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“Why Philip Roth Matters”
The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host a talk with Anthony Wexler, a full-time lecturer in the Department of English, titled “Why Philip Roth Matters,” on Monday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. In the wake of Philip Roth’s recent passing, Wexler will reflect on the literary and…
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WISHED general body meeting
Join WISHED (Women in Science and Humanities Earning Doctorates) for its October General Body Meeting to connect with others in the group and find out about upcoming events. The meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 5 p.m. in the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women (Suite 248 in the Tinkham…
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Tune Up Fundraiser
CWRU Cycling will repair bikes on the Case Quad from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, to Friday, Oct. 12 (rain or shine). Don’t have a bike? The team also is raffling off a new full-suspension mountain bike. Come to CWRU Cycling’s Tune Up Fundraiser, where the competitive team offers up their…
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National fellowships, scholarships information session
Interested in learning about national fellowships and scholarships? Attend an information session Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Sears Building, Room 447. The session will cover eligibility requirements and application processes for the Boren, Fulbright, Goldwater, Marshall, Rhodes and…
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Feast Your Eyes and Feed Your Soul
Meet Barney Taxel, a Cleveland food photographer and Case Western Reserve University alumnus, and Noelle Celeste, creator of Edible Cleveland, in Kelvin Smith Library’s O’Neill Reading Room on Friday, Oct. 12, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Taxel has chronicled Cleveland’s food scene for decades as a food…
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Kings, Queens, & In-Betweens screening
The Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals AIDS Clinical Trials Unit will host a free screening of Kings, Queens, & In-Betweens, a 90-minute documentary filmed in Columbus, Ohio. The film follows eight performers in the city’s drag scene and examines the concept of gender. The…
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Exploradio Origins
WKSU, Kent State University’s award-winning radio station, will partner with the Institute for the Science of Origins on Exploradio Origins, a new segment airing Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. during local broadcasts of National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” Exploradio Origins is a weekly…
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Power of Diversity Lecture Series—“‘Why Does this Class Spend So Much Time on Race?’ My Answer”
Jonathan Sadowsky Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect a change in location. The event will be held in Tinkham Veale University Center, Senior Classroom. The fall 2018 Power of Diversity Lecture Series, sponsored by the Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity,…
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“Israel’s Changing Story: How History Has Been Revised”
Brian Amkraut, executive director of the Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, will host “Israel’s Changing Story: How History Has Been Revised,” Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. About the lecture The nature of the relationship between the Jewish…
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“W.E.B. Du Bois at the Center: From Science, Civil Rights Movement, to Black Lives Matter”
Aldon Morris, the Leon Forrest Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University, will give a presentation on campus titled “W.E.B. Du Bois at the Center: From Science, Civil Rights Movement, to Black Lives Matter.” The lecture will take place Monday, Oct. 15, from 1:30…