Tag: visiting scholar
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Details to come: Visit by Peruvian novelist
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Visiting campus next week is major novelist César Gutiérrez of Arequipa, Peru, whose debut novel 80M84RD3R0 is a work hailed by Brown University professor and well-known critic Julio Ortega as the best novel dealing with 9/11. Gutiérrez will be visiting classes and making several public presentations. Assistant Prof. Hernan Fernandez-Meardi of the Spanish program is finalizing…
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Visiting scholar will talk Germany’s relationship with Ukraine
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UW-Green Bay’s Global Studies program invites one and all to the second of its Global Studies Issues Roundtables this semester on Friday afternoon, March 14. The topic: Germany’s relations with its Eastern neighbors (Poland, Belarus and Ukraine in particular). Leading the discussion and offering a European perspective on the political crisis in Ukraine will be…
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International Women’s Day Luncheon features U of New Mexico scholar
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Kimberly Gauderman, an associate professor of Latin American History at the University of New Mexico, will discuss her work in Andean nations and Central America with people seeking asylum from political, domestic and sexual violence as guest speaker at UW-Green Bay’s annual International Women’s Day Luncheon. The program takes place from noon to 1:30 p.m.…
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Correction: Visit by Spanish scholar Etxenike supported by University sources
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Our recent item on the visit of Spanish author and educator Luisa Etxenike mis-stated the support that made her UW-Green Bay residency possible. We incorrectly wrote that the campus-and-community visiting scholars program was responsible. In fact, her visit was made possible through the assistance of the offices of the Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
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Faculty members visit Godoy, explore collaboration with university in Chile
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Several faculty members from UW-Green Bay recently returned from a visit to the Universidad del Desarrollo in Santiago, Chile. The visit was hosted by Prof. Alex Godoy, who was a Visiting Scholar here during fall 2012, where he taught courses in Environmental Science and Spanish. Prof. John Katers of Natural and Applied Sciences was awarded…
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Visiting scholar Etxenike will open book series with ‘Bovary’
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Fall 2013 programs in the Humanistic Studies unit’s Great Books Discussion Series begin at 6:30 p.m. next Tuesday (Sept. 10) with a presentation by UW-Green Bay visiting scholar Luisa Etxenike. Programs take place at the Brown County Central Library. Etxenike’s topic is the Gustave Flaubert novel Madame Bovary. Etxenike is a novelist and short story…
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Reminder: historic Indian ‘fashion’ presentation is Friday
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Visiting scholar Scott Stephenson, Ph.D., will be the guest presenter for the program “The Indian Fashion: Getting Dressed in 18th Century Native America,” scheduled for 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, May 10, in the Union’s Christie Theatre. Co-sponsored by UW-Green Bay’s First Nation Studies program and the Oneida Nation Arts Program, the event is free…
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University of Auckland professor talks race, identity during time at UW-Green Bay
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UW-Green Bay and Prof. Regan A. R. Gurung recently welcomed a visiting scholar from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, for a two-week stay. And while Melinda Webber on Sunday left the chill of Green Bay for warmer climes (it’s summer in NZ), her relationship with Gurung and the University will continue. The pair are…
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Maori and Pakeha: Visiting New Zealander talks race, identity
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How do people identify with dual heritage? How does race and/or ethnicity play into self-esteem and academic success? Why does ethnicity matter… to any of us? Do boundaries create a wall or a safe place?