Library - Scholarly Commons
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with Julie A. Dowling (Latina/aoStudies); G. Cristina Mora (Sociology, University of California Berkeley); Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz (Sociology and Latino/a Studies, Northwestern University); Anita Banerji (Director, Democracy Initiative for Forefront); Griselda Vega Samuel (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund [MALDEF]).
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In the early tenth century, a small coterie of Jewish financiers rose to prominence at the Abbasic court in Baghdad and came to play a central role in the administration of the traditional rabbinic institutions of leadership (the Babylonian yeshivot) in Iraq.
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Join us for a talk by Frances Aparicio and a reception celebrating the Latinos in Chicago and the Midwest series.
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With Gabriel Lewis, Champaign County Regional Planning Commission; and Gloria Yen, Director of the New American Welcome Center, University YMCA
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Learning communities are a powerful way for people to come together to achieve common learning goals. However, fostering conditions that promote an online community for shared learning and knowledge construction can be daunting to even the most experienced facilitators. Please join us as we discuss effective ways to establish and grow productive online learning communities
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The talk by Jaskiran Dhillon coalesces around Indigenous-led environmental struggle in North America while also gesturing toward an unfolding multi-sited ethnographic project that traces environmental resistance for Indigenous peoples across the globe.
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Did you know that three-quarters of college students reported they have cheated during their UG years? Lang’s research found that students often cheat because “their learning environments give them ample incentives to try – and that strategies which make cheating less worthwhile also improve student learning.” Come explore key factors that impact students' behaviors.
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Professor Rebecca Oh (Dept. of English) will address state imaginaries and resource control in Chinua Achebe's Anthills of the Savannah and the Ogoni Bill of Rights.
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SAS I: Getting Started with SAS will cover the following topics
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This two-hour short course will introduce you to Microsoft's latest version of its relational database application, Access 2016. Attendees will take a tour of the objects in an Access database, including tables, queries, forms, and reports and spend some time working in the most important of all the objects--tables.
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Conversation with artist Naomi Bebo (Menominee and Ho-Chunk Nations), artist Andrea Carlson (Ojibwe Nation), and curator Candice Hopkins (Tlingit Nation).
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It is an open-mic public performance space.
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This symposium will be of special interest to faculty in the process of thinking through second books, as well as to graduate students interested in professionalization.
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"A roundtable discussion of Annette K. Joseph-Gabriel's book, Reimagining Liberation: How Black Women Transformed Citizenship in the French Empire will take place at AAIHS."
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Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.
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Kids at Krannert is a free activity day for families at KAM. Enjoy scavenger hunts, collage activities, pretend play, and messy art fun in the KAM cafe and galleries. All are welcome!
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Come to this workshop to begin the process of identifying your teaching philosophy, deciding which parts of it belong in your statement, and avoiding common mistakes.
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The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities and The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program co-host an annual event bringing together faculty, staff, students, and community members to recognize people who have made a difference in academia.
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This talk examines two theatrical pieces, El pan y la sal (Bread and Salt, 2018) and Jauría (Pack of hounds, 2019).
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Through the Repellent Fence, 2017 (74 min). Directed by Sam Wainwright Douglas. Followed by conversation with Raven Chacon (Diné Nation) artist, composer, and musician; and Dustin Tahmahkera (Comanche Nation), Interim Director and Associate Professor of American Indian Studies.
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GianMario Besana and Rosi Leon, experts on virtual exchange from DePaul University, will present a workshop for faculty on how to integrate virtual exchange more regularly into curricula.
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GianMario Besana and Rosi Leon, experts on virtual exchange from DePaul University, will present a workshop for administrators on how to integrate virtual exchange more regularly into curricula.
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“Let’s Have a Kiki” is a series of half hour informal gallery talks during the run of the exhibit In Her Closet—How to Make a Drag Queen.
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Economic Crisis, Fiscal Austerity and Deaths of Despair in Brazil Health, disease, and mortality processes are occurring in Latin America as a result of many political, cultural, social, economic, demographic, structural, and institutional environment transformations over the past 60 years.
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Part of A Year of Creative Writers at Illinois 2020. Supported by the Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities.
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People learn more deeply from words and graphics than from words alone. This is called the multimedia principle. It is the basis for using multimedia instruction; i.e., information with words (such as text, or PowerPoint slides) and graphics (such as charts, photos, animation, or video). Come learn about multimedia best practices.
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Please join us on Wednesday, March 11, at noon, in room 101 ISB (910 S. Fifth St., C) to hear Cara Stacey--South African musician, composer, and researcher.
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ATLAS.ti: Qualitative Data Analysis
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Part of A Year of Creative Writers at Illinois 2020. Supported by the Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities.
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SAS II: Inferential Statistics with SAS
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Singer/Songwriter, Elsinore; Owner, Perennial Sound Studio.
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Peter Cole, author of "Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area", will be giving a book talk at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies about his new book.
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In this workshop, we will begin by discussing resources that are available to TAs who are dealing with difficult situations. We will then ask the TAs how they would deal with these difficult situations themselves and identify the pros and cons of these approaches.
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The Bruno and Wanda Distinguished Lecture in Ethnomusicology: "Engaging Bruno Nettl as Music Educator and Music Historian" Timothy Rice (UCLA).
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South African composer Cara Stacey meets the women of Improvisers Exchange in a special performance of new cross-cultural works developed in residence as a George A. Miller Visiting Scholar.
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Rob Wells, author of "The Enforcers: How Little Known Trade Reporters Exposed the Keating Five and Advanced Business Journalism", will be giving a book talk at the Columbia University in New York, NY, about his new book.
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Have you ever been part of a group learning experience and thought that it was very frustrating? When cooperative learning is well-designed it minimizes opportunities for students and instructors to experience frustrations. Join this interactive workshop to explore best practices that will enhance your students’ experiences as they learn cooperatively.
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George van Dusen and Michael Dorf, authors of "Clear it with Sid!", will be giving a book talk at the Chicago Jewish Historical Society.
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Cicero Fain III, author of "Black Huntington: An Appalachian Story", will give a book talk at Fairmont State University.
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In this 2-hour workshop participants will learn how to use Photoshop to do basic photo correction, use selection tools, manipulate, save, and store images. No prior knowledge of Photoshop is required.
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Registrants will receive resources to continue learning Photoshop in a more formal level. Format will be an initial presentation of resources, then follow with Q&A.
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In this workshop, you will learn what rubrics are and why to use them, and you’ll get some practice creating a rubric.
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In this presentation, Prof. Dorroll will share strategies to help teachers at all levels and create a supportive space for them to discuss these challenges, as well as begin to develop goals and identify potential strategies for productive student dialogue around difficult topics.
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The Ends of the Earth: Polar Exploration, Print Culture, and Climate Change is a half-day symposium which will showcase recent scholarship at the intersection of American literary studies, environmental humanities, and print culture and serve as a provocation to the audience: what kinds of knowledge are produced at the ends of the earth?
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Since 2014, Monica Trinidad has supported social justice movements in Chicago through her narrative centered illustrations, and created an artist collective (For the People Artists Collective) to deepen the sustainability of Chicago's grassroots movements' visibility.
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Join us at the Krannert Art Museum where Maureen Warren, Curator of European and American Art, will highlight art in the Bow and Trees Galleries. A reception with food and drinks will follow.
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“A Human from Earth” With Duane Slick (Meskwaki Nation) painter, storyteller, and Professor in Painting, Rhode Island School of Design
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With Duane Slick (Meskwaki Nation) painter, storyteller, and Professor in Painting, Rhode Island School of Design. Located in KAM Auditorium.
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Dr. Stephen Husarik will perform live comparisons on the piano and play recording of mechanical instruments to illustrate the amazing information that has been retrieved from this digital medium.
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Register for this session to learn about specific features of Outlook Calendar, followed by Q&A of specific scenarios.