Happening @ Michigan

Danny Glover, Grace Lee Boggs, Robin D.G. Kelley, and Gwendolyn Midlo Hall

Forum in Memory of Martin Luther King Jr.

Detroit's 95-year-old philosopher/activist Grace Lee Boggs will engage in a discussion about Martin Luther King Jr.'s call for a...

Global Intellectual Property Policy, Access to Knowledge, and Development

The Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Lecture Series presents Sisule Musungu, President of IQsensato, with commentary by Marvin...

International Economic Law and the Neo-Liberal Turn

International Law Workshop

Andrew Lang, Senior Lecturer in Law, London School of Economics; Visiting Professor, University of Michigan Law School...

Anthology of Creative Writing by Michigan Prisoners

Release Celebration

Our third edition of this anthology, titled I've Somehow Swallowed the Night, showcases poetry, short stories, and essays from...

Breaking the Silence

The Democratic Republic of Congo. The greatest tragedy of our lifetime

Join a lecture and conversation with Kambale Musavuli from Friends of the Congo about femicide, conflict, minerals and child soldiers....

Opera Workshop

Cosi fan tutte - Act 1 and La traviata - Acts 1 & 2. Joshua Major, director, Timothy Cheek, music director.

Brass Chamber Music

PROGRAM: Plog - Mosaics; Schnyder - Brass Quintet; Plog - Four Sketches

Campus Symphony Orchestra

Eiki Isomura and Matthew Dell, graduate student conductors. PROGRAM: Gershwin - Cuban Overture; Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5

Faculty Recital: Joan Raeburn Holland, harp

Joined by Guest Harpist Elizabeth Richter, Harp Professor of Ball State University A Program of Harp Duos and Solos PROGRAM: bach - Prelude...

Garnet Rogers & Archie Fisher

Senior Recital: Jenny Chun, violin

PROGRAM: Suk - Four Pieces for Violin and Piano; Pisen lasky song of love; Bach - Partita No. 5 in D Minor; Turina - Piano Trio No. 2 in B...

Senior Recital: Nate May, piano

PROGRAM: Messiaen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Shostakovich - Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor Op. 67; Powell - Wail; Brigard/Ellington/Mills...

Changes in the Codex Represented in the Exhibit "Historical Bookbindings: A Thousand Years of Structure and Style"

Julia Miller, Book Conservator and Guest Curator, will present "Changes in the Codex Represented in the Exhibit 'Historical...

2010-2011 Fellows Lecture

William Muschenheim Fellowship: Nahyun Hwang...

"Let's Talk About Sex"

Special Guests: Greg Harden, Assoc. Athletic Director & Chinyere Neale, UHS/PULSE Health Educator...

Sharing with Survivors Speak Out

Sharing our experiences of sexual assault

Pull up a blanket and a pillow and share your story about your experience involving sexual assault or sexual violence in a safe, supportive...

Village Called Versailles: Film Screening & Discussion

A/PIA Heritage Month Event

A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES...

Over the Rhine

University Choir

Paul Rardin, conductor, Emily Lai, piano Joel Tranquilla, graduate student conductor. Program features the music of Franz Schubert,...

College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational

UMMA and University Unions Arts and Programs are proud to announce that the 2011 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI) will be...

Increasing Men’s Accountability in Their Work to Stop Violence Against Women

Men need to stop their own gender’s violence against women, but recent calls to involve men have had unintended results. The five steps...

Water Tools on the Diag

A display of tools for underwater research, analyzing water quality, efficiently carrying water, traveling over water, and more....

Brown Bag Organ Series: Stephen Warner

Thirty minutes of organ solo music performed by local musicians. Bring lunch or purchase at the Crossroads Cafe. PROGRAM: Buxtehude -...

How to Use Interactive Theater to Prevent Violence Against Women

This workshop invites audience members to create scenarios to show interactions between an abused woman and her abusive boyfriend. The...

Health Screening for Jewish Genetic Diseases

Did you know that 1 in 5 Ashkenazic Jews is a carrier for a Jewish genetic disease? On April 6th, Health and Wellness will be hosting the...

Physics Colloquium

Lee-Lueng Fu, Senior Research Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and member of the National Academy of Science and Engineering

Sponsored by the Physics Department

Anarchism on Rye: Building a Business from A to Z

n researching his book series, "Zingerman's Guide to Good Leading," Ari Weinzweig, author, co-founder of Zingerman’s, and...

Science in Fifteen Minutes: Topic TBA

Henry Pollack, Professor Emeritis, Geological Sciences

For students who want to learn something scientifically and socially valuable in a short time. A 15 minute lecture is followed by time for...

Opera Workshop

Cosi fan tutte - Act 1 and La traviata - Acts 1 & 2. Joshua Major, director, Timothy Cheek, music director.

Professional Panel Event sponsored by LSA Student Honor Council

Come to this professional panel event on April 6th from 7-8:30 PM in Angel Hall Auditorium B. Listen to professionals out in the work force...

VOICES OF MEN

Tamara Williams Memorial Lecture

Ben Atherton-Zeman – spokesperson, speaker and performer on issues of sexism and violence prevention – will present his highly acclaimed...

Arts Chorale

Graduate student conductors PROGRAM: Lauridsen - Lux aeterna; Farmer - Fair Phyllis; Wilbye - Adieu sweet Amaryllis; Weelkes - hark all ye...

Jazz Lab Ensemble

Andrew Bishop, director PROGRAM: Mingus - Nostagia In Time Square; Mintzer - Latin Dance; Brooks - Where Flamingos Fly; Silver - Ecaroh;...

Oboe Studio Recital

Students of Professor Nancy Ambrose King. PROGRAM: Bimstein - Half Moon at checkerboard Mesa; Bach - Sonata in G Minor; Francaix - The...

Senior Recital: Rainer Eudeikis, cello

PROGRAM: Bozza - Orpheus for Cello Solo; Bach - Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major; Davydov -Am Spingbrunnen; Brahms - Cello Sonata No.2 in F major...

Gypsee Yo

2011 Cupsi

Poetry Night Special Feature Event!

Translations vs. Talking God's Language

Rabbinic Judaism's Dilemma

Lecturer: David Aaron, Hebrew Union College

CUPSI Workshop by Aire Dee Matthews and Mahoghany Browne

Body Language

CUPSI Workshop by Petra Kuppers

Intercultural Poetic Labor: Community Performance

In this workshop, we will look at the power of poetry in intercultural and intergenerational settings. Petra Kuppers will share some of the...

CUPSI Workshop by Jessica Young

Power Words

Do you curse? Do you use "vocabulary" words? Is macaronic language fair...

CUPSI Workshop by John Whittier-Ferguson

Poetry of Revolutions

In this workshop, we'll spend a little time with a sampling of poems from the past two centuries that are about or are associated with...

CUPSI Workshop by Lauren Banka and Aaron Samuels

Filling Seats, Being Heard: What Happens after the Poem is Finished

As poets, many of us avoid organizational roles, and as a result, our communities and poets suffer. Join Lauren Banka, WU-Slam's...

Conversations on Europe:Fortress Europe: Pushing Back Unwanted Migrants

Marco Jacquemet, Professor, Communication Studies, University of San Francisco

Part of The Connecting Sea: Charting the Mediterranean across the Disciplines. For a list of all events go to...

Conversations on Europe. “’Fortress Europe’: Pushing Back Unwanted Migrants.”

Marco Jacquemet, associate professor of communication studies, University of San Francisco. Part of "The Connecting Sea: Charting the...

EEB Thursday Seminar Series

Forest responses to environmental stressors at multiple scales: From dynamics to ecosystem services, presented by Dr. Maria Uriarte, Assistant Professor, Columbia University

The world’s tropical forests harbor the majority of Earth’s biodiversity, regulate global climate, and form the basis for the...

Michigan Leadership Awards

MLAs 2011

Please join us as we celebrate the 2011 Michigan Leadership Award recipients. The ceremony will be held in the Michigan Union Ballroom on...

Writers Series: Richard Ford

Richard Ford is the author of three collections of stories and six novels, most recently The Lay of the Land, a finalist for the National...

Zell Visiting Writers Series Presents: Richard Ford

Fiction Reading

Richard Ford is the author of three collections of stories and six novels, most recently The Lay of the Land, a finalist for the National...

“Martian Summer,” with Andrew Kessler

It’s a Martian exclusive! Andrew Kessler, author of "MARTIAN SUMMER: Robot Arms, Cowboy Spacemen, and My 90 Days with the Phoenix...

Sustainability in Public Policy

Complaining about government waste is almost a cliché. At the very least, sustainability does not seem to be on their checklist of...

Around the U: Perspectives of Identities

"Around the U: Perspectives of Identities" is an opportunity for the campus to hear different perspectives from a multitude of...

Take Back the Night Rally and March

Raising community awareness of sexual assault

Come join campus and community members in the Take Back the Night Rally and March! This event is on Thursday, April 7th, from 7-9pm on the...

The Crucible

Department of Theatre & Drama. Arthur Miller’s Tony Award-winning scathing condemnation of censorship set against the 1692 Salem...

The Crucible: Inside the Actors Studio Discussion

Join University Unions Arts & Programs and the Department of Theatre and Drama for their production of Arthur Miller's The...

David Bromberg

Senior Recital: Andrew Hayhurst, cello

PROGRAM: Harbison - Suite for Solo Cello; Beethoven - Sonata No. 1 in F Major Op. 5; Barber - Cello Sonata Op. 6; Roussel - Trio for Flute...

Student Woodwind Chamber Music Recital

A recital of wind quintets, quartets, trios, and duos. PROGRAM: Bach - Trio Sonata in G Major; Etler - Quintet No. 2; Ibert - Cinq pieces...

Domestic Partner Duet Extravaganza!

After all of the formality of Charity Auction, come let loose with Out in Public. We're hosting a rip-roaring night of karaoke at Aut...

CUPSI Workshop by David Blair

Writing the Persona Poem

National Poetry Slam Champion Blair's workshop will discuss strategies and pitfalls of writing in persona, how it facilitates empathy,...

CUPSI Workshop by Megan Levad

Sonic Logic

How can poets harness the elements of sound--which can mean anything from alliteration to volume--to their advantage? At this workshop...

CUPSI Workshop by Aimee Le

Panel Discussion on Ethics in Poetry

CUPSI Workshop by Ben Alfaro and Isaac Miller

Art and Activism

This workshop will focus on the relationship between art and activism. It will explore through facilitated discussion the role of the...

CUPSI Workshop by U-Club Poetry Slam Core

How to Host a Slam

-History of U-Club at Michigan -How to Gain University Support -How We Run Slams -What Our Alum Have Accomplished

American and Chinese Journalistic Practice: A Contrast in Purposes

A roundtable discussion by George McCloud

Speaker’s Statement: In September of 2010 I attended a seminar at the East West Center in Honolulu that brought together seven senior...

Male Worlds–Female Worlds: Gender Specific Aspects of Early Joseon Painting

Hosted by the History of Art Department, Dr. Burglind Jungmann will give a public talk that analyzes Korean paintings of the 15th and 16th...

Smith Lecture

Lee-Lueng Fu, Senior Research Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and member of the National Academy of Science and Engineering

Interdisciplinary Music Forum: Graduate Student Workshop

Led by Antonette Adiova (musicology), Dan Blim (musicology) and Michael Mauskapf (musicology).

Lecture: Toni Griffin, Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Lecture Title: Can Planning Save the City: Facing the Challenges of Urban America

April 8, 2011 05:00 PM...

Word of Mouth Stories GrandSLAM

Word of Mouth is a group inspired by NPR's The Moth StorySLAMs. Each month, students from the audience compete to tell the best 5...

Faculty and Guest Recital: Aaron Berofsky, violin and Phillip Bush, piano

Concert 1 of 3. Aaron Berofsky and Phillip Bush will perform the complete cycle of Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano. PROGRAM:...

Masters Recital: Kyle Stegall, tenor

PROGRAM: Massenet - Chants intimes; Hahn - Quand je pris au Pavillon; A Chloris; Barber - Despite and Still; Beethoven - Der Kuss; Wonne der...

Masters Recital: Yuan Yuan Cathy Chen, media arts

The Combination of Traditional Chinese Literature, Human Movement, and Technology. PROGRAM: Chen - Movements

Steppin' In It

Symphony Band

Michael Haithcock, conductor Today’s creative composers and arrangers merge creative concepts from ancient China, and European masters...

The Crucible

by Arthur Miller. Miller’s Tony Award-winning scathing condemnation of censorship set against the 1692 Salem witch trials. Tickets...

Free Rapid HIV Testing and Counseling Services

In coordination with HARC, The Necto Nightclub, and Sociology 389, free HIV testing using rapid testing methods will be available on Friday,...

Back to the Sea: The Evolution of Whales

Scientists long before Darwin wondered why whales, which are mammals, not fish, live in the sea. Evidence suggests that land-living mammals...