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International author/historian to speak at UT Nov. 5

November 3, 2014

Author and journalist Dr.Vijay Prashad will give the Summers Memorial Lecture Wednesday, Nov. 5. His talk is titled “Letter From a Wound: The World We Live in Today.”


Keynote address Oct. 30 to close LGBTQA History Month

October 28, 2014

Poets Carl Phillips and Mark Doty will read their works and sign books Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m.


UT Center for Religious Understanding to offer Interfaith Forums

October 28, 2014

How does what happens after you die affect how you live? What rituals do you partake in with regard to your beliefs? These topics will be discussed at two Interfaith Forums Thursday, Oct. 30, and Thursday, Nov. 20, respectively.


New assistant professor to discuss women living with HIV

October 27, 2014

“Sexuality, Disability and Disease: Fetishizing HIV Origin Stories” will be discussed by Dr. Allyson Day, UT assistant professor of disability studies, Monday, Oct. 27.


Student awarded editing position for national newsletter

October 24, 2014

Anna Neller, a UT student who is pursuing a master's degree in sociology, has been named the 2014-15 student editor of the American Sociological Association's Medical Sociology Newsletter.


English faculty to give talks Oct. 23 at Humanities Happy Hour

October 22, 2014

Experimenting with written words on a page will be the topic of Humanities Happy Hour Thursday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m.


UT community invited to work with grade school kids

October 16, 2014

When asked her favorite part of working with kids from Chase Academy, Dr. Jeanine Diller, director of the UT Center for Religious Understanding, said it was their smiles. An after school program is being offered for kids in fourth through eighth grade from Chase Academy this month. On Thursday, Oct. 16, volunteers should meet at ...


‘Do Muslim Women Need Saving?’ topic of Oct. 12 lecture

October 7, 2014

Dr. Lila Abu-Lughod of Columbia University will deliver the 14th annual Maryse and Ramzy Mikhail Memorial Lecture Sunday, Oct. 12. Her talk is based on her book, “Do Muslim Women Need Saving?”


Two UT professors to participate in water crisis discussion Oct. 8

October 7, 2014

Two UT faculty members will lend their expertise to a forum titled “Crisis: Freshwater in Northwest Ohio” Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Ohio Northern University.


Berlin Wall recreated, to be torn down on UT’s Main Campus

October 1, 2014

Members of the UT German Club constructed their own version of the Berlin Wall and will tear it down Friday, Oct. 3, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the reunification of Germany.