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Aaron McGruder, artist of ‘The Boondocks’ will speak about race, hip-hop culture and art as a form of political critique in a talk at ²Ø¾«¸ó on October 29. The talk is open to the public and free of charge. McGruder told mydrum.com that when he set out to create what became The Boondocks, he […]

Are we alone in the universe’ That question, which has been asked since the beginning of human history, may be answered in the coming decades. In a lecture at ²Ø¾«¸ó, Dr. Peter Backus, Observing Programs Manager and Senior Scientist at the SETI Institute in California, will discuss the tantalizing prospects for ‘contact.’ Backus, a […]

Hamilton, NY — – Hailed as ‘a national treasure’ by The Boston Globe, the Manhattan String Quartet will be in residence at ²Ø¾«¸ó October 25 and 26, to participate in a university core curriculum course, and perform twice in Memorial Chapel. Both concerts are open to the public; admission is free. For more information […]

Hamilton, NY — A conference of nationally renowned experts on the art of people of African descent in the Americas will highlight a series of events showcasing African American culture, to take place at ²Ø¾«¸ó in late October. Other events include two art exhibitions, the screening of an early work in African American cinema […]

Hamilton, NY — The ²Ø¾«¸ó Orchestra, Marietta Cheng, conductor, will perform a concert titled ‘Love and Death’ on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 3:30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. On the program will be three well-loved works that explore the theme of passion leading to tragedy: Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Suite from West Side Story, Richard Wagner’s […]

Hamilton, NY — – Karen Novak will give a public reading from her novel Five Mile House on Thursday, October 18 as part of the 2001 Living Writers series at ²Ø¾«¸ó. The reading, which begins at 4:30 p.m. in the Ho Lecture Room, 105 Lawrence Hall, is free and open to the public. Each […]

Hamilton, NY — A concert of South Indian music featuring musicians Geetha Ramanathan Bennett, veena and voice, Frank Bennett, mrdangan, and Rusty Gillette, ghatam, will take place at ²Ø¾«¸ó on Tuesday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Brehmer Theater, Dana Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored […]

Hamilton, NY — Michael Moore, writer, director and host of TV Nation, will appear at ²Ø¾«¸ó on Tuesday, September 25 at 7:00 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. During his talk, ‘An Evening with Michael Moore,’ Moore will discus, among other things, his new book Stupid White Men: And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of […]

Hamilton, NY — Educational scholar Nel Noddings, Visiting A. Lindsay O’Connor Professor of American Institutions at ²Ø¾«¸ó, will speak at ²Ø¾«¸ó on Tuesday, September 25 at 7:00 p.m. Titled ‘Moral Education: A Sympathetic Alternative to Character Education,’ the lecture will take place in Love Auditorium, Olin Hall. Free and open to the public, […]

Hamilton, NY — Lawrence Harrison, senior associate at Harvard University’s Academy for International and Area Studies, will give a lecture titled ‘Culture Matters: Why Some Countries and Ethnic Groups Do Better than Others’ at ²Ø¾«¸ó on Tuesday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. The lecture, sponsored by ²Ø¾«¸ó’s Center for Ethics and World Societies, is […]