Events

Robert Gerwarth The Department of History will host Robert Gerwarth, professor of modern history and director of the Centre for War Studies at the University College of Dublin, for the annual Carl W. Ubbelohde Lecture. Gerwarth will present “1918 and the End of Empires” Wednesday, Dec. 5, from…

Faculty members, postdoctoral scholars and doctoral students are invited to hear from the Office of Faculty Development’s Sarah de Swart on how they can make themselves both understood and heard. The event, titled “Accents, Language and Culture: How You Sound May Be Affecting How You Are Perceived…

The Case Western Reserve University community is invited to attend the annual World AIDS Day commemoration, hosted by the CWRU/UH AIDS Clinical Trials Unit. The event will take place Thursday, Nov. 29, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom, with information tables,…

Activist, author, editor and scholar Don Freeman (ADL '61) will read from and discuss his autobiography, Reflections of a Resolute Radical, Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Linsalata Alumni Center. Doors will open at 6 p.m. About the speaker A lifelong Cleveland resident and…

WISHED (Women in Sciences and Humanities Earning Doctorates) invites doctoral students to its second intellectual salon, "Hell Hath No Fury," which will be led by Ellen Van Oosten, faculty director of Executive Education and associate professor of organizational behavior. Van Oosten will discuss…

The final session of the Writing Resource Center General Campus Workshop series will be held Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Bellflower Hall, Room 102. English lecturer Steven Pinkerton and graduate student Rachael Frances will lead the session, titled “Revision and Reflection.” The…

The campus community is invited to a Russian song performance today (Nov. 27) at 6 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, Smith Lounge. The event will feature Russian food, song and dance. The event is free and open to the public.

The Muslim Student Association will host its annual charity dinner, Fastathon, focusing on the importance of community in Islam. The event will take place Friday, Dec. 7, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. in the Thwing Center ballroom. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for all others. A cultural dinner will…

The sisters of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority will host Snowed in with Sigma Thursday, Nov. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Spot in the lower level of Leutner Commons. Participants can decorate gingerbread houses and make paper snowflakes. Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP through the Sigma Sigma…

The Department of Art History and Art will host a presentation by Christiane Gruber, professor of the history of art at the University of Michigan. Gruber will present “The Praiseworthy One: Devotional Images of the Prophet Muhammad in Islamic Traditions” Friday, Dec. 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at…