Events

The Middle Eastern Cultural Association (MECA) will host a belly-dancing clinic on Monday, Oct. 6, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Wade Pioneer Room. This clinic, taught by professional belly dancer Ameera Paone, is perfect for anyone, male or female, wants to learn the popular Arabic dance. Coined belts…

Pete W. Moore, the Marcus A. Hanna Associate Professor of Political Science at Case Western Reserve University, and Hugh Roberts, the Edward Keller Professor of North African and Middle Eastern History at Tufts University, will lead a conversation on the origins of the Islamic State in Iraq and…

Silvia Prina, associate professor of economics, will lead the next Public Affairs Discussion Group titled, “Encouraging Savings by the Poor in Developing Countries.” The discussion will take place Friday, Oct. 3, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Mather House, Room 100. Since the Grameen Bank of…

Author and sociology professor James W. Russell will offer insight into what he considers a national retirement calamity in a presentation, “How Good is Your Retirement Plan? 401(k)s and the Retirement Crisis,” on Monday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. at Wolstein Research Building's auditorium. The event is…

The Master of Engineering and Management (MEM) program will host an open house on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom A. Laura Marshall, senior director of business development and industry engagement, will present her talk, “Experiential Learning…

The Center for International Affairs and the Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity will sponsor a webinar examining senior international officer (SIO) and chief diversity officer (CDO) partnerships. The featured guests will be Harvey Charles, president of the Association of…

This post has been updated to note that tickets already are sold out. Laverne Cox, transgender advocate and Emmy nominee for the critically acclaimed Netflix series Orange is the New Black, will present the lecture, “Ain’t I a Woman: My Journey to Womanhood,” on Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Kelvin and…

There are numerous resources available to faculty at the Kelvin Smith Library, including some that specifically support teaching at the university, such as: the opportunity to bring classes to the library to learn about specific research tools, help with research/writing assignment design a…

The Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity’s Power of Diversity lecture series continues Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 3 p.m. with a talk by Anna Maria Santiago, the Leona Bevis and Marguerite Haynam Professor of Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied…

On Friday, Oct. 3, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in Sears Building 356, the pre-law program in the Office of Undergraduate Studies will sponsor a discussion on the conflict between crime control and due process. Guests are: Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Stuart Friedman, County Prosecutor Ronni…