March 21st, 2018

Modern Jewish Literature Symposium

Deborah Dash Moore, Yael Kenan, Chana Kronfeld, Mikhail Krutikov, Josh Lambert, Marjorie Levinson, Julian Levinson, Maren Linett, Nadav Linial, Rachel Neis

Bringing together colleagues as well as former and current students of Professor Norich, this symposium reflects Professor Norich’s...

FOR THE CULTURE

Presented by the Campus Climate Committee (CSG)

A unity ball for students of color + allies, where people from different backgrounds can come together, have dinner, hear from different...

March 22nd, 2018

Speaking American English

A Communication Skills Workshop for English Language Learners

The purpose of this program is to offer speech support for people who would like to pursue additional guidance in speaking American English....

Lydia Davis

ZVWS Writer In Residence

Lydia Davis, who was awarded the Man Booker International Prize in 2013, is an American writer noted for literary works of extreme brevity,...

March 23rd, 2018

Economics at Work

Mary Kay Kosnik, Middle School Math Teacher, The Hamlin School, San Francisco, CA

Mary Kay, a native Michigander, graduated from the University of Michigan with an A.B. in economics. She has spent the bulk of her...

“Moving Beyond the Clinic: A Journey to Health Advocacy”

A workshop w/ U-M Professor of Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy A. Mark Fendrick, MD, and U-M School of Public Health Director of Government Relations Jenifer J. Martin, JD.

This interprofessional workshop will build the skills of future health professionals to advocate for better health policies, systems, and...

March 24th, 2018

Detroit Trip

Eastern Market and Keep Growing Detroit

SLE is heading to Detroit to volunteer with the amazing nonprofit Keep Growing Detroit (KGD) and visit the historic Eastern Market. With KGD...

TDOV Speak Out

International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is honored annually on March 31. To provide visibility and honor lived experiences and...

March 25th, 2018

March 26th, 2018

Decision Consortium - The Knowledge Illusion

Philip Fernbach, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Leeds School of Business; Associate Member, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado, Boulder

Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don’t even know how a pen or a toilet works. How have we...

March 27th, 2018

Why Study the Middle East?

Drop-In Info Session - Department of Near Eastern Studies

Current undergraduate students are invited to a drop-in info session on the Department of Near Eastern Studies' major, minor, and...

Africa Workshop

Jemima Pierre, UCLA " Africa and the Project of Black Studies"

Jemima Pierre (Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin) is a sociocultural anthropologist whose research and teaching interests are located in...

What Do Curators Know?

Museum Studies Program Visiting Scholar, Steven Lubar, Professor of American Studies, History of Art and Architecture, and History

Steven Lubar from Brown University will discuss the unique range of knowledge and insight possessed by curators in regards to understanding...