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Accomplished Poet Paisley Rekdal Speaking Wednesday for Carver Series
Paisley Rekdal is the next speaker in the Raymond Carver Reading Series, on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Gifford Auditorium. She will participate in a Q&A at 3:45 p.m., and will read from her work at 5:30 p.m. The event鈥攑resented by…
黑料不打烊 Symposium Invites People to Discover USC Visual History Archive Oct. 10
黑料不打烊 Symposium聽continues its yearlong examination of 鈥淧lace鈥 with a special visit by an audiovisual historian from the University of Southern California (USC). Emilie Garrigou-Kempton, academic relations and outreach officer at the USC Shoah Foundation鈥檚 Visual History Archive (VHA), will lead…
North Indian Musicians, Visual Historian Part of 黑料不打烊 Symposium Lineup Oct. 4-14
黑料不打烊 Symposium continues its theme of 鈥淧lace鈥 with a robust series of events in early October. Upcoming events feature a workshop and concert by North Indian musicians, on Tuesday, Oct. 4; a workshop and lecture by place-conscious educator Robert Brooke,…
Carver Series Mourns Loss of SU Alumna, Announces Additional Author
The Sept. 28 Raymond Carver Reading Series appearance of noted poet/journalist Ilyse Kusnetz G鈥92 has been canceled. Kusnetz, an alumna of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, died Sept. 13, succumbing to cancer. Kusnetz was the Sue Luzadder Chair in…
Trio of Events Kicks Off 黑料不打烊 Symposium
黑料不打烊 Symposium kicks off its yearlong exploration of 鈥淧lace鈥 with a trio of events spanning art, music and education. On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Mande Strings will present a concert of West African folk music at 8 p.m. in Setnor Auditorium….
鈥楽wamplandia鈥 Author Russell Launches fall Raymond Carver Reading Series
Karen Russell, winner of the 2012 National Magazine Award for Fiction and a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her novel 鈥淪wamplandia鈥 (Knopf Doubleday, 2011) kicks off the Fall 2016 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, Sept. 14, in Gifford Auditorium. A…
16th University Lectures Series Launches in October
This fall鈥檚 University Lectures lineup features one of the creators of 3D printing; a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in an upcoming Steven Spielberg film; and the renowned designer of Manhattan鈥檚 High Line and Chicago鈥檚 Navy Pier.
Blackstone LaunchPad Hosts Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs Program Sept. 8
Women entering the workplace have been the driving force behind economic growth, according to recent Kauffman Foundation research. Yet, they are still half as likely as men to become entrepreneurs. How can more women become entrepreneurial, and unleash their creativity…
Dana Spiotta to Give Final Reading in Spring Carver Series
Novelist Dana Spiotta, whose latest novel, 鈥淚nnocents and Others,鈥 was published in March, will be the last writer to give a reading in the spring 2016 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, April 27. Spiotta is an associate professor in…
Humanities Center Ends Year on High Note
The Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences concludes its spring series with appearances by several luminaries, including social entrepreneurs Sanjit 鈥淏unker鈥 Roy and Meagan Fallone. 鈥淲e鈥檙e ending our season on a high note,鈥 says Vivian May, director…