Arts & Culture
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October 24, 2014
Pulitzer Prize author Alice Walker to speak at U-M
Internationally celebrated author and activist Alice Walker will deliver the annual Zora Neale Hurston Lecture, presented by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the U-M Center for the Education of Women.
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October 20, 2014
Don’t Miss: ‘Freakonomics’ co-author talk highlights Ford School centennial
Steven D. Levitt, co-author of “Freakonomics: A Rouge Economist Explains the Hidden Side of Everything,” will speak from 12:30-2 p.m. Oct. 31 at Rackham Auditorium in a Policy Talks @ The Ford School presentation. Levitt’s free talk is the highlight of the Gerald R. Ford of Public Policy Centennial Reunion, Oct. 31-Nov. 1.
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October 13, 2014
Don’t Miss: Services for Students with Disabilities’ conference set
Dr. John Greden, executive director of the U-M Depression Center, is among scheduled speakers at Honoring the Past & Exploring the Future, the Services for Students with Disabilities first all-day conference Friday at Hatcher Graduate Library, Room 100.
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October 13, 2014
‘Into the Wind’ draws upon the expertise, creativity of many
“Into the Wind,” a collaborative dance project involving U-M, Grand Valley State University and the Muskegon community, inspired dialogue about wind as a source of energy.
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October 7, 2014
Art & Design to launch new maker space in Detroit neighborhood
The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design will help launch a Detroit incubator for creative enterprises and a community space for developing skills.
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October 3, 2014
Don’t Miss: Social Innovation Summit hosts author Aaron Hurst
Entrepreneur, social innovator, and Michigan alumnus Aaron Hurst will deliver the keynote address at the 2014 U-M Social Innovation Summit: Finding Purpose, Delivering Impact, hosted by the Center for Social Impact at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
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September 29, 2014
Don’t Miss: Indian writer, political activist to speak at Rackham
Indian author Arundhati Roy will discuss India’s caste system in “The Doctor and The Saint: The Ambedkar — Gandhi Debate: Race, Caste, and Colonialism,” at 5-6:30 p.m. Oct. 7 in Rackham Amphitheatre.
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September 23, 2014
U-M to unveil historic George Gershwin piano at free concert
A fully restored 1933 Model A Steinway piano, owned and played by George Gershwin, will be unveiled by the School of Music, Theatre & Dance at a free public concert Oct. 10.
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September 22, 2014
Don’t miss: Acclaimed Israeli-Arab author Kashua to speak at U-M
Sayed Kashua is arguably one of Israel’s most accomplished and celebrated writers, but just figuring out what to call him has political ramifications. Is he an Israeli-Arab? An Arab-Israeli? A Palestinian Israeli citizen? Or all or none of the above?
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September 17, 2014
New play about rape case part of U-M sexual-assault prevention campaign
The university has launched a major sexual-assault prevention campaign in conjunction with the premiere of a play about a highly publicized rape case.
