March 31st, 2019

April 1st, 2019

The Fifth Risk

Discussion of Administration's Lack of Experience

“What are the consequences if the people given control over our government have no idea how it works?” This is a key question posed by...

Whitman

Read & Discuss Whitman's Poetry

An expeditious survey of Whitman’s career as a poet. We’ll observe the daring effervescence of Song of Myself, the stateliness of...

April 2nd, 2019

Directional Entropic Forces from Lattice Dimers

Andrei A. Klishin, Department of Physics and Center for Studies of Complex Systems, University of Michigan; School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Recent investigations show that minimal interactions of particles can give rise to complex emergent structures. In particular, complex...

April 3rd, 2019

Michelle's Meme Machine

A student-lead interactive discussion

How do we define memes? How have they come to define us? How can we critically analyze these ubiquitous pools of relief from near-constant...

April 4th, 2019

Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland

Jonathan M. Metzl, MD, PhD, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society; Director, Center for Medicine, Health, and Society; Professor of Psychiatry; Vanderbilt University

In the era of Donald Trump, many lower- and middle-class white Americans are drawn to politicians who pledge to make their lives great...

Rubin Speaker Series

Nelly Lahoud (New America Foundation); "The Evolution of the Islamic State Seen through the Abbottabad Documents"

The 2011 U.S. Special Forces’ raid on Usama Bin Ladin’s (UBL) compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, recovered nearly 470,000 items. These...

Prioritize Wellness

First Year Experience Student Coordinators

Throughout the semester, it is important to recharge and take breaks to be prepared. Join us for a mindful break and a chance to reflect on...

April 5th, 2019

Sustainable Systems Forum

Action research for agroecological literacy: examples from food system education in Chiapas

Participatory action research (PAR) is a powerful methodology for generating collective knowledge and change. We will describe PAR, its...

Patchwork

Showcasing Women's Expression

A series of women-centered performances, monologues, poems, songs, and dances showcasing expression and highlighting student-written work as...

April 6th, 2019

"The Bacchae"

By Euripides, in a new translation by Jaclyn Dudek

The God Dionysus and his followers, the Bacchae, take revenge on the conservative and militaristic ruler of Thebes....

Patchwork

Showcasing Women's Expression

A series of women-centered performances, monologues, poems, songs, and dances showcasing expression and highlighting student-written work as...