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March 29, 2019

WGS Colloquium: ‘Tackling Goliath: How Students Won and Why I Archived It’

Friday, March 29 | 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Women’s Center (Bridges 154) This month, Women’s Center Coordinator Dana Bisignani will give a talk about her four-year long student activist campaign, which succeeded in establishing a rape crisis center at Purdue University, and why she archived materials from the campaign following its success. Before the campaign, Purdue had been the only Big 10 university not to have a crisis center. […]

Dept of History, Languages & Humanities
February 27, 2019

Philosophy Colloquium: Why a Metaphysics of Causation?

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, […]

College of Arts & Humanities
February 26, 2019

Dr. Bramer leads professional development session for Fargo Public Schools teachers

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? […]

Center for Engaged Learning
February 25, 2019

Bulgarian archaeology topic of Feb. 25 talk

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 […]

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