Events

The Middle East and North Africa Film Series presents Wadjda on Monday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m. in Baker Center 231. This film (directed by Haifaa al-Mansour) tells the story of an 11-year-old Saudi girl living in the capital of the kingdom, Riyadh. Weaving together the politics of class, gender, […]

The George Washington Forum presents “Debate: Public Sector Unions” on Monday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. Alden Library 319. The debate features Daniel DiSalvo of City College of New York and Richard Kahlenberg of the Century Foundation. DiSalvo is Associate Professor of Political Science at the City College of New […]

The James Lecture in Urban Politics series presents Dr. Linda Williams on Monday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. Williams is Professor of Rhetoric and Film Studies at UC Berkeley. Abstract: Through the microcosm of one decaying American city, The Wire reveals the interconnected truths of many institutional failures: […]

Tornadoes, hurricanes, and long-range weather forecasting are on the agenda at Ohio University’s sixth annual Meteorological Symposium on Saturday, March 21, from noon to 5 p.m. in Walter 235. The speakers are from the Weather Channel, AccuWeather, FEMA, the National Weather Service and more. This event is free and open […]

The new Transcultural Encounters and Border Crossings Film Series presents Alex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer (2009) on Saturday, March 21, at 3 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. Admission is free. In Sleep Dealer, when Memo Cruz’s family is victim of a drone attack he finds himself with no option but to head […]

The Department of Geography Colloquium Series presents Dr. Chris Post on “(Dis)Regarding Violence and Difference in the Commemorative Landscape” on Friday, March 20, at noon in Clippinger Labs 119. Post is an Associate Professor of Geography at Kent State University. Abstract: Landscapes reveal much about the people who inhabit them […]

Ohio University Lectures in the History and Philosophy of Science series presents Clark Glymour on “The Causal Revolution, Observational Science and Big Data” Friday, March 20, at 4 p.m. in Scripps Hall, 111. The lecture series is presented by the Philosophy Department and the Spetnagel Fund. Glymour is Alumni University […]