Your Inner Fish
Phelps Stokes 212 Chestnut St., BereaDr. Neil Shubin Dr. Shubin, the paleontologist and University of Chicago Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the “fish with hands,” tells the story of our bodies as […]
Connecting: Reflections on Journalism, Public Affairs, Social Change, and Unsung Heroes
Phelps Stokes 212 Chestnut St., BereaRenee Shaw Celebrated public affairs journalist Renee Shaw reflects on her decades of work amplifying the voices of unsung heroes and shining light on important social and political issues of […]
China’s Uighur Crisis
Draper 308 101 Chestnut St, BereaStanley Toops (Miami University of Ohio)
JET Program Recruitment
308 Stephenson HallTye Ebel (Consulate-General of Japan, Nashville, TN) 3-4:30 p.m. (Application Workshop), 6-7:30 p.m. (Information Session & Dinner) Participants must register online in advance via Handshake
Conservatives on the Quad
Phelps Stokes 212 Chestnut St., BereaDr. Jonathan Marks It’s true what they say: left-liberals rule our colleges and universities. Yet it wasn’t so long ago that the conservative quarrel with higher education could be described as a lover’s quarrel. Today, we have a nasty break-up, and the dominant strain in contemporary conservatism is more keen on murdering its ex than […]
Between Birmingham and Black Mountain in Kentucky: The Harlan Renaissance in Central Appalachia’s Coalfields
Phelps Stokes 212 Chestnut St., BereaDr. William Turner The Harlan Renaissance is a heart touching, witty memoir by Dr. Turner, a Black Harlan County, Kentucky native and former Distinguished Professor of Black and Appalachian Studies at Berea College. In his book, Dr. Turner dispels the myth about the whiteness of Appalachia together with other creations, illusions, and untruths about the […]
Using Indian Logic to Illuminate Contemporary Debates
Amy Donahue (Kennesaw State University) Co-sponsored by Asian Studies and Philosophy Virtual presentation — Details TBA
The Politics of Reproduction in Contemporary China
Draper 308 101 Chestnut St, BereaRuwen Chang (University of Kentucky)
Translating Treason: The Victimization of Japanese Brazilians
Draper 308 101 Chestnut St, BereaZelideth María Rivas (Marshall University)