Monday, 11 Apr 2016
Lecture: Trans Entrepreneurship and Creating Trans-Inclusive Workplaces
Angelica Ross is the founder of TransTech Social Enterprises, a company that empowers trans and gender-nonconforming people through on-the-job training in leadership and workplace skills.
Walk-In Craft: Henna Tattoos
Create temporary body art with henna.
Film & Discussion: The PhD Movie 2 - Piled Higher and Deeper
Film Screening & Conversation with PhD Comics creator Jorge Cham. Part of the Graduate and Professional Student Senate Research Conference
Lecture: Empowering Transgender Lives
Angelica Ross is a leader in the movement for trans and racial equality. Named "1st Foot Soldier of the Year" in 2015 by Melissa Harris Perry, Ross is the founder of TransTech Social Enterprises, a company that empowers trans and gender-nonconforming people through on-the-job training in leadership and workplace skills.
Tuesday, 12 Apr 2016
Lecture: The Power of Procrastination
Jorge Cham is the creator of PHD Comics, including "Piled Higher and Deeper," a comic strip about life (or the lack thereof) in Academia. He also produced the PhD Movies. Part of the Graduate & Professional Student Senate Research Conference
Documentary & Discussion: The History of Yoga
Yoga has established itself as an effective alternative therapy across the world, yet few people know of it's philosophical and historical origins. The History of Yoga takes you through a 6,000 year developmental history of yoga, from the times of Harappa Civilization to the Medieval Ages to the 19th century, when modern science shed new light on the potential of yoga. The film crew traveled 35,000 km - across India, Nepal, Europe...
Wednesday, 13 Apr 2016
ArtWalk: Exploring the Treasures of Our Cultural Diversity
"I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides, and my windows to be stifled. I want all the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house, as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any." -Mohandas K. Gandhi. Join University Museums as we celebrate and examine the variety and scope of the stories told and represented through our campus art.
Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science
"Our Divided Political Heart: Campaign 2016," E.J. Dionne writes a twice-weekly syndicated column on politics for the Washington Post and is widely admired for his insights into the polarization of our national politics.
Sunday, 17 Apr 2016
Argentine Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 18 Apr 2016
Documentary & Discussion: White People
"White People" is a first-of-its-kind documentary exploring whiteness and the intersection of race and immigration in an increasingly diverse America. It was produced, directed and hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas as part of MTV's Emmy Award-winning Look Different Campaign. (41 min)