Spring 2026 Upcoming Events

Cold Reading Toni Morrison: A Group Discussion

3:15 pm
Guilford Parlor, 1112 Bellflower Road

Come gather with friends and colleagues for a casual reading of Toni Morrison’s work in celebration of the statewide recognition of her legacy Feb 18, 2026-Feb 18, 2027: https://ohiocelebratestonimorrison.org.

Faculty Work-in-Progress: Elucidating Famous Place-Names (Utamakura) and Allusions in Premodern Japanese Poetry

12 pm
Clark Hall Room 206

Practices of Freedom in a Time of Unfreedom

4:30 pm
Clark Hall Room 206

On Morrison: A Conversation About Toni Morrison with Author Namwali Serpell

11:30 am
The City Club of Cleveland, 1317 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH. 4115

“In this lavish yet clear-eyed study, Serpell shows how Morrison breathed new life into the novel. This is literary criticism at its finest.”—Time, “The 36 Most Anticipated Books of 2026”

Graduate Work-in-Progress - Take It Like a Man: Men's Experiences with Contested Illness

12:00 pm
Clark Hall Room 206

Film Screening and Discussion: We Were Here - The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe

5 pm
Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom B, 11038 Bellflower Road

Faculty Work-in-Progress - Priests on the Prowl: Why "Monsters" Haunt the Discourse of Clergy Sexual Abuse

12 pm
Clark Hall Room 206, 11130 Bellflower Road

Freedom to Play

4 pm
Midtown Collaboration Center, 1974 E 66TH Street, Cleveland, OH. 44103

Pepón Osorio: The Imperfect Practice of Freedom

4:30 pm
Linsalata Alumni Center, 11310 Juniper Road, Cleveland, OH 44106

The Richard N. Campen Lecture in Architecture and Sculpture - An Architect for Impact: How the Cleveland Foundation is Reimagining Community Philanthropy

4:30 pm
Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom B, 11038 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH 44106

This event is part of the 2026 Cleveland Humanities Festival: Freedom.

Registration is requested.  Register HERE.