The Serling Institute will host faculty-led discussions with student participation on the topic of Antisemitism and Islamophobia from 5:15-7:15 p.m. in Club Spartan at Case Hall on January 30, February 15, February 20, and March 5. In addition to discussions of Michigan State University incidents, participants… Continue Reading Conversations on Antisemitism and Islamophobia

Are you presenting at a conference this semester? Join us on March 11th at 5:00 p.m. in room 112 of Old Horticulture for a poster-making workshop, hosted by the Lab for Education & Advancement in Digital Research (LEADR)!

Barry Trachtenberg will be discussing his book: The Holocaust & the Exile of Yiddish on March 12th from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Trachtenberg is the Rubin Presidential Chair of Jewish History and Professor of History at Wake Forest University. The Holocaust & the Exile of… Continue Reading The Holocaust & the Exile of Yiddish By Barry Trachtenberg

Join Professor of History Dr. Peter Alegi as he presents at the Eye on Africa: MSU African Studies Center Weekly Speaker Series on March 14 from Noon to 1:30 p.m. in Room 303 of the International Center.  Alegi's talk, "The Intimacy of Sound: How Podcasting… Continue Reading Eye on Africa: MSU African Studies Center Weekly Speaker Series featuring Dr. Peter Alegi: The Intimacy of Sound: How Podcasting Is Changing African Studies

Join the Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel on Mon. March 18th, 5:30-7:00 p.m in the Club Spartan, 338 Case Hall Session 1: Voices from Sapir, a College Under Attack Irit Ronen, Avner Dinur, and Vered Weiss will share some… Continue Reading Israeli Culture and Emergency Routine: Normalizing Stress Personal and Academic Perspectives (two part symposium)

Join the Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel on Mon. March 19th, 10:30-12:00 p.m in the Club Spartan, 338 Case Hall Session 1: Trauma, Stress, and Israeli Society: a conversation with the editors and contributors Nurith Gertz, Omri Herzog, Irit… Continue Reading Israeli Culture and Emergency Routine: Normalizing Stress Personal and Academic Perspectives (two part symposium)

Join LEADR on March 20th from 9:00 to 1:30 p.m. for a global digital humanities watch party. Food and coffee will be provided!

Jennifer Eaglin will introduce Brazilian nuclear energy history from an environmental perspective. She argues that Brazil’s abundant natural resources were critical to legitimizing the controversial establishment of the industry but also undermined the country’s nuclear energy ambitions in the debates about the industry’s place in… Continue Reading MSU Presents: Jennifer Eaglin Going Nuclear: Nuclear Energy and Diversifying Brazilian Energy Infrastructure during the Military Dictatorship

Dr. Neo Lekgotla laga Ramoupi an Associate Professor in the History Department at the University of Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein, Free State Province, in South Africa; and a Mellon Inclusive Professoriate Fellow: 2023 – 2024. Before joining UFS in 2022, Neo was a Senior… Continue Reading Cultural Resistance on Robben Island: Songs of Struggle and Liberation in South Africa: Izingoma Zo Mzabalazo Esiqithini!

In addition to his public lecture, Professor Rubin will also be meeting with a joint session of two graduate seminars in the German program (one on GDR Studies, one on material culture) the following day, Thursday, April 4 (3-5:50pm), also in B-243 Wells Hall, where… Continue Reading Professor Eli Rubin material culture seminar

Join Michigan State University Peace and Justice Studies for "A Special Panel on War Crimes in the Russo-Ukrainian War" on March 29th from 12- 1 p.m via Zoom. Panelists: Oleksandra Matviichuk, a human rights lawyer and Head of the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties. Roman… Continue Reading A Special Panel on War Crimes in the Russo-Ukrainian War

Join LEADR on March 29 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. for a graduate student oral History workshop with Dr. Delia Fernandez-Jones.