University of Minnesota Events
By on April 17, 2013
The Minnesota Population Center welcomes you to its weekly Seminar Series held every Monday! Seminars are free and open to the public. The Regnerus Affair: Gay Marriage, the Supreme Court, and the Politics of Sociology Monday, April 22 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. MPC Seminar Room - 50 Willey Hall...
By on April 1, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013, 7 p.m. Continuing Education and Conference Center University of Minnesota, St. Paul campus Register One of the biggest challenges facing today's world is the delivery of foreign aid to our poorest and most fragile nations. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee (DAC)...
By on April 1, 2013
Austin Unbound Thursday, April 4 7:00-9:00 175 Willey Hall Free GLBTA PO is partnering with Disability Services, Trans Commission, & Office of Student Affairs to bring Eliza Greenwood and her documentary "Austin Unbound" to campus. It details the story of Austin, who is Deaf & trans-identified, exploring intersecting identities including...
By on April 1, 2013
Life Course Center and the Department of Sociology Workshop Series present: Prof. Emilio Castilla Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Accounting for the Gap: A Firm Study Manipulating Organizational Accountability in Pay Decisions Tuesday, April 16 3:45-5:00 pm 1114 Social Sciences Bldg. Prof. Castilla's research and teaching interests...
By on March 1, 2013
Originally published in the Global Notes blog. April 10, 2013 10:00 am-12 Noon Pomeroy Student-Alumni Center, Rm. 215 University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus 1964 Fitch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108 Dr. Grace Mose. Professor of Women's Studies at Kenyatta University in Kenya East Africa, will speak April 10, 2013,...
By on March 1, 2013
Bi(sexuality) 101 Wed, April 10th 1pm-3pm Appleby Hall 41 Ally 201 (St Paul) Thurs, March 14th 2pm-4pm Ruttan Hall B42 Trans(gender) 101 Fri, April 19th 10am-12pm Appleby Hall 41 The University of Minnesota GLBTA Program's Spring 2013 Ally Trainings are designed to: • Increase knowledge about GLBTQIA identities • Explore...
By on March 1, 2013
Libby Sharrow, Humphrey School grad and Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, will be presenting her dissertation research as part of The Gender, Sexuality, Power and Politics Colloquium. Friday, March 8, 2013 12:30pm 1450 Social Science Tower Libby's abstract:"How does public policy come to affect social and political...
By on February 4, 2013
WPP Happy Hour: Feminist Art! February 15, 3:30 p.m., Humphrey Atrium (Note special time and location) Meet us in the Humphrey School Atrium at 3:30 p.m. (the Gallery closes at 4:30 p.m.). We'll walk over to the "Feminist Art: Then and Now" exhibit at the T.R. Anderson Gallery/Wilson Library (4th...
By on February 4, 2013
This Spring, universities across the United States, Canada, and Europe will conduct their respective Islam Awareness Weeks (IAW), an annual series of activities, competitions, and lectures designed to foster ties between the Muslim and non-Muslim communities. Myself and the other six members of the IAW Committee ask for your help...
By on January 23, 2013
Join other men and male-identified individuals in the University Men's Network to generate progressive ideas about healthy masculinity. February 7, 2013 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Club Room Yudof Hall Register The University Men's Network is an open group of male-identified students, staff, and faculty members, as well as alumni...
By on January 23, 2013
Call for papers. The Consortium for Hmong Studies between the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be hosting the conference Hmong Across Borders on October 4-5, 2013 at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. This interdisciplinary international conference will focus on current, innovative research on the Hmong...
By on November 29, 2012
"Booby Trap," "Good Time Girls," and "Smash the Prostitution Racket!" These were a few of the terms used during early- to mid-20th century public health campaigns by the American Social Health Association. Today, these terms are outdated, humorous, even offensive. But, in some respects, that makes for a great teaching...
