Events

In the early 21st century, speculative fiction’s genres and subgenres are bursting their boundaries and flooding mainstream and young adult literature: Science fiction. High fantasy. Cyberpunk, steampunk, sword and sorcery. Why this contemporary boom in alternate narrative worlds? Why deep space…

The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities’ Revolution Film Series continues Tuesday, Nov. 6, with October (10 Days that Shook the World). John Orlock, the Samuel B. and Virginia C. Knight Professor of Humanities, will introduce the documentary-style film at 6 p.m. in the Wolstein Research Building…

Weatherhead School of Management’s Economics Society will host an election night watch party Nov. 6 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Students from all majors are invited to enjoy free snacks and desserts while discussing key economic issues in the election with professors. All discussions will be held in a…

Enjoy dinner and a movie with the Cleveland Hillel Foundation and the Middle Eastern Cultural Association Thursday, Nov. 8, as they partner with the Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center to present the film Voices from El-Sayed. All are invited to watch the film and meet its director, Oded Adomi…

On Wednesday, Nov. 7, the University Program Board will sponsor an International Spot Night featuring headliner African Soul International and the opening act, Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center Dance Team. The event will begin at 9:30 p.m. at The Spot. Food and drink specials will be…

On Thursday, Nov. 8, the Case Western Reserve University LGBTA Committee will host a fall happy hour for all Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth, University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Institute of Music and Cleveland Institute of Art faculty, staff, and alumni. The event will…

All Case Western Reserve University faculty, staff, and students are invited to a non-partisan discussion of the outcome of the 2012 election and its implications on LGBT rights, national security, reproductive rights and other civil liberty issues. The event—sponsored by the American Constitution…

The Interfraternity Congress and Panhellenic Council will host a faculty forum Nov. 9, titled "Think Beyond The Classroom: What You Should Know That Classes Won't Teach You." While college courses aim to teach students the knowledge and skills necessary for success, there are many skills and…

Continuing the Power of Diversity Lecture Series, the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity will present a lecture Nov. 6 by T.J. McCallum titled “Health Disparities and the eHealth Revolution.” McCallum, an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences and a…

To celebrate the appointment of Eva Kahana to Distinguished University Professor, the Department of Sociology will host a lecture by Kahana Nov. 5 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Community Studies Center Room 118. Kahana’s talk, titled “A Gerontological Journey Through the…