Events

On Tuesday, April 9, the Center for International Affairs will host Debra Egan, director of Fulbright Scholar Programs, to share information about the 2014/15 Fulbright program. From 2:30 to 4 p.m., Egan will present an introduction of the program, components of the online application, qualities…

“Comparative Effectiveness Research: From All Angles,” the third annual, two-day conference, will be held May 22-23 at Case Western Reserve University. The conference will feature a number of distinguished speakers presenting on a variety of medical-field topics including policy, physician…

During the April 5 community hour, a panel will examine the relationship between religion and science. Are the two mutually exclusive, supportive or something different? The discussion will begin at 12:30 p.m. in Nord Hall 310. William Deal, Severance Professor of the History of Religion and…

The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities and the Cleveland Museum of Art invite poetry lovers to a talk by poet Forrest Gander, who will share his work in the museum’s Reid Gallery from 1:30 to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 7. Following his presentation, Gander will announce the winners of the 2013…

It’s been 150 years since Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in southern states, but some would argue the cycles of oppression slavery created still exist today. To better understand how the U.S. can learn from and deal with its past, we should turn to Germany—as well as…

Over the past 20 years, many colleges have realized that a single writing course is insufficient to teach the required level of skill in academic discourse and research expected from college-level writing. The SAGES program, with its focus on intensive writing over multiple courses throughout a…

On Tuesday, April 9, the Center for International Affairs will host Debra Egan, director of the Fulbright Scholar Program, to share information about the 2014/15 Fulbright program, resources available to faculty and tips for applying for a Fulbright Scholar grant. There will be opportunities for…

During this Friday’s Public Affairs Discussion Group, faculty members Anthony Jack and Shannon E. French will explore the application of their work on the field of military ethics and the issue of what occurs when enemies are dehumanized. Jack, assistant professor of cognitive science, philosophy…

All members of the campus community are invited to attend the Ethics Table brown bag lunch series to discuss the ethics of student loans and the cost of higher education at private institutions. Can the average amount of debt students at private universities accrue be justified—and if not, with…

Allison Dorsey, professor of history at Swarthmore College, will give the guest lecture for the Postdoctoral Fellowship in African American Studies Friday, April 5. Dorsey will speak on "Race, Wills, and 'Family:’ Securing Land and Opportunity in Redeemed Georgia." The talk is free and open to…