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DTSTAMP:20260404T062013
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SUMMARY:“Beyond Closure” Screening with Filmmaker Q&A
DESCRIPTION:All faculty\, staff\, and students are welcome to attend a film screening of “Beyond Closure” (54 mins)\, followed by Q&A with Urban Designer and Executive Producer Paola Aguirre Serrano (30 mins).\n\nFilm synopsis: What happened since Chicago closed 50 public schools in 2013? This documentary retraces the history of the largest mass school closures in the U.S. history highlighting the intertwined issues of inequity\, racism\, and injustice. Three closed schools showcase a new pathway – the one of community self-determination. Through the voices of community members leading the repurposing of Emmet\, Woods\, and Overton schools\, this film reflects on community impact\, their setbacks and wins towards redevelopment.\n\nPaola Aguirre Serrano is a native of the US-Mexico border\, urban designer\, educator\, and partner at Borderless Studio\, an architecture and urban design practice with presence in Chicago and San Antonio invested in spatial justice and equitable design through collaborative approaches. Paola leads Creative Grounds\, an initiative focused on Chicago’s closed public schools.\n\nCo-sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology\, Race Matters\, Film and Media Studies\, and the Leraas Fund.
URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/beyond-closure-screening-with-filmmaker-qa/
CATEGORIES:Performing and Visual Arts,Speakers/Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Sociology and Anthropology":MAILTO:dcs@stolaf.edu
LOCATION:Buntrock Commons Viking Theater
GEO:44.4582983;-93.161604
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062013
CREATED:20250319T142901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T201843Z
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SUMMARY:Reflections of a Latin Americanist in Tumultuous Times
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with Jeane Delaney! Hear her talk\, “Reflections of a Latin Americanist in Tumultuous Times.” Hosted by Latin American Studies. \nProfessor Jeane DeLaney will return to St. Olaf to give a talk titled REFLECTIONS OF A LATIN AMERICANIST IN TUMULTUOUS TIMES.  DeLaney will talk about her career as a Latin Americanist and how her passion for the region\, first sparked by her junior year abroad in Colombia\, became the central touchstone of her personal and professional life.   Having grown up in the 1960s and ’70s\, when policy makers viewed Latin America solely through the lens of the Cold War and routinely supported brutal dictatorships friendly to the U.S.\, she realized early on how critical it is that there be a group of people in our society who are informed about Latin America and U.S. actions in the region.  This conviction served as the motivating force behind her decision to become a teacher of Latin American history and to develop one of the first and longest running U.S. study abroad programs in Cuba. \nAs our country enters another tumultuous period in U.S.- Latin American relations\, DeLaney will reflect on the continuing importance of Latin American Studies as a discipline and the special responsibility Latin Americanists have to advocate for both the region and its citizens who are currently living in the U.S.  In this regard\, she’ll speak about her post-retirement projects\, which include volunteering for Stove Team International to distribute safe cooking stoves in Central America and–more recently–founding a new non-profit called FIELD TO FUTURE.  This non-profit\, for which she serves as Executive Director\, supports seasonal workers who come to the Pacific Northwest through the H-2A agricultural visa program. \nThe presentation is part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Latin American Studies at St. Olaf.
URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/__trashed-1003/
CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Latin American Sudies":MAILTO:thalhamm@stolaf.edu
LOCATION:Buntrock Commons Viking Theater
GEO:44.4582983;-93.161604
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062013
CREATED:20250311T145606Z
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SUMMARY:Social Justice Award
DESCRIPTION:The St. Olaf Community is welcome to join us as we honor our Social Justice Award recipient\, Jaden Janak\, in the Buntrock Ballrooms on April 10th at 7:30 p.m! \nThis award recognizes the hard work of faculty members in bringing needed change to the College and demonstrates St. Olaf’s commitment to developing a more inclusive environment that will better foster a sense of belonging in our campus community. All are welcome to attend.
URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/social-justice-award-2/
CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures,Special Events/Celebrations
ORGANIZER;CN="College Events":MAILTO:events@stolaf.edu
LOCATION:Buntrock Commons – Sun Ballroom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250414T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250414T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062013
CREATED:20250212T152600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T181208Z
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SUMMARY:The Challenge of Criminal Justice Reform with Michelle Phelps and Jake Monaghan
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Freedom & Community is hosting “The Challenge of Police Reform\,” a conversation with Michelle S. Phelps and Jake Monaghan.  The talk is part of the IFC’s spring series\, Democracy and Dialogue. It will be streamed and available for on-demand viewing online.  \nMichelle S. Phelps is associate professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota\, Twin Cities. She is the coauthor of Breaking the Pendulum: The Long Struggle Over Criminal Justice.  \nJake Monaghan is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California and earned his PhD at the University at Buffalo. He is the author of several academic articles on political philosophy and policing\, as well as Just Policing (Oxford University Press). \nAll are welcome to attend the talk. \nWatch the Livestream
URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/the-challenge-of-criminal-justice-reform-with-michelle-phelps-and-jake-monaghan/
CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Freedom and Community":MAILTO:institute@stolaf.edu
LOCATION:Buntrock Commons\, Viking Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T203000
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CREATED:20250328T144403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T144403Z
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SUMMARY:The Theological Weight Of Debt
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to attend a lecture by Associate Professor of Religion Devin Singh. Singh will be giving a lecture on how debt wields extraordinary power in societies\, shaping national economies and influencing individual choices. Unsurprisingly\, the concept has longstanding uses in religion. Sacred texts employ debt language to encourage social responsibility and trust\, while warning of debt’s dangers\, violent misadventures\, usurious risks\, and moral costs. This lecture examines Christian theological uses of debt in depictions of salvation to shed light on the ways debt has emerged as a master category for describing moral obligation and for regulating human relationships in modern society
URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/the-theological-weight-of-debt/
CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures
LOCATION:Buntrock Commons Viking Theater
GEO:44.4582983;-93.161604
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250422T200000
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SUMMARY:8th Annual May Lecture in Classics
DESCRIPTION:The 8th Annual James M. May Endowed Lecture in Classics will be delivered by Dr. Jon Solomon\, Robert T. Novak Chair and Professor of Classics\, Medieval Studies\, and Media and Cinema Studies at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign\, on Tuesday\, April 22\, 2025\, at 7:00 p.m. in Viking Theater. The lecture is free and open to the public; it will be streamed live and then archived.
URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/8th-annual-may-lecture-in-classics/
CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Classics Department":MAILTO:brookl@stolaf.edu
LOCATION:Buntrock Commons\, Viking Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062013
CREATED:20250404T164617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250416T142839Z
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SUMMARY:China Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:The St. Olaf community is welcome to watch the 2025 CHINA Town Hall on Thursday\, April 24 at 5:30 PM in Holland Hall 610. The 2025 CHINA Town Hall program will discuss President Trump’s China policy 100 days in\, with featured virtual speakers Ryan Hass\, Director of John L. Thorton China Center at the Brookings Institution\, Matthew Turpin\, Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution\, and Lingling Wei\, Chief China Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal. \nFollowing the live\, virtual talk\, St. Olaf’s Eric Becklin\, Visiting Professor in Asian Studies\, and Kathy Tegtmeyer Pak\, Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies\, will offer their responses and then continue with roundtable discussions. \nCHINA Town Hall (CTH)\, a program that provides a snapshot of the current U.S.-China relationship and examines how that relationship reverberates at the local level – in our towns\, states\, and nation – connects people around the country with U.S. policymakers and thought leaders on China.  
URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/china-town-hall/
CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Freedom and Community":MAILTO:institute@stolaf.edu
LOCATION:Holland Hall 610
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250425T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250425T173000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062013
CREATED:20250212T152619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250416T201620Z
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SUMMARY:IFC Keynote Address: "Truth and Evidence: Public Communication and Science in the Era of Misinformation"
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Freedom and Community’s Science Communications Conference will feature a keynote address by Kasisomayajula Viswanath titled Truth and Evidence: Public Communication and Science in the Era of Misinformation. His talk will begin at 4 p.m. on April 25 in Tomson Hall 280. \nViswanath is the Lee Kum Kee Professor of Health Communication in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and in the McGraw-Patterson Center for Population Sciences at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He serves as the director of several programs and centers at both institutions. The central goal of his work is to influence public health policy and practice through knowledge translation. His work draws from literature in communication science; social epidemiology\, dissemination\, and implementation; and social and health behavior sciences. \nAn award-winning researcher and mentor\, Viswanath has written more than 300 journal articles\, book chapters\, and books. He has served on national committees for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\, and the National Academy of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine (NASEM). Viswanath is currently the chair of NASEM’s Consensus Study Committee on Understanding and Addressing Science Misinformation\, a member of the Standing Committee on Advancement of Science Communication\, and a member of the Planning Committee on the Public Health Infodemic and Trust in Public Health as a National Security Threat.
URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/truth-and-evidence-public-communication-and-science-in-the-era-of-misinformation-with-kasisomayajula-viswanath/
CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Freedom and Community":MAILTO:institute@stolaf.edu
LOCATION:Tomson 280
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250426T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250426T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062013
CREATED:20250408T185036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T185043Z
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SUMMARY:Science Communication Conference Panel Presentations
DESCRIPTION:The St. Olaf community is invited to attend the Panel Presentations in Regents 410 as part of the Science Communication Conference hosted by the Institute for Freedom and Community. Please see the schedule below: \n9:00 a.m.: Science Messaging and Misinformation \n10:45 a.m.: Science Messaging and the Public \n1:30 p.m.: Science Engagement \n3:00 p.m.: Closing Remarks
URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/science-communication-conference-panel-presentations/
CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="College Events":MAILTO:events@stolaf.edu
LOCATION:RNS410
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