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Upcoming Events

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In-Person

September 19, 2024

Keynote Speech: Public Interest Communication: What Is It? How Do You Do It? Why Should You?

This talk kicks off our free conference on Public Interest Communications.

In-Person

September 20, 2024

Public Interest Communications: What Is It? How Do You Do It? Why Should You?

This free conference explores Public Interest Communication, which uses strategic communications to achieve positive social change.

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In-Person

September 26, 2024

Philip Metres Reading

The author of Shrapnel Maps presents a new poetry collection, Fugitive/Refuge.

On left, head and torso of person with grey short hair and light skin, wearing glasses and blue collared shirt and green jacked, arms crossed; on right, book cover with color photo of fruits and white text: The Farmer, the Gastronome, and the Chef

In-Person

September 30, 2024

The Farmer, the Gastronome, and the Chef: In Pursuit of the Ideal Meal

A celebration of Professor Daniel Philippon's new book exploring sustainable food systems and the impact of writers and activists Wendell Berry, Carlo Petrini, and Alice…

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In-Person

October 09, 2024

Hernan Diaz in Conversation

The author of the bestselling novel Trust reads and discusses his work.

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Upcoming Events

Keynote Speech: Public Interest Communication: What Is It? How Do You Do It? Why Should You?

Public Interest Communications: What Is It? How Do You Do It? Why Should You?

Philip Metres Reading

The Farmer, the Gastronome, and the Chef: In Pursuit of the Ideal Meal

Hernan Diaz in Conversation