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Jane Hamilton @UWW Oct. 20

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Barbara

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award-winning novelist Jane Hamilton will receive the fourth annual UWW Chancellor’s Regional Literary Award on Monday, Oct. 20th. There will be a reading at 7 p.m. in the University Center’s Summers Auditorium. Ms. Hamilton has authored several novels, … Continue reading →

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JA Konrath @UWW Tues, 10/14

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Barbara

Joseph Andrew Konrath, author of the Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels mystery series, will discuss writing, publishing, and his controversial marketing techniques on Tues., Oct. 14th, at 4:30 pm in the University Library’s 3rd-floor “Blue” lounge. Refreshments will be available. Konrath maintains … Continue reading →

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Susan Jacoby @UWW Oct. 1

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Barbara

Susan Jacoby will speak on Wed., Oct. 1st at 7 pm in Young Auditorium as the first 2008/2009 Contemporary Issues Lecture (sponsored by the College of Letters & Sciences). According to the lecture web site, Jacoby’s book The Age of … Continue reading →

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Scott Russell Sanders @UWW 9/24

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Barbara

Dr. Scott Russell Sanders will speak on “Literature of the Environment” on Wed., Sept. 24th, at 7pm in Summers Auditorium (UC). Sanders, Indiana University’s Distinguished Professor of English, will receive The Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature‘s 2009 Mark … Continue reading →

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Has your brain been Googled?

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Barbara

Is Internet use affecting our brains, and should that should worry us? Read Nicholas Carr’s provocative article “Is Google making us stupid?” in the July/August Atlantic Monthly (also available via the Academic Search Premier database). Carr suggests that our use … Continue reading →

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Robert Putnam @UWW Apr.7

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Barbara

Robert Putnam will lecture on “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community” on Monday, April 7th, at 7 p.m. in the Young Auditorium. Several of his books are available in the University Library, including Bowling alone: the collapse … Continue reading →

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Raymond A. Winbush @UWW 3/11

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Barbara

Raymond A. Winbush, Director of the Institute for Urban Research, a social science research institute at Morgan State University (MD), will speak on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 4pm in Upham 145. His talk on “Challenging African American Males” is … Continue reading →

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Daniel N. Nelson @UWW Mar.4

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Barbara

Dr. Daniel N. Nelson, Senior Fellow, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Washington, DC, will talk on “A New American Foreign Policy?” on March 4, at 4p.m. in Hyer 320. His talk will be followed by discussion. UWW students and … Continue reading →

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Stephen Prothero @UWW Feb. 13

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Barbara

Stephen Prothero, chair of Boston University’s Department of Religion, will speak on Wed., Feb. 13, 2008 at 7 p.m. in the Young Auditorium. More information about the author (and a link to his religious literacy quiz) is available from the … Continue reading →

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Michael Novacek @UWW on 2/12 (Darwin Day)

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Barbara

The 10th annual Darwin Day lecture will be given at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12th in the Hamilton Center (in the University Center). Michael Novacek, Senior Vice President and Provost of Science at the American Museum of Natural History, will speak … Continue reading →

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