The Lutheran Center hosts monthly meal conversations for staff and faculty on what nourishes them and contribute to their well-being. Each meal features a St. Olaf staff or faculty member who responds to the question “What Nourishes You?” Each month features a different speaker. This month's speaker is Dr. Rehanna Khesghi, Assistant Professor of Music.
Dr. Ashanté Reese will present her ethnographic research on food justice, with a special focus on her ongoing research on Sugar Land, Texas, “in which she explores the spatial, economic, and carceral implications of sugar and the sometimes contradictory and deadly sweetness that marks Black life.” This event is open to the public.
Professor SturtzSreetharan is co-author of Fat in Four Cultures: A Global Ethnography of Weight. Her talk will draw on this book, her research surrounding the lived experiences of fatness, and challenging assumptions about body image. The talk is hosted in Viking theater and all are welcome to attend.
The St. Olaf Institution for Freedom and Community hosts a conversation with Clare Brock, an assistant professor of American politics and public policy at Texas Woman's University at 3:30pm in the Viking Theater. This talk is a part of the Fall 2023 Series: Food Policy and Food Politics.
"Farmed Out: The Role of Lobbying in Agricultural Policymaking" with Dr. Clare Brock is the final event in the IFC's Fall 2023 Series, Food Policy and Food Politics. Professor Clare Brock will discuss her own research, which details how the lobbying process influences the food we eat. Clare Brock is an Assistant Professor of Political […]
The Lutheran Center hosts monthly meal conversations for staff and faculty on what nourishes them and contribute to their well-being. Each meal features a St. Olaf staff or faculty member who responds to the question “What Nourishes You?” Each month features a different speaker. This month's speaker is Martin Olague, Director of the Taylor Center
Open to all students. Presented by Dr. Richard Goedde. This event is part of the 6th annual National First-Generation College Celebration week!
Professor Grace Cho (Psychology) will deliver a lecture entitled "Personal Narratives: How the Stories We Hear and Tell Shape Who We Are."
The Lutheran Center hosts monthly meal conversations for staff and faculty on what nourishes them and contribute to their well-being. Each meal features a St. Olaf staff or faculty member who responds to the question “What Nourishes You?” Each month features a different speaker. This month's speaker is Dr. Trish Zimmerman, Associate Professor of Practice […]
Friends of the college are invited to learn more about this year’s All-Community Read, So That All May Flourish: The Aims of Lutheran Higher Education. This event will feature alumni scholars who have chapters in the book. Register at the link below.
