Lit Fest 2015 welcomes prose writer and poet Dorothy Allison. The fest is March 25-27. All readings and lectures are free and open to the public. The five visiting writers will be present throughout the festival, lecturing and reading from their work, and books by the authors will be available for […]

The Ohio University War and Peace theme is co-sponsoring an Africa & War and Peace Lecture Series with the African Studies Program and the Institute for the African Child. On Wednesday, March 25, between noon and 1 p.m. in Baker 231, Ohio University alum Siphokazi Magadla examines the state assisted […]

The 2015 Lit Fest welcomes essayists Dorothy Allison and Brian Doyle, novelist Charles Johnson, and poets Marie Howe and Robert Pinsky. The Ohio University Spring Literary Festival is March 25-27. All readings and lectures are free and open to the public. The five visiting writers will be present throughout the […]

The 21st annual Ohio University Philosophy Forum presents Michael Bratman on “Acting and Thinking Together” on Wednesday, March 25, at 4 p.m. in Bentley Hall. Bratman is the Durfee Professor of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. His interests focus on philosophy of action and moral philosophy, including issues about […]

The Middle East and North Africa Film Series presents Wadjda on Monday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m. in Baker Center 231. This film (directed by Haifaa al-Mansour) tells the story of an 11-year-old Saudi girl living in the capital of the kingdom, Riyadh. Weaving together the politics of class, gender, […]

The George Washington Forum presents “Debate: Public Sector Unions” on Monday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. Alden Library 319. The debate features Daniel DiSalvo of City College of New York and Richard Kahlenberg of the Century Foundation. DiSalvo is Associate Professor of Political Science at the City College of New […]

The James Lecture in Urban Politics series presents Dr. Linda Williams on Monday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema. Williams is Professor of Rhetoric and Film Studies at UC Berkeley. Abstract: Through the microcosm of one decaying American city, The Wire reveals the interconnected truths of many institutional failures: […]