Thursday, March 21 | 7-8 p.m. | Women’s Center (Bridges 154) Join us in the Women’s Center (Bridges 154) as we discuss “Thick: And Other Essays,” led by Dr. Kandace Creel Falcón of Women’s and Gender Studies. This moving collection of essays by Black American feminist and professor Tressie McMillan Cottom touches on beauty, media, money and more. Dr. Cottom […]
Wednesday, Feb. 27 | 4:30 p.m. | MacLean 167 Dr. Joe Bessie, of the MSUM Philosophy Department will present his colloquium: Why a Metaphysics of Causation? in MacLean Hall 167 on Wednesday, February 27 at 4:30 p.m. The famous philosopher Bertrand Russell once wrote that “The law of causality, I believe, like much that passes muster among philosophers, is a relic of a bygone age, surviving, […]
Dr. Marilea Bramer led a professional development session entitled The Power of “Why?” and “What if?” Using Philosophy for Children in the Classroom, for Fargo Public Schools 6-12 grade teachers on Monday, Feb 18. Description: What if you could help your students significantly improve their academic abilities and their social skills, simply by changing the kinds of questions you ask? […]
Monday, February 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Center for Business 111 MSUM will present a free public talk entitled “Bulgarian Archaeology: A Century in Review,” by Ivan Vasilev, an adjunct professor at New Bulgaria University and founder and CEO of the Balkan Heritage Foundation, Monday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Center for Business 111. Vasilev’s research interests include medieval Balkan archaeology and history; medieval studies; architecture and […]
Friday, Feb. 22 | 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Women’s Center (BR 154) Join the Women’s and Gender Studies Program for their February colloquium. Melissa Gonzalez, a WGS alumna currently studying multimedia journalism, presents several women in journalism throughout our nation’s history, and explores how feminism and journalism can blend and be used for anti-oppression work. On the last Friday of each month, the Women’s and Gender Studies Program holds […]