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A conversation with Ukrainian American poet, scholar, and translator Oksana Maksymchuk on her debut English poetry collection, Still City: A Diary of an Invasion.
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Celebrate the start of 2025 with three winter sweets and tea pairings featuring recipes from Wagashi: Season by Season, the latest wagashi cookbook by Professor Emeritus Kimiko Gunji!
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!
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Also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. Celebrated with a festival for families, decorating buildings with lucky red items, partaking in cultural activities, eating certain "lucky" foods, setting off firecrackers, and praying.
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Please join the campus community for a discussion titled, “Rectifying "et al." History: The Women of Brown Project,” where Donna will discuss Oliver Brown, et al. vs. Board of Education of Topeka and the twelve female plaintiffs in the 1954 Supreme Court case. These twelve women played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Join Gilberto Rosas (Anthropology and Latina/Latino Studies) for a lunchtime book discussion. Professor Rosas will briefly introduce his book Unsettling: The EI Paso Massacre, Resurgent White Nationalism and the US-Mexico Border, and then HRI will moderate a discussion.
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Join the staff of the Women's Resources Center as we discuss the sci-fi novel "Annie Bot", written by Sierra Greer. During our conversations, we will explore what it means to be a woman navigating in a patriarchal society, and what does it mean to be human?
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Wiccans observing Brigid, or Imbolc, clean and organize their living environments, as well as their minds and hearts, in preparation for the upcoming season of growth (spring). It’s a time to shake off the doldrums of winter and light the fires of creativity and inspiration. Some employees may request scheduling accommodations in order to observe.
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, all levels welcome!
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!
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Join the staff of the Women's Resources Center as we discuss the the revolutionary sexuality education text "Come As You Are", written by Emily Nagoski, PhD. During our conversations, we will examine the messages we've received about sex from school, parents, friends, social media, and explore what sex positivity can look like in practice in a sex-negative world.
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, all levels welcome!
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The last month in the Baha’i calendar, ‘Alá’ (Loftiness), is dedicated to the Baha’i Fast. During this time, Baha’is between 15 and 70 years of age do not eat or drink for 19 days from sunrise to sunset and set aside time for prayer and meditation. Begins at sunset of the first day and ends at sunset of the last day.
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The ninth month of the Islamic calendar observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad. Some Muslim employees and students observing Ramadan may request schedule adjustments in order to observe. Your department may find that more employees require space or time for prayer during this period.
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The first day of the forty day season of Lent. The service features penitential acts symbolized by the Imposition of Ashes on the foreheads of the congregation gathered. Some students or employees may request scheduling accommodations in order to observe.
