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45th Eunice Belgum Lectures "Humanity Matters"

Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater

Students, faculty, staff are all welcome to attend the 45th Eunice Belgum Lectures. This year's lecturer is Lewis Gordon. Lewis Gordon's lecture "Humanity Matters" will summarize why anti-humanism and misanthropy are misguided features of an influential, yet disastrous, thread of modern and contemporary philosophy, which fails to address a pressing problem of the Euromodern Age: […]

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45th Eunice Belgum Lecture "The Jazz of Freedom"

Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater

Students, faculty, staff are all welcome to attend the 45th Eunice Belgum Lectures. This year's lecturer is Lewis Gordon. Lewis Gordon's lecture "The Jazz of Freedom" will untangle some of the meanings of “freedom” and their significance for aesthetic, ethical, and political life, culminating in a discussion of jazz as a leitmotif of democracy and […]

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Lecture: “Did Russia Have a Reformation?”

Sun Ballroom

The St. Olaf College Russian Studies Department will host a lecture by University of Wisconsin-Platteville Associate Professor of History Andrey Ivanov titled Did Russia Have a Reformation? Slavic Orthodox Religious Change in the Pan-European Context 1700-1764. It is free and open to the public. Ivanov will speak on the influence of the Reformation on East […]

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A New Divide – The Possibility for Dialogue with Manu Meel

Buntrock Commons Viking Theater

The Institute for Freedom & Community is hosting “A New Divide- The Possibility for Dialogue,” a conversation with Manu Meel.  The talk is part of the IFC’s 2024-2025 series, Democracy and Dialogue. It will be streamed and available for on-demand viewing online.  Manu Meel is passionate about empowering young people to bridge divides. He believes that […]

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Human Rights and Public Policy: Stories of Hope

Buntrock Commons Viking Theater

All are welcome to attend a lecture by Attorney Michele McKenzie from the Advocates for Human Rights. McKenzie will be speaking on Thursday, March 27th about Human Rights and Public Policy.

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“Beyond Closure” Screening with Filmmaker Q&A

Buntrock Commons Viking Theater

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). Film synopsis: What happened since Chicago closed 50 public schools in 2013? This documentary retraces the history of the largest mass school closures in […]

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Reflections of a Latin Americanist in Tumultuous Times

Buntrock Commons Viking Theater

Join us for an evening with Jeane Delaney! Hear her talk, "Reflections of a Latin Americanist in Tumultuous Times." Hosted by Latin American Studies. Professor 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 […]

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Social Justice Award

Buntrock Commons - Sun Ballroom
Hybrid Hybrid Event

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! This 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 […]

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The Challenge of Criminal Justice Reform with Michelle Phelps and Jake Monaghan

Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater

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.  Michelle S. Phelps is associate professor of sociology at the University of […]

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The Theological Weight Of Debt

Buntrock Commons Viking Theater

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 […]

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