Past Events
The Jamaican 1950s: A Symposium
Rainey Auditorium, The Penn Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology
Valerie Jarrett in conversation with Adam Grant
Irvine Auditorium
Senior adviser to the Obama Foundation, businesswoman, advocate for social justice, and former government official Valerie Jarrett invites readers into her life on a remarkable journey from her childhood in Iran to the White House and beyond in her new memoir FINDING MY VOICE: My…
Penn and Slavery Symposium
Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania
This symposium, co-hosted by the Penn & Slavery Project and the Program on Race, Science & Society (housed in the Center for Africana Studies) with support from the Office of the Provost, the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, the University of…
The Weird Adventures of Western Aid - Uma Narayan. CANCELLED!
APC/GSWS Conference RoomFisher-Bennett Hall, Suite 345
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Please see the attached poster for additional opportunities to hear Professor Narayan speak: 2019 SIR Flyer2.pdf Uma Narayan received her BA in Philosophy from Bombay University and her MA in Philosophy from Poona University, India. She received her…
Whitman at 200: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, sixth floor3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
This symposium will explore Walt Whitman, his work and his life, from various perspectives. The keynote, "Whitman Getting Old," will be given by Ed Folsom (Iowa), co-director of the Whitman Archive and editor of the Walt Whitman Quarterly Review and the Whitman Series for the…
