The Institute for Freedom and Community presents a talk by author Sarah K Mock, a food and farming expert, at 3:30pm in Viking Theater. This talk is the first in the fall 2023 series: Food Policy and Food Politics. All students are welcome to attend this talk.
The Institute for Freedom and Community presents a Conversation with Dr. Robert Yablon, University of Wisconsin Law School in Viking Theater. This event is open to the public.
The Kierkegaard Library is excited to invite the St. Olaf community to attend the Julia Watkin Memorial Spring Lecture, delivered by Professor Eleanor Helms from California Polytechnic University. Her lecture is titled "Thought Projects and Imaginary Constructions: Kierkegaard's Experimenting Mind." All are welcome to attend the 6:00 p.m. reception, with hearty hors d'oeuvres and refreshments, […]
All are welcome to "The Promise of Community Violence Interventions and Policing Reform to Reduce Gun Violence in American Cities", a conversation with Monica Bhatt and Max Kapustin. This event is part of the spring series, "The Challenge of Justice Reform in America" hosted by the Institute for Freedom and Community.
Steve Reece, Professor of Classics at St. Olaf College, will deliver the 6th Annual James M. May Lecture in Classics, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Viking Theater. The lecture will be streamed live and archived. From 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. in Viking Theater that same day, there will be a “Reece's […]
Guest speaker Pauline Boss, PHD will present "Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Loss in the Time of Pandemic". Dr. Boss, who coined the term ambiguous loss in the 1970s, describes it as a loss that remains unclear and unverified, and thus, without resolution. During the pandemic, losses have skyrocketed so this is now a time of […]
Miami University of Ohio Professor Denise McCoskey will deliver a public lecture on the intersections of Classics and race.
Who are We, the People? James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the American Dream In this talk, Nicholas Buccola will use the Constitution's Preamble as a way into an examination of decades-long debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr. about who we are and who we ought to strive to be […]
So many of us care and have good intentions. We want to create and be part of a better world both at home and abroad. What are ways to better navigate the inequities that surround us with compassion, dignity and strategy? Please join Dr. Anu for an interactive presentation on how we can more mindfully travel through our world and create small pockets of connection and understanding.
Associate Chaplain for Muslim Life, M. Tauseef Akbar, Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life, Shosh Dworsky, College Pastor Matt Marohl, and Associate College Pastor Katie Fick will be on a panel talking about the holy days in their traditions that are happening this month. It will be an informative and informal discussion with Q & A.