27 Feb 2018 18:54:14 -0500 2018-03-20T19:00:00-04:00 2018-03-20T20:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction After 5
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
Women in Public Service (March 21, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50790 50790-11870486@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 6:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

In honor of Women's History Month, join us for a panel discussion with a networking reception to follow!

Mary Morgan, Director of CivCity, will moderate.

Panelists include:
Ghida Dagher, Campaign Manager
Barb Farrah, Lobbyist at CGSI
Hon. Andrea Fischer Newman, University Regent
Hon. Donna Lasinski, State Representative (D)
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School Professor, Economist
Laura Toy, Chief of Staff for Senator Judy Emmons
Hon. Mary Whiteford, State Representative (R)

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Mar 2018 09:54:10 -0500 2018-03-21T18:00:00-04:00 2018-03-21T20:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Ginsberg Center Lecture / Discussion Graphic Listing Location and Panelists
Women in Public Service (March 21, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51031 51031-11942021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 6:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

Join us for a discussion on Women in Public Service, which will include a reception and time to talk with our speakers!

The panel will be moderated by Mary Morgan (Director of CivCity), and panelists include:

Ghida Dagher (Campaign Manager), Barb Farrah (Lobbyist at GCSI) Hon. Andrea Fischer Newman (UM Regent), Hon. Donna Lasinski (State Representative), Betsey Stevenson (Economist), Laura Toy (Chief of Staff for Sen. Judy Emmons), Hon. Mary Whiteford (State Representative).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:44:01 -0400 2018-03-21T18:00:00-04:00 2018-03-21T20:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Ginsberg Center Lecture / Discussion Women in Public Service
What is Socialism? – The Materialist Conception of History (March 21, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51196 51196-12018595@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: International Youth and Students for Social Equality

This lecture is part of a three-part educational series entitled 'What is Socialism?', hosted by the International Youth And Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) at UM.

The first lecture, titled “The Materialist Conception of History”, will review the development of historical materialism with an emphasis on its contemporary relevance.

Topics covered in this lecture:

• What is historical materialism
• Materialism vs. Idealism
• From Kant to Hegel to Marx
• The post-modernist attack on materialism


What is Socialism? – IYSSE 2018 Lecture Series:

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, the originator of the materialist conception of history, the author of Das Kapital and, with Friedrich Engels, the founder of the modern revolutionary socialist movement.

Two hundred years after Marx’s birth, there is growing interest in socialism all over the world. Workers and young people confront unprecedented levels of social inequality, unending war and the threat of dictatorship. Millions are looking for an alternative and are asking the question: What is socialism?

This series of lectures will review the theory of Karl Marx and its enduring contemporary relevance.

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Meeting Tue, 20 Mar 2018 10:39:34 -0400 2018-03-21T19:00:00-04:00 2018-03-21T21:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union International Youth and Students for Social Equality Meeting 200 Years Since The Birth of Karl Marx
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
Populism, Pluralism, and Ordinary People (March 22, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50561 50561-11802352@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 22, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Rubin Speaker Series

Benjamin McKean is a political theorist whose research concerns global justice, populism, and the relationship between theory and practice. His work has been published in the American Political Science Review, Political Theory, and the Journal of Politics. His manuscript _Disposed to Justice_ argues that people subject to unjust institutions and practices should be disposed to solidarity with the others who are also subject to them, even when those relations cross state borders. A neoliberal global economy characterized by inequality, financialization, and transnational supply chains creates a widely shared interest in resisting injustice, grounded in the way that existing institutions impair freedom. Identifying this interest as the basis for solidarity provides a new perspective not only on the possibility of achieving global justice, but on the nature and limits of contemporary egalitarian liberalism. He is also at work on a second book project tentatively titled _Political Freedom and Resentment_ about the relationship between democracy and populism

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Mar 2018 09:45:45 -0500 2018-03-22T16:00:00-04:00 2018-03-22T17:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Rubin Speaker Series Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
The imperative of creative maladjustment in an unjust, unequal, and fragmented world (March 22, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49928 49928-11577483@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 22, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Free and open to the public. Reception to follow.

This event will be live webstreamed. Please check event website right before the event for viewing details.

Join the conversation: #policytalks

About the speaker:

Amnesty International has appointed Kumi Naidoo as the next Secretary General of the global human rights movement. From August 2018 Kumi will succeed Salil Shetty, who served two terms as Secretary General from 2010.

The Secretary General is the leader and main spokesperson for Amnesty International and the Chief Executive of its International Secretariat. Amnesty International is the largest human rights movement globally, with a global presence including offices in more than 70 countries, 2,600 staff and seven million members, volunteers and supporters worldwide.

Kumi is an activist and civil society leader. His previous leadership roles include Executive Director of Greenpeace International, Chair of the Global Call for Climate Action, Founding Chair of the Global Call to Action against Poverty and Secretary General and CEO of CIVICUS, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation. He currently chairs three start-up organisations in his home country South Africa: Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity; the Campaign for a Just Energy Future; and the Global Climate Finance Campaign. Naidoo holds a BA in Law and Political Science (University of KwaZulu-Natal) and a DPhil in Politics (University of Oxford).

For more details, visit https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/12/kumi-naidoo-next-amnesty-international-secretary-general/.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 12 Mar 2018 09:43:51 -0400 2018-03-22T16:00:00-04:00 2018-03-22T17:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Kumi Naidoo
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
Keeping it Real: Authentic Political Dialogue (March 23, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51024 51024-11942013@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 23, 2018 2:00pm
Location: The Connector
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

Have you ever had a constructive conversation with someone who has a different political identity or political perspective than you? Can you imagine building a bridge across political difference? Have you ever wondered how it is that other intelligent, caring people could come to a completely different political perspective than you?

If you are intrigued by the possibility of building bridges across political perspectives or crossing political chasms through dialogue, then you are in luck! The Ginsberg Center, the Program on Intergroup Relations, and the Office of Student Conflict Resolution have partnered to create
Keeping it Real: Authentic Political Dialogue - a workshop series for U-M students who are interested in productive conversations across the political spectrum and social identities.

Food will be provided and space is limited, so if you’d like to join us, register using the links below!

Session 1: Deconstructing Your Political Identity with GIO (Ginsberg, IGR, OSCR)
Friday, March 16th @ the Connector 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/7003

Session 2: Building Bridges Across Political Perspectives with GIO (Ginsberg, IGR, OSCR)
Friday, March 23rd @ the Connector 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/7004

Session 3: Crossing Political Chasms through Dialogue with GIO (Ginsberg, IGR, OSCR)
Friday, March 30th @ the Connector 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/7005

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:59:45 -0400 2018-03-23T14:00:00-04:00 2018-03-23T15:30:00-04:00 The Connector The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Keeping it Real - Authentic Political Dialogue
Dance and Dialogue: Human Contact and Democracy (March 23, 2018 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50098 50098-11642046@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 23, 2018 2:30pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

How can the body be a laboratory for examining dialogue, choice-making, roles and habits? In this interactive workshop, choreographer and King-Chavez-Parks Visiting Artist Eryn Rosenthal will share some of her research on the connections between a dance form called Contact Improvisation and the political writings of Steve Biko, Ada Colau, Paolo Freire, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Judith Butler, and others. What can the body bring to larger discussions of dialogue-building, inclusion, resilience and empowerment?

Wear comfortable clothes and shoes that you can bend, move and stretch in. No experience necessary, and all bodies, abilities and backgrounds are actively welcome. This workshop includes talking, moving and listening.

Refreshments will be provided.

Choreographer and CEW Scholar Alum Eryn Rosenthal examines the democratic underpinnings of Contact Improvisation and the role of the body in transgressing previously legislated boundaries. She has worked with choreographers Sello Pesa, poet Elizabeth Alexander, and documentary theatre pioneer Anna Deavere Smith, among others. Eryn’s ongoing series The Doors Project investigates transitions–political, social, intimate–through site-based performance in different doorways around the world. Eryn holds a BA from Yale University and an MFA in Dance from U-M, where she also studied in the Ford School for Public Policy. She has performed and taught throughout the US, South Africa and Europe, and is currently teaching an interdisciplinary performance course at U-M's Residential College. She is delighted to be back at U-M as a King-Chávez-Parks Visiting Professor and Artist in Residence for Dialogue-Building, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives. www.erynrosenthal.com

RSVP online at: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=5e675vcab&oeidk=a07eey8tc4fd32ebb43

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:51:44 -0500 2018-03-23T14:30:00-04:00 2018-03-23T16:30:00-04:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar Eryn Rosenthal
The Politics of Skin Color (March 23, 2018 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51235 51235-12021447@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 23, 2018 3:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics

Abstract:
Heterogeneity in skin color is linked to significant differences in life experiences both within and across racial groups. For example, darker skinned African Americans have worse health outcomes, lower incomes, less education, lower rates of marriage, and even receive harsher criminal sentencing than lighter skinned blacks. Within political science, the focus on racial groups as largely homogenous entities has overlooked potentially important heterogeneity within groups based on skin color and gender. Drawing evidence from the 2012 American National Election Study, two online surveys, and 67 in-depth qualitative interviews, the following is clear: (1) Skin tone is a salient identity to a sizable portion of black people, especially those with dark skin; (2) Darker skin tone is associated with higher levels of support for more liberal policies in domains where darker-skinned people are often marginalized; and, (3) The intersection of skin tone and gender relates to stereotypes and perceptions of racialized policies. The goal of this line of research is to explore how skin color and gender inform social and political judgments, as well as feelings of efficacy and marginalization from the political system. This work not only offers important implications for scholars and policymakers alike, but also has implications extending across racial groups.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:38:13 -0400 2018-03-23T15:30:00-04:00 2018-03-23T17:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
The Science & Politics of Cannabis - A Night with Martin Lee (March 23, 2018 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50866 50866-11887879@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 23, 2018 8:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Students for Sensible Drug Policy

Martin A. Lee is the director of Project CBD (projectcbd.org), an educational nonprofit that focuses on cannabis science and therapeutics.

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Martin's public lecture will focus on the current scientific and political landscape of hemp, cannabis and the game-changing emergence of CBD.

Martin is the author of four books, most recently "Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana – Medical, Recreational and Scientific."

The American Botanical Council gave Smoke Signals its James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award. Historian Douglas Brinkley said of Smoke Signals: “Every American should read this landmark book.” Lee is also a cofounder of the media research group FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting). His books have been translated into French, Spanish, Czech, Chinese and Russian. His articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Harper’s, Rolling Stone, Salon, Daily Beast, New Statesman, Le Monde Diplomatique, and many other publications. Lee is the winner of four Hopwood awards for creative writing.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 08 Mar 2018 18:26:51 -0500 2018-03-23T20:00:00-04:00 2018-03-23T22:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Students for Sensible Drug Policy Workshop / Seminar Martin Lee
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
Polemical Identities, Electorate Demographics and Electoral Rules: Strategic Identity-Signaling by Protestant Candidates in Brazilian Municipal Elections (March 27, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51236 51236-12021450@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Political Economy Workshop (PEW)

Abstract: I analyze how electoral rules and electorate demographics affect whether candidates who hail from polemical minority groups highlight or downplay this identity when running for political office. I present a model predicting that when voters rely entirely on identity signals, an office-motivated candidate’s decision to broadcast or downplay her polemical identity will depend on 1) Electoral rules, 2) Constituency demographics and the 3) The electoral salience of the candidate’s identity. This model motivates my analysis of the use of Protestant ballot titles by Protestant candidates in Brazilian municipal elections from 2002 to 2014. In line with the model’s predictions, I find that Protestant candidates are significantly more likely to broadcast their Protestant identity in proportional city council races compared to majoritarian mayoral races, but that this difference shrinks as Protestants compose a relatively larger fraction of the electorate. This model and accompanying empirical analysis build on behavioral findings regarding the pervasiveness of identity voting as well as the fundamental prediction from political economy that proportional rules allow for a wider range of competitive alternatives relative to majoritarian rules to show why candidates often project median identities. Additionally, it provides a novel assessment of how electoral rules mediate the expression of Protestant Christianity in Brazilian politics.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:43:27 -0400 2018-03-27T12:00:00-04:00 2018-03-27T13:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Political Economy Workshop (PEW) Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
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
UNshaken: Subnational Actors Step Up at the Global Climate Talks (March 29, 2018 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50867 50867-11887880@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 29, 2018 4:30pm
Location: Cooley Building
Organized By: ClimateBlue

Join us for a discussion of the recent international climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany! Hear perspectives from University of Michigan student delegates who were there as observers. Stay to learn some takeaways from a panel of experts and policymakers on what’s next for climate policy, globally and locally now that the U.S. has submitted intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and subnational action is building momentum. After the delegate talks and the expert panel we invite you to speak to student and community groups at our organization fair & reception. Additionally, the call for the COP24 U-M delegation will be announced at this event, opening the spring application period!

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unshaken-subnational-actors-step-up-at-the-global-climate-talks-tickets-44007843645

NOTE: Cooley room capacity is capped at 80 attendees and food provided will match the attendance cap of 80 people, so first come first served at the reception (with ticket)! Attendees without rsvp tickets will still be let in to talk with organization representatives.

Schedule:
Opening Remarks: 4:30 pm Beth Gibbons, Executive Director of American Society of Adaptation Professionals (Cooley Building G906)

Introduction to UNFCCC: 4:45 pm Dr. Avik Basu, SEAS Lecturer, Co-creator of the interdisciplinary UNFCCC course at UM (Cooley Building G906)

Delegate Talks: 5 pm - 6 pm (Cooley Building G906)

Expert Panel: 6:10 pm - 6:50 pm (Cooley Building G906)

Organization Fair & Reception: 7 pm - 8:00 pm (Pierpont, East Room), Refreshments will be served

This event is co-sponsored by the Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Department, the School for Sustainability and Environment and the University of Michigan Energy Institute.



Expert panel:

Moderator:
Michael Lerner, Political Science PhD student, COP 23 Delegate, MUSE leadership

Panelists:
Alicia Douglas, Cities Rising, CEO of Water Rising Institute

J.C. Kibbey, Midwest Outreach and Policy Advocate, Union for Concerned Scientists

Nathan Geisler, Energy Analyst, City of Ann Arbor

Noah Deich, Director and Co-Founder of the Center for the Carbon Removal

Dr. Trish Koman, Environmental epidemiologist (UM), Climate Reality leader (Washtenaw County Chapter)



Organizations:

Climate Blue
Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Department (CLaSP)
Climate Reality
Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL)
Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center (GLISA)
People of the Global Majority in the Environment
Sierra Club Beyond Coal
Students Sustainability Initiative (SSI)
Sustainability Without Borders (SWB)
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:28:39 -0400 2018-03-29T16:30:00-04:00 2018-03-29T20:00:00-04:00 Cooley Building ClimateBlue Conference / Symposium UNshaken word graphic.
Keeping it Real: Authentic Political Dialogue (March 30, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51024 51024-11942014@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 30, 2018 2:00pm
Location: The Connector
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

Have you ever had a constructive conversation with someone who has a different political identity or political perspective than you? Can you imagine building a bridge across political difference? Have you ever wondered how it is that other intelligent, caring people could come to a completely different political perspective than you?

If you are intrigued by the possibility of building bridges across political perspectives or crossing political chasms through dialogue, then you are in luck! The Ginsberg Center, the Program on Intergroup Relations, and the Office of Student Conflict Resolution have partnered to create
Keeping it Real: Authentic Political Dialogue - a workshop series for U-M students who are interested in productive conversations across the political spectrum and social identities.

Food will be provided and space is limited, so if you’d like to join us, register using the links below!

Session 1: Deconstructing Your Political Identity with GIO (Ginsberg, IGR, OSCR)
Friday, March 16th @ the Connector 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/7003

Session 2: Building Bridges Across Political Perspectives with GIO (Ginsberg, IGR, OSCR)
Friday, March 23rd @ the Connector 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/7004

Session 3: Crossing Political Chasms through Dialogue with GIO (Ginsberg, IGR, OSCR)
Friday, March 30th @ the Connector 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/7005

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:59:45 -0400 2018-03-30T14:00:00-04:00 2018-03-30T15:30:00-04:00 The Connector The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Keeping it Real - Authentic Political Dialogue
The Contingent Value of Relationships: The Supply and Demand for Revolving-Door Lobbyists (March 30, 2018 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51379 51379-12089628@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 30, 2018 3:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics

Abstract:
In seeking representation, organized interest groups are faced with a variety of lobbyist types to choose from. "Revolving door" lobbyists, or individuals who transition from governmental positions into lobbying for private entities, are one such type. Revolving-door lobbyists thrive on the value of their relationships. The value of a revolver's services is contingent on the continued presence of friends within the government and the proportion of their friends' influence over policy. As legislatures experience greater turnover, relationships between lobbyists and incumbents get disrupted. When there are increases in membership size, the proportional influence of individual lawmakers is diminished. While there are more former legislators available to lobby when legislatures have high turnover or large chamber sizes, fewer of them enter into lobbying as the value of their relationships with incumbents decreases. When adjusting for this curvilinear effect of legislator supply, demand for lobbying services helps to govern numbers of revolving-door lobbyists. Other factors, such as revolving-door laws or the presence of legislative staff, have little or no effect on rates of revolving. Interests and institutions are found to interact in ways that substantively affect political representation, and some institutional reforms might help to level the playing field for interests with fewer material resources.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:19:57 -0400 2018-03-30T15:30:00-04:00 2018-03-30T17:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
Migrant Stories (March 31, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51402 51402-12098137@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 31, 2018 5:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Tricontinental Solidarity Network

The event will feature performances in the form of poetry, storytelling and spoken word by women of color students from UM. We aim to create a space where race, migration and sexuality form the overarching themes of the performances.
Our keynote speaker is Professor Ather Zia, anthropologist and poet, who works on Kashmir and teaches at the University of Northern Colorado.

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Performance Fri, 30 Mar 2018 16:41:33 -0400 2018-03-31T17:00:00-04:00 2018-03-31T20:00:00-04:00 202 S. Thayer Tricontinental Solidarity Network Performance Migrant Stories Event details!
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
Brazil Initiative Lecture. How to Become Good Neighbors: Educational and Cultural Relations Between the University of Michigan and Brazil (1938-1945) (April 2, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50469 50469-11771176@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 2, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

In December 1938, during the Eighth International Conference of American States held in Lima, the University of Michigan announced the Brazilian Fellowship Program, combining funds from the university and from the Brazilian government. This came at a critical moment for Inter-American relations and the Good Neighbor Policy as the United States intensified its efforts to secure the cooperation of Latin American countries, given the rising war clouds in Asia and Europe. It was also a moment of strong disputes among Brazilian politicians within between those who supported Germany and those who supported the US. The Brazilian Fellowship Program was launched in 1939, and the University of Michigan claimed to be the first American university to establish exchange fellowships for graduate studies with Latin American countries. This presentation will discuss the intricate process of building this particular program of cultural and educational exchanges. At a moment when the US cultural diplomacy towards the “other American republics” was taking its first steps, this initiative mobilized various institutions, interests, and dynamics in the US and in Brazil. In examining the local practices of this particular experience of inter-American cultural relations, I will reflect on the negotiations, obstacles, tensions, and contingencies that characterized the transnational circulation of people and ideas in a time when Latin America was a laboratory for US cultural diplomacy.

Simone P. Kropf holds a PhD in History from the Universidade Federal Fluminense, in Brazil, and is a professor at the Graduate Program of the History of Sciences and Health at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, in Rio de Janeiro. She is currently a visiting scholar at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS). She has written about the history of biomedical sciences in Brazil in 20th century (particularly regarding tropical medicine and Chagas disease), the history of cardiology, and the history of scientific and cultural relations between the United States and Brazil.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:32:45 -0500 2018-04-02T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-02T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Lecture / Discussion simone_image
PCAP Exhibition: Michigan Art for Justice Forum (April 3, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49993 49993-11611135@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 9:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

In a collaboration with California Lawyers for the Arts, Shakespeare Behind Bars, and Creative Many that is funded by the Art for Justice Fund, we are hosting the Michigan Art for Justice Forum. This all day symposium will bring together lawmakers, artists, scholars, justice advocates and formerly-incarcerated people to imagine how the arts can contribute to reforming the criminal justice system. This event is part of a series of six public policy forums happening in 2018 in Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, New York and California. Reception to follow at 5:30 PM in the Duderstadt Center Gallery.

“Prison does not define who we are as people, but instead reflects poor decisions we have made. I would ask that those who judge us to perhaps look past the blue and orange state clothes we wear, and to try to practice empathy. Please try to understand us. Please try to look past our imperfections and most importantly, try to forgive us. I believe that many inmates struggle with, yet desperately desire to express who they truly are, and the reasons are numerous. Creating art is one avenue I personally use to express myself. All of my paintings reflect either my sadness, my happiness, my dreams, my desires, my passions, or I just find them beautiful. Whatever painting of mine you may be looking at right now, please know that while you are certainly seeing a part of me, there is far more to understand and discover about me beyond the blue and orange I wear." G. Allen 2018

Photo Credit: G. Allen, Crying Inside

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:45:24 -0400 2018-04-03T09:00:00-04:00 2018-04-03T17:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Prison Creative Arts Project, The Lecture / Discussion Photo: G Allen, Crying Inside
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
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Quantitative Methods (ISQM): Clustering Analysis Through Integrating Diverse, High Dimensional and Noisy Data Sets (April 4, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50741 50741-11859087@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Seminar in Quantitative Methods (ISQM)

ABSTRACT:

Sample clustering has been studied in statistics for many decades and recent advances in collecting diverse, high dimensional, and noisy data present new challenges for clustering analysis. For example, high-throughput genomic technologies coupled with large-scale studies including The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project have generated rich resources of diverse types of omics data from thousands of patients to better understand disease etiology and treatment responses. Clustering patients into subtypes with similar disease etiologies and/or treatment responses using multiple omics data has the potential to improve the precision of clustering than using a single type of omics data. In another setting, single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) technology can generate genome-wide expression data at the single-cell levels from hundreds to thousands of cells. One important objective in scRNA-seq analysis is to cluster cells where each cluster consists of cells belonging to the same cell type based on gene expression patterns. In this presentation, we will discuss our recently developed methods for analyzing multi-omics cancer and single cell RNA data sets. The improved performance of these methods will be demonstrated on various simulated as well as real TCGA and scRNA-seq data sets. This is joint work with Seyoug Park and Hao Xu.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:23:31 -0400 2018-04-04T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-04T17:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Seminar in Quantitative Methods (ISQM) Workshop / Seminar Haven Hall
The Affordable Care Act: Where do we go from here? (April 4, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51130 51130-11976204@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Free and open to the public. Reception to follow.

This event will be live webstreamed. Check event website right before the event for viewing details.

Join the conversation: #policytalks

Panelists:

Gail Wilensky, economist and senior fellow at Project HOPE

Jonathan Cohn, Senior National Correspondent at HuffPost

John Ayanian, Alice Hamilton Collegiate Professor of Medicine; Professor of Internal Medicine; Professor of Health Management and Policy; Director for Healthcare Policy and Innovation; Professor of Public Policy at the U-M Ford School

Moderator:

Paula Lantz, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Professor of Public Policy at the U-M Ford School

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 26 Mar 2018 09:11:23 -0400 2018-04-04T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-04T17:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Wilensky, Cohn, Ayanian
Free Screening of Unfractured (April 4, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51225 51225-12021440@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School for Environment and Sustainability

A hopeful documentary about fighting with your whole heart, UNFRACTURED follows introspective biologist and mother Sandra Steingraber as she reinvents herself as an outspoken activist and throws herself into a an environmental war that many believe is unwinnable.

Branded a “toxic avenger” by Rolling Stone, Sandra quickly emerges as a leader of New York’s biggest grassroots movement in decades. Determined to win an uncompromising battle with the oil and gas industry, Sandra decides she must fight with her whole heart—devoting all her time, energy, and money to the cause. But as the film opens, her personal life is thrown into crisis when her husband Jeff begins having one stroke after another. She knows her family needs her at home, but Sandra can’t stop—not until she and her allies win a state-wide ban on fracking.

Image credit: Heriberto Rodriguez

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Film Screening Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:31:11 -0400 2018-04-04T19:00:00-04:00 2018-04-04T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School for Environment and Sustainability Film Screening Sandra Steingraber is hoisted up on the shoulders of those celebrating the NY state fracking ban. Image credit: Heriberto Rodriguez
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
CGIS Open Advising (April 5, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47710 47710-11002084@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 5, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Join us for an open advising event that will be held at CGIS, where advisors will be accepting walk-ins. Come in and speak to advisors about CGIS programs with a September 15th deadline, the application process, scholarship and financial aid, and more! Popcorn & punch will be provided and make sure to check in at the front desk when you arrive.

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Rally / Mass Meeting Fri, 16 Mar 2018 19:39:40 -0400 2018-04-05T13:00:00-04:00 2018-04-05T16:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Global and Intercultural Study Rally / Mass Meeting Cristina
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
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
MEMS Lecture Series. Portraits of Luther, from Lucas Cranach to Today (April 6, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49821 49821-11543720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 6, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS)

It is 500 years since Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses in Wittenberg and the Reformation began. But without the artist Lucas Cranach, who lived around the corner, would Luther’s Reformation have been so successful? Images were central to the Reformation and the Cranach workshop produced an extraordinary series of portraits of Luther through each stage of his life. Finally, the Reformation anniversary has inspired some powerful new images of the reformer: What does Luther look like now?

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 03 Apr 2018 16:12:45 -0400 2018-04-06T15:00:00-04:00 2018-04-06T17:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) Lecture / Discussion Poster for Roper
Writing Aware (April 9, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49112 49112-11375497@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 9, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Helen Zell Writers' Program

HZWP community discussion forum on issues of identity and intersectionality and the craft of writing.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Jan 2018 14:07:57 -0500 2018-04-09T13:00:00-04:00 2018-04-09T15:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall University of Michigan Helen Zell Writers' Program Workshop / Seminar
STS Speaker. Credibility Struggles in Times of Tectonic Upheaval: Rethinking Civic Epistemologies around Indian Nuclear Power Politics (April 9, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43480 43480-9771971@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 9, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Science, Technology & Society

Sheila Jasanoff conceptualized civic epistemologies as stable, socio-institutional forms of vetting, producing, and using policy-relevant knowledge that persist in particular political cultures. STS studies of credibility struggles are premised upon shared epistemological and moral foundations, even as they carefully remove markers of the all-too-human arbitration process. But how should one view credibility struggles in times of geological upheaval, where epistemological and political substrates are being torn apart and reconfigured? How should we conceptualize democratic legitimacy during periods of technological intrusions? Using the case of anti-nuclear activism in India, I demonstrate how activists, villagers, and different state officials are engaged in tectonic credibility struggles. Such contestations are overtly political and epistemic, and attempt to instantiate particular nuclear-democratic imaginaries by forming and expanding credibility economies across different audiences. The substantial challenges activists face in forming networked credibility economies necessitate re-theorizing civic epistemologies in India and beyond.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 06 Nov 2017 08:58:43 -0500 2018-04-09T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-09T17:30:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Science, Technology & Society Lecture / Discussion Prof. Monamie Bhadra
Swords into Bank Shares: Financial Innovations and Innovators in Mitigating Political Violence (April 10, 2018 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51683 51683-12190922@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Political Science

Abstract: The failure to align the incentives of conflictual groups in favor of peaceful coexistence and beneficial reforms is often seen as a major cause of persistent underdevelopment around the world. However, much less is known about strategies that have been successful at overcoming such political economy challenges. One approach that holds much promise, and in fact appears to have had some historical success, is the provision of financial assets that align the interests of winners and potential losers from reform by providing claims on the future. This project analyzes the promise and limitations of financial instruments as a means for fostering broad political coalitions that favor peace and beneficial reforms. It takes as a departure point the benchmark theory of portfolio choice, in which all agents hold the same (market) portfolio of risky assets. This may also align political incentives, as all individuals can gain from policies that improve the returns or lower the risks of the market portfolio, including risks stemming from political instability and conflict. The project then analyzes a range of historical cases in which the introduction of financial assets have succeeded or failed at making politics less conflictual over time, focusing on three revolutionary states that subsequently led the world in economic growth: England, the early United States and Meiji Japan. Next the project exploits a field experiments to test whether financial mechanisms can help raise support for peace in contemporary settings, beginning with the case of Israel. Finally, the project draws upon the theory, the historical cases and the field experiments to assess the promise and limitations of financial approaches in solving political economy challenges more generally.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 04 Apr 2018 12:00:20 -0400 2018-04-10T14:30:00-04:00 2018-04-10T16:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Political Science Lecture / Discussion Lorch Hall
Africa Workshop (April 10, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48358 48358-11222735@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Sana Aiyar is a historian of modern South Asia. She received her PhD from Harvard University in 2009 and held an Andrew Mellon postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in 2009-10. From 2010 to 2013 she was Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Her broad research and teaching interests lie in the regional and transnational history of South Asia and South Asian diasporas, with a particular focus on colonial and postcolonial politics and society in the Indian Ocean.


Her first book, Indians in Kenya: The Politics of Diaspora (Harvard University Press, 2015), explores the interracial and extraterritorial diasporic political consciousness of South Asians in Kenya from c. 1895 to 1968 who mediated constructions of racial and national identity across the Indian Ocean. Her research has appeared in several journals including the American Historical Review, AFRICA: Journal of the International African Institute, and Modern Asian Studies. Professor Aiyar is currently working on two projects. One is a study of the everyday encounters of African soldiers and South Asian civilians during the Second World War when over a hundred thousand military recruits from East and West Africa were stationed in India and Burma. The second, "India's First Partition", is an examination of migration, religious and ethnic politics, nationalism, and anticolonial activism across India and Burma in the 1930s.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:00:08 -0500 2018-04-10T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-10T18:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
Conversations on Europe. 1968...50 Years Later (April 10, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48045 48045-11170223@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for European Studies

1968 was a tumultuous year for many European societies. A period of intense social, cultural, and political upheaval, it caused sharp change and forceful ruptures in some countries while providing an excuse for violent repression and return to the status quo in others. On the 50th anniversary of the 1968 European revolutions, the Center for European Studies presents the events of 1968 through a film series and a round table discussion that will examine what these events meant for social actors then, and how we remember them now. Panelists will address the historical significance of 1968 in France, Germany, and Czechoslovakia, and discuss how these revolutions still shape these societies and Europe as a whole today.

Panelists: Joshua Cole, professor of history; Jindrich Toman, professor of Slavic languages & literatures; Johannes von Moltke, professor of German and screen arts & cultures, U-M

Moderator: Geneviève Zubrzycki, professor of sociology; Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia and Center for European Studies director

The panel will be preceded by free films at the Michigan Theater on April 8-9: Marianne and Juliane (Die bleirne Zeit), May Fools (Milou en Mai), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being. For details visit the CES website at https://ii.umich.edu/ces/news-events/events.html.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Mar 2018 16:30:11 -0400 2018-04-10T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-10T17:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for European Studies Lecture / Discussion [May 1968]. Nous sommes le pouvoir, Atelier des Beaux arts: [poster] / [unidentified], source gallica.bnf.fr / National Library of France
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
What Is Socialism? – Marxist Political Economy (April 11, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51782 51782-12248761@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: International Youth and Students for Social Equality

On April 11 the IYSSE at University of Michigan will host its second lecture in the three-part educational series: What Is Socialism?

This lecture titled “Marxist Political Economy” will review the development of a scientific understanding of capitalism by Karl Marx.

Topics covered in this lecture:

• The labor theory of value
• Profit and exploitation
• The fetishism of commodities
• Financialization and globalization


What Is Socialism? – IYSSE 2018 Lecture Series:

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, the originator of the materialist conception of history, the author of Das Kapital and, with Friedrich Engels, the founder of the modern revolutionary socialist movement.

Two hundred years after Marx’s birth, there is growing interest in socialism all over the world. Workers and young people confront unprecedented levels of social inequality, unending war and the threat of dictatorship. Millions are looking for an alternative and are asking the question: What is socialism?

This series of lectures will review the theory of Karl Marx and its enduring contemporary relevance.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 09 Apr 2018 09:39:45 -0400 2018-04-11T19:00:00-04:00 2018-04-11T21:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union International Youth and Students for Social Equality Lecture / Discussion Michigan Union
Ann Arbor Mayor and Council Candidate Forum (April 12, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51641 51641-12179242@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 12, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)

Students of PUBPOL 456/756 invite the public to join them for a debate featuring candidates for the offices of mayor and city council in Ann Arbor.

This event takes place as a product of PUBPOL 456/756. It originated and is planned, organized, and moderated by the students of the Ford School’s Public Policy Course 456/756 under the supervision of their instructor, former Mayor of Ann Arbor John Hieftje.

Mayoral Candidates:
Jack Eaton, City Council, Ward 4
Christopher Taylor, Mayor

City Council Candidates:
1st Ward: Neither candidate will be able to attend.
2nd Ward: Kirk Westphal
3rd Ward: Julie Grand
4th Ward: Joseph Hood and Graydon Krapohl
5th Ward: Ali Ramlawi and Chuck Warpehoski

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:23:00 -0400 2018-04-12T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-12T17:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) Lecture / Discussion
Changing Cleavages and Coalitions in American Politics 1972-2016: The Rise of Polarization and Populism (April 12, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50610 50610-11816523@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 12, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

What are the dimensions of political contestation in American politics today?  How has party-sorting and party activism contributed to political polarization and populism?  

During the 1950’s and 1960’s, American politics reflected the difference between the Democratic and Republican parties on economic issues (the “New Deal” cleavage) with an overlay, mostly within the Democratic Party, of differences on race (the “North-South” cleavage).  A mini-realignment among African American voters started in the 1930s in the northern cities, and it was accelerated by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which extended the realignment to the countryside and the South so that African Americans switched to the Democrats from the Party of Lincoln and Southern whites switched to the Republican Party. The between-party New Deal economic policy cleavage was highly correlated with income, occupation, and union membership. Religion did not play a major role in American politics as white evangelicals had few overtly political interests, and they identified with both the Republican and Democratic parties. 

Starting in the 1970s with the Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade (1973) decision and with the playing out of the consequences of the Civil Rights Acts of the mid 1960s, a two-dimensional cleavage structure arose comprising the traditional New Deal economic cleavage based upon income and occupation and a new social issues cleavage between the parties based upon religious attendance and moral conservatism. Although African Americans voted reliably for Democrats and many whites in the south began to vote for Republicans, the racial cleavage seemed largely submerged beneath the economic and social issues dimensions. Unlike economic policy where budgetary compromises were possible, concerns with social issues such as abortion, prayer in the schools, and gay rights presented problems where compromise was very difficult if not impossible.  In addition, conservatives sorted into the Republican Party and liberals into the Democratic Party. The result was an increasingly polarized politics.

Has this structure changed once again?   Are we now witnessing the emergence of a new dimension in American politics based upon xenophobia, racism, and nationalist sentiments? Was this dimension always there but obscured by other issues such as economics and moral conservatism? How does this dimension relate to the New Deal dimension and to social issues? How does it relate to America's long-term struggle with its legacy of slavery?

Using American National Election Studies and other data from the 1970s and earlier, this talk examines spatial diagrams over time to map out the changing coalitional structure of the parties, to investigate the possible emergence of a new xenophobic dimension, and to better understand populism and polarization in American politics.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 02 Mar 2018 13:10:52 -0500 2018-04-12T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-12T17:30:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Henry Brady
Free Speech: A WeListen Staff Session (April 13, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51188 51188-12012957@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 13, 2018 11:30am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Psychology

This session of WeListen is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome!

PLEASE NOTE- We have reached capacity for this event. Please complete the RSVP below to be placed on the waitlist. We will contact participants from the waitlist if cancellations occur. Thank you!

RSVP here: http://myumi.ch/aVD3D

WeListen began as a student organization with the goal of sparking small-group conversations (not debates!) between people with divergent political viewpoints.
Each session aims to help participants understand the underlying values and experiences that drive others’ political views. We are proud to be hosting the first staff session of WeListen on the topic of free speech.

Free speech is a fundamental right, guaranteed for all Americans. However, Richard Spencer’s recent request to speak on campus has some questioning if free speech should have limits. His request has raised questions including: how is hate speech defined? Are protests that infringe on others' First Amendment rights justified? How can campuses effectively manage requests from controversial speakers?

Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians, and everyone across the political spectrum together for a constructive conversation about free speech. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives.

Lunch will be served!

This event is co-sponsored by the the Ginsberg Center, LSA Dean's Office, and LSA Psychology.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:27:08 -0500 2018-04-13T11:30:00-04:00 2018-04-13T13:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Department of Psychology Lecture / Discussion WeListen Staff Free Speech
"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
Lunch and Learn: Civic Leadership (April 13, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51703 51703-12202558@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 13, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

Can't get enough of our Lunch & Learns? Haven't been able to make it, but craving free food on a Friday afternoon? Join us for our FINAL Lunch & Learn of the school year featuring two special guests - Michigan's House Representatives!! Rep. Yousef Rabhi and Rep. Adam Zemke will be joining us on Friday, April 13th from 12-1:30 p.m. to discuss how to engage with your political representatives and make a difference in your community. Learn about the importance of becoming politically active and engage in intellectual conversation with two of our nation's leaders. In addition, we'll be signing up for TurboVote, a non-partisan website for students to make voting easier. You won't want to miss this!

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:05:32 -0400 2018-04-13T12:00:00-04:00 2018-04-13T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Workshop / Seminar Civic Engagement
#MeToo: Reflecting Back and Looking Forward (April 13, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51469 51469-12112491@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 13, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

Join us for a panel discussion about the movement; where we've been and the future we will shape.

We will have time for conversation and questions, and snacks will be served!

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:32:51 -0400 2018-04-13T13:00:00-04:00 2018-04-13T14:00:00-04:00 Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar MeToo Flyer
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
Memories of a Despot -- Historical Antecedents for Executive Constraints (April 13, 2018 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51790 51790-12248767@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 13, 2018 3:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Political Science

Abstract: What are the historical determinants of comparative executive constraints? In this paper, I explore memory of tyranny, i.e., the shared experience of having lived and survived under tyranny, as one plausible determinant. I expect executive constraints to be stronger when state institutions are formulated shortly after a reign of personalistic despotism, when collective memories of tyranny are fresh. I evaluate the proposition in two ways. First, I employ crossnational panel data on authoritarian regimes to compare executive constraints following the end of an authoritarian administrations. I find that constraints increase more following the end of a personalist tyranny than for other forms of authoritarian rule. Second, I narrow my scope to post-colonial regimes, comparing executive constraints in directly vs. indirectly colonized states. I find that post-colonial executive constraints tend to be stronger in indirectly ruled colonies, where colonial oppression was exercised by a local, homegrown tyrant rather than a foreign viceroy. I complement the quantitative analysis with illustrative case studies and survey data on public opinion.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:46:12 -0400 2018-04-13T15:30:00-04:00 2018-04-13T17:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Political Science Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
Politicians and Social Media in the Global South (April 14, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51880 51880-12274528@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 14, 2018 9:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: School of Information

A one-day seminar workshop to examine contemporary scholarship on political social media in the Global South. The workshop will feature a mix of talks and small workgroup sessions to explore these topics, with specific attention to politicians and political collectives.

In the last decade, politicians in various parts of the world have invested in social media campaigns, including in settings where a relatively small proportion of the voting public is actually online. Leaders may use social media for a range of reasons including to actively court constituents, to present a narrative on their political program to the international community, or to use the affordances of social media to frame the agenda on a specific issue.

Social media can also present a means for politicians to bypass the free professional media corps to directly speak to the electorate, and exercise greater control over the story crafted about them. After an early phase of enthusiasm on the scope of social media to bring decentralized power to the people, we increasingly have a balanced view of the potential and risks of online behavior for democratic societies.

Today, we see a social media environment in which a vast majority of major national politicians in countries throughout the world build social media presences for a diverse mix of these reasons. What do these developments mean for the future of political campaigning? What tactics have worked? How is the online strategy impacted by ideology, national economic priorities, or political structure?

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:21:07 -0400 2018-04-14T09:00:00-04:00 2018-04-14T17:00:00-04:00 North Quad School of Information Workshop / Seminar Billboard
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (April 14, 2018 12:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47914 47914-11118438@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 14, 2018 12:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions.

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Meeting Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:52:48 -0500 2018-04-14T12:45:00-04:00 2018-04-14T14:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Meeting CCL Logo
LRCCS Tuesday Lecture Series | The Mirage of Development: The Sichuan Earthquake, One Decade Later (April 17, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47862 47862-11035887@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

In today’s talk, Professor Sorace argues that the Communist Party is discursively path dependent on specific narratives of legitimation, which constrain its ability to govern and be responsive to people’s needs. In particular, he will discuss the post-2008 Sichuan earthquake reconstruction of Yingxiu township, which was reconstructed to perform the Party’s benevolence, with scant consideration for its impact on the lives of local residents.

Christian Sorace is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Colorado College and a former postdoctoral fellow at the Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW) at the Australian National University. He is the author of "Shaken Authority: China’s Communist Party and the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake" published in May 2017 with Cornell University Press. His articles have appeared in "Critical Inquiry," "Comparative Politics," "The China Journal," and "The China Quarterly" among other journals. He is also the editor of the Arts and Culture section of a new open-access quarterly journal called "Made in China." His new research focuses on comparative urbanization and land-rights in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, China.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:59:58 -0400 2018-04-17T11:30:00-04:00 2018-04-17T12:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Christian Sorace, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Colorado College
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
2018 Political Economy Workshop End of Year Mini-Conference (April 20, 2018 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51959 51959-12327243@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 20, 2018 10:30am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Political Economy Workshop (PEW)

The first half of the conference will feature 5 short presentations describing research presented at PEW this year.

10:30-10:45: Jieun Lee
10:45-11:00: Anil Menon
11:00-11:15: Iain Osgood and Corina Simonelli
11:15-11:30: Joe Ornstein
11:30-11:45: Nicole Wu

The second half of the conference will feature the 2018 Coordinator's Address by Yuhua Wang, which is jointly sponsored with the Exploring Historical Legacies and Memory (EHLM). We hope that you can attend.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 16 Apr 2018 10:05:04 -0400 2018-04-20T10:30:00-04:00 2018-04-20T13:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Political Economy Workshop (PEW) Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
Five Minute Friday (April 20, 2018 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52000 52000-12340872@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 20, 2018 3:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics

Although most weeks we focus our attention on a single presenter, this week, IWAP will be hosting a lightning round of presentations that highlight research projects still in their infancy.

Each presentation will be limited to 2 minutes and will be followed by a 3 minute round of questions. It will be a fun opportunity to hear about the puzzles folks in our department are just beginning to tackle and to collectively prod their projects forward while enjoying snacks and coffee.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:51:09 -0400 2018-04-20T15:30:00-04:00 2018-04-20T17:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
Five Minute Friday (April 20, 2018 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52031 52031-12371051@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 20, 2018 3:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics

Although most weeks we focus our attention on a single presenter, this week, IWAP will be hosting a lightning round of presentations that highlight research projects still in their infancy.

Each presentation will be limited to 2 minutes and will be followed by a 3 minute round of questions. It will be a fun opportunity to hear about the puzzles folks in our department are just beginning to tackle and to collectively prod their projects forward while enjoying snacks and coffee.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:02:46 -0400 2018-04-20T15:30:00-04:00 2018-04-20T17:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Quantitative Methods (ISQM): Methods for Using Selection on Observed Variables to Address Selection on Unobserved Variables (April 25, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50740 50740-11859086@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Seminar in Quantitative Methods (ISQM)

Abstract

We develop new estimation methods for estimating causal effects based on the idea that the amount of selection on the observed explanatory variables in a model provides a guide to the amount of selection on the unobservables. We discuss two approaches, one of which involves the use of a factor model as a way to infer properties of unobserved covariates from the observed covariates. We construct an interval estimator that asymptotically covers the true value of the causal effect, and we propose related confidence regions that cover the true value with fixed probability.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Apr 2018 12:31:53 -0400 2018-04-25T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-25T17:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Seminar in Quantitative Methods (ISQM) Workshop / Seminar Haven Hall
Political Science Commencement Ceremony (April 28, 2018 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49749 49749-11512812@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 28, 2018 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Political Science

Students should arrive no later than 2PM.

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Ceremony / Service Sat, 03 Feb 2018 18:07:02 -0500 2018-04-28T14:30:00-04:00 2018-04-28T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Political Science Ceremony / Service
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
Framing the Best Available Version of the Truth (May 8, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47754 47754-11004738@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This study group will deal with framing, frames, and reframing in the context of finding the best available version of the truth.

Instructor Tom Murray has a Ph.D. in Communications from UM, is Emeritus Professor at EMU and has lead OLLI study groups.

The study group for those 50 and over will be held on Tuesdays from May 8 to June 12.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:38:46 -0400 2018-05-08T12:00:00-04:00 2018-05-08T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (May 12, 2018 12:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47914 47914-11118439@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 12, 2018 12:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions.

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Meeting Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:52:48 -0500 2018-05-12T12:45:00-04:00 2018-05-12T14:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Meeting CCL Logo
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
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 4, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986896@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 4, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-04T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-04T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 5, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986897@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-05T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-05T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 6, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986898@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-06T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-06T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 7, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986899@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 7, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-07T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-07T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 8, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986900@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 8, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-08T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-08T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 9, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986901@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 9, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-09T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-09T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (June 9, 2018 12:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47914 47914-11118440@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 9, 2018 12:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions.

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Meeting Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:52:48 -0500 2018-06-09T12:45:00-04:00 2018-06-09T14:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Meeting CCL Logo
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 10, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986902@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 10, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-10T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-10T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 11, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986903@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 11, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-11T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-11T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 12, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986904@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-12T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 13, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986905@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-13T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 14, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986906@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 14, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-14T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 15, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986907@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 15, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-15T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-15T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 16, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986908@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 16, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-16T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-16T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 17, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986909@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 17, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-17T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-17T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 18, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986910@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 18, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-18T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-18T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 19, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986911@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-19T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-19T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 20, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986912@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-20T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-20T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 21, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986913@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 21, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-21T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-21T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 22, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986914@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 22, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-22T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-22T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 23, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986915@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 23, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-23T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-23T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 24, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986916@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 24, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-24T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-24T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 25, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986917@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 25, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-25T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-25T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 26, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986918@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-26T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-26T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 27, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986919@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-27T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-27T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 28, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986920@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 28, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-28T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-28T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 29, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986921@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-29T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Guns in America: A WeListen Staff Session (June 29, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52586 52586-12868028@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 29, 2018 11:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Department of Psychology

This session of WeListen is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome!

RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/a850r

The Second Amendment grants us the “right to bear arms,” but the regulation of guns is constantly a topic of debate. Many voices have called for stronger gun control measures following acts of gun violence and mass shootings that have drawn national attention. Would increased regulation conflict with the guaranteed right of the Second Amendment? What truly constitutes "common sense" gun control? How should the United States interpret the Second Amendment today? Come to this WeListen Staff Session to learn about the current legislation and regulations regarding guns and to practice having conversations around this complex topic.

By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for a constructive conversation about guns in America. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions!

Lunch will be served!

This event is co-sponsored by the the Ginsberg Center and LSA Psychology.

-WeListen began as a student organization with the goal of sparking small-group conversations (not debates!) between people with divergent political viewpoints. Each session aims to help participants understand the underlying values and experiences that drive others’ political views.-

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:27:53 -0500 2018-06-29T11:00:00-04:00 2018-06-29T13:00:00-04:00 North Quad Department of Psychology Lecture / Discussion Guns in American WeListen Discussion Flyer
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (June 30, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986922@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 30, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-06-30T00:00:00-04:00 2018-06-30T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (July 1, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 1, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-07-01T00:00:00-04:00 2018-07-01T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering (July 2, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 52742-12986924@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 2, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called "gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate.

The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is gerrymandering?
What is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?
Why did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case?
How has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate?
What are states doing to address the issue?
How can you implement change?


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, 21 Jun 2018 15:53:51 -0400 2018-07-02T00:00:00-04:00 2018-07-02T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Gerrymandering
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (July 14, 2018 12:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47914 47914-11118441@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 14, 2018 12:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions.

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Meeting Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:52:48 -0500 2018-07-14T12:45:00-04:00 2018-07-14T14:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Meeting CCL Logo
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (August 11, 2018 12:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47914 47914-11118442@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 11, 2018 12:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions.

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Meeting Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:52:48 -0500 2018-08-11T12:45:00-04:00 2018-08-11T14:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Meeting CCL Logo
Immigration: A WeListen Staff Discussion (August 17, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/53078 53078-13218009@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 17, 2018 11:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Department of Psychology

This session of WeListen is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome and lunch will be provided!

RSVP here: http://myumi.ch/abjX2

Join us at this WeListen Staff Session to learn current immigration policies and to participate in small group discussions about this complex topic. Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.


By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is co-sponsored by the UM Office of DEI and the LSA DEI Implementation Leads. The planning committee includes staff members from the Ginsberg Center, the LSA Dean's Office, LSA History, LSA Psychology, the Office of Communtiy-Engaged Academic Learning, and the Michigan Community Scholars Program.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:28:32 -0500 2018-08-17T11:00:00-04:00 2018-08-17T13:00:00-04:00 North Quad Department of Psychology Lecture / Discussion Immigration flyer. August 17th, 11am-1pm. North Quad Space 2435.
Department GSI Orientation (August 27, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/53065 53065-13217959@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 27, 2018 8:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Political Science

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Meeting Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:22:14 -0400 2018-08-27T08:00:00-04:00 2018-08-27T10:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Political Science Meeting Haven Hall
Comparative Politics Workshop (September 4, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53064 53064-13217923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in Comparative Politics (IWCP)

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 08 Aug 2018 10:20:50 -0400 2018-09-04T16:00:00-04:00 2018-09-04T17:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Workshop in Comparative Politics (IWCP) Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
How to Talk Across the Political Divide (September 5, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/53653 53653-13444102@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Dr. Deegan-Krause is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wayne State University.

This is the Kick-Off event for the 2018-19 season for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Michigan.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 13 Aug 2018 14:46:02 -0400 2018-09-05T10:00:00-04:00 2018-09-05T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
CJS Thursday Noon Lecture Series | Finding a Dream in Adversity (September 6, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53551 53551-13401559@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 6, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Part of the Toyota Visiting Professor 30th Anniversary Special Lecture Series

I was born as the seventh son of a peasant and graduated from high school at the bottom of my class. It was at the age of 21 years old, working at an agricultural cooperative that I reached a turning point in my life. I went to Idaho as an agricultural trainee, and then I studied at the University of Nebraska and Harvard University. Finally, at the age of 61 years old, I was elected Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture and my dream of becoming a politician came true.

I will talk about how I took advantage of my experiences in the United States in my approach to advancing regional governance in Japan, as well as the response to the Kumamoto earthquake that occurred in 2016.

Ikuo Kabashima is currently in his third term as Governor of Kumamotto Prefecture, Japan. In addition, from 2008 to the present, he is Emeritus Professor at University of Tokyo, He received a Ph.D in Political Economy and Government from Harvard University in 1979. In addition to teaching at University of Tokyo, he taught at Tsukuba University from 1985-1997.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to bkinzer@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, 31 Aug 2018 14:05:48 -0400 2018-09-06T12:00:00-04:00 2018-09-06T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion Ikuo Kabashima, Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Interdisciplinary Workshop American Politics (IWAP) (September 7, 2018 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53553 53553-13401561@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 7, 2018 3:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics

The positive role of negative emotions in facilitating democratic engagement has come to the fore in recent political science research. But negative emotions are not always a democratic plus. In this study, we focus on the ways in which negative emotions drive selective news exposure, focusing on the decision to consume news about terrorist violence. Drawing on data from a two-wave national online panel of Americans, we find that anxiety is associated with avoidance of news stories about recent terror attacks whereas anger is linked to increased consumption and repeat exposure. Panel data confirm that emotions precede selective exposure. Those angry at terrorists in wave 1 were more likely to watch a complete news story about the Boston marathon in wave 2 whereas those who felt anxious in wave 1 were less likely to watch the entire story in wave 2. These findings are consistent with an emotion regulation model of selective news exposure in which news is consumed if it is expected to arouse positive emotions or satisfy functional goals and avoided if it is expected to arouse negative emotions. We also find that exposure to terrorist violence is politically consequential. Those who reported greater exposure to stories of terror attacks were more likely to support aggressive national security policies in wave 1. In addition, a graphic reminder of the Boston marathon bombing in wave 2 boosted support for national security policies by enhancing the effects of anger on support for torture and increasing the effects of anxiety on support for heightened domestic surveillance policies. In developing an emotion regulation approach to the study of selective news exposure, we underscore the political implications of a highly arousing online news environment in which news consumption is driven by both emotional and informational goals.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 29 Aug 2018 12:41:10 -0400 2018-09-07T15:30:00-04:00 2018-09-07T17:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (September 8, 2018 12:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47914 47914-11118443@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 8, 2018 12:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions.

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Meeting Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:52:48 -0500 2018-09-08T12:45:00-04:00 2018-09-08T14:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Meeting CCL Logo
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
Michigan in Washington Information Session (September 10, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53068 53068-13217996@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 10, 2018 6:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Political Science

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Meeting Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:48:12 -0400 2018-09-10T18:00:00-04:00 2018-09-10T19:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Political Science Meeting Haven Hall
Interest Group/RIW Orientation-- Department of Political Science (September 11, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52690 52690-12927444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Political Science

This session will talk through some of the best practices for planning your political science event. We will also discuss the LSA hosting guidelines and will advise on the process for reimbursements and honoraria.

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Meeting Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:04:11 -0400 2018-09-11T12:00:00-04:00 2018-09-11T13:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Political Science Meeting Haven Hall
Comparative Politics Workshop (September 11, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53064 53064-13217924@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in Comparative Politics (IWCP)

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 08 Aug 2018 10:20:50 -0400 2018-09-11T16:00:00-04:00 2018-09-11T17:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Workshop in Comparative Politics (IWCP) Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
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
Why the working class needs socialism (September 11, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55025 55025-13671786@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: International Youth and Students for Social Equality

Why the working class needs socialism: The Trump administration, the Democratic Party and the fight for the political independence of the working class

Presentation by Niles Niemuth, socialist candidate for Congress with the Socialist Equality Party.

Tuesday, September 11 from 7PM–9PM
Room 1300 in the Chemistry Building


Ferocious conflicts are pitting the Trump administration against powerful factions of the military-intelligence apparatus, backed by the Democrats. However, these are conflicts between two reactionary factions of the capitalist ruling elite. Trump is seeking to cultivate a fascistic movement to serve as the spearhead for the policies of the financial aristocracy. The Democrats want a more aggressive war policy in the Middle East and against Russia.

There is growing support for socialism among workers and youth, produced by record social inequality, continuous attacks on wages and social programs, and unending war. The fight for socialism means a fight against the capitalist system. It requires the independent mobilization of the working class against the Democrats, the Republicans and the social system they defend.

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Presentation Sat, 08 Sep 2018 17:20:17 -0400 2018-09-11T19:00:00-04:00 2018-09-11T21:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab International Youth and Students for Social Equality Presentation Chemistry Dow Lab
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
CREES Noon Lecture. U.S.-Russia Relations in the Age of Trump and Putin (September 12, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54187 54187-13539442@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Professor Cook will discuss the Russian economy in the 21st century, including the recent U.S. sanctions. She will also examine how they shape U.S.-Russia relations.

Lisa D. Cook is an associate professor in the Department of Economics and in International Relations (James Madison College) at Michigan State University. The first Marshall Scholar from Spelman College, she received a second B.A. from Oxford University in philosophy, politics, and economics. Professor Cook earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Among her current research interests are economic growth and development, financial institutions and markets, innovation, and economic history. From November 2008 to January 2009, Cook was on the Obama Presidential Transition Team and led the review of the World Bank and International Affairs division of the Treasury Department. She is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer. Professor Cook speaks French, Russian, Spanish, and Wolof.

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, 24 Aug 2018 12:49:15 -0400 2018-09-12T12:00:00-04:00 2018-09-12T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Lisa Cook
Michigan in Washington Information Session (September 12, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53069 53069-13217997@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 6:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Political Science

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Meeting Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:51:42 -0400 2018-09-12T18:00:00-04:00 2018-09-12T19:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Political Science Meeting Haven Hall
CSEAS Friday Lecture Series. Facebook, Politics, and Participation in the Philippines (September 14, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/53507 53507-13392479@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 14, 2018 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Filipinos spend more time on social media than anyone else in the world, yet little is understood about how social media impacts politics in the Philippines. The speakers have examined the broad relationship between Facebook usage and political participation in an increasingly digitally networked Philippines society. New scholarship in political communication espouses a strong positive relationship between social media and the rise of populist politicians, but this hypothesis may not hold true in the case of Rodrigo Duterte's electoral victory. Citing survey findings and social network analysis following the 2016 presidential election, the speakers will demonstrate that political engagement via Facebook played a key role in this unprecedented election, but not in ways previous research has posited. The speakers will use their findings to explain the implications for future political developments in the Philippines and across Southeast Asia.

Aim Sinpeng is a lecturer in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. She is a co-founder of the Sydney Cyber Security Network and a Thailand Coordinator for the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. She has published widely on Thai politics and has been awarded multiple research grants to study social media and political participation in Southeast Asia. She is completing a manuscript on anti-democratic politics in democratizing states.

Aries A. Arugay is an associate professor of political science and co-convenor of the Strategic Studies Program of the Center for Integrative and Development Studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on comparative politics, international relations, research methodology, and political thought. He currently holds an ASEAN@50 Fellowship from New Zealand’s Southeast Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence and the One UP Professorial Chair in Comparative Democratization.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to cseas@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 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:33:48 -0400 2018-09-14T11:30:00-04:00 2018-09-14T12:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Sinpeng Arugay
Eldersveld Prize Lecture (September 14, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52765 52765-13027851@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 14, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Political Science

When Sam Eldersveld died, he generously donated money to the Department of Political Science to be used to honor faculty and graduate students (in alternating years) for their research accomplishments. Every other year the Department's Executive Committee chooses a faculty member to receive the Eldersveld Prize. Iain Osgood is this year's recipient of the prize.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 24 Jul 2018 11:47:17 -0400 2018-09-14T12:00:00-04:00 2018-09-14T13:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Political Science Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall