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  • Socialist and Marxist Series

    From Smarter Planet to Wiser Earth: Re-Envisioning Relationships between AI Technologies, Human Society, and Natural World

    Zoom

    On Thursday, March 23 at 12:30 pm, the Socialist and Marxist Studies Speaker Series presents a talk by Gray Cox (Professor, College of the Atlantic) titled "From Smarter Planet to Wiser Earth: Re-Envisioning Relationships between AI Technologies, Human Society, and Natural World." (Zoom link: https://maine.zoom.us/j/3657262020) Gray Cox, Professor, College of the Atlantic How will Artificial […]

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    Melissa Bragdon Caron

    Minsky Recital Hall Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    On Tuesday, March 28 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the UMaine School of Performing Arts welcome Melissa Bragdon Caron and her bluegrass band for a live performance. Melissa, a UMaine alum, is a Maine-based fiddler known for playing and teaching many different styles of music. Classically trained, she […]

  • Defiant Requiem: Film Screening

    Minsky Recital Hall Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    On March 29-30, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the School of Performing Arts welcome renowned conductor Murry Sidlin for a film screening and lecture as part of the 2022-23 MHC symposium on Recovery, Rediscovery, and Resilience. On Wednesday, March 29 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall, Murry Sidlin will host a screening of the […]

  • Defiant Requiem: Lecture and Performance

    Minsky Recital Hall Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    On March 29-30, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the School of Performing Arts welcome renowned conductor Murry Sidlin for a film screening and lecture as part of the 2022-23 MHC symposium on Recovery, Rediscovery, and Resilience. On Wednesday, March 29 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall, Murry Sidlin will host a screening of the […]

  • New Writing Series: Suzette Mayr

    Stewart Commons IMRC Stewart Commons, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    On Thursday, March 30 at 4:30 pm, the UMaine Department of English New Writing Series presents a reading and Q&A by award-winning novelist Suzette Mayr in the Allen 54′ and […]

  • Pre-Performance Lecture: Dan Barrett on Jazz at Lincoln Center

    Bodwell Lounge, Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono, ME, United States

    On Sunday, April 2 at 6:00 p.m., join the Collins Center for the Arts for a pre-performance lecture delivered by UMaine jazz professor Dan Barrett, presented with the support of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center. Dr. Dan Barrett teaches low brass instruments, music theory, and jazz courses at the University of Maine, and […]

    Free

  • Breaking the Bubble: Boosting News Literacy

    Lynch Room, Fogler Library

    In recent years, claims of “fake news,” bias and misinformation have become rampant, with many of us wanting to stay informed but feeling overwhelmed, and even saturated, by the 24-hour […]

    Free

  • “Like we are not the same level of human they are”: The Experiences of Precariously Housed and Unhoused Individuals

    107 D.P. Corbett Hall

    NOTE: The location of this talk has been changed to D.P. Corbett room 107 to accommodate audience needs. On Wednesday, April 12 at 4:35 pm in D.P. Corbett Room 107, outgoing MHC Undergraduate Fellow and Honors College student Brenna Jones will present the results of her MHC project, titled "'Like we are not the same […]

  • Socialist and Marxist Series

    The Blue Commons: Combating Rentier Capitalism in the Sea

    Zoom

    On Thursday, April 13 at 12:30 pm, the University of Maine Socialist and Marxist Studies Speaker Series presents a talk by Guy Standing (Professor, Economist, SOAS University of London of Philosophy) titled "The Blue Commons: Combating Rentier Capitalism in the Sea." (Zoom link https://maine.zoom.us/j/3657262020) Guy Standing, Professor, Economist, SOAS University of London of Philosophy Guy Standing […]

  • Lunch & Learn: Let’s Talk About Gender

    312 Memorial Union

    Join MHC Undergraduate Fellow Willow Wind on Wednesday, April 19 at noon in Memorial Union room 312 for a lunch and learn session on gender identity. Our society needs to talk about gender, but we aren’t very good at it. Avoiding these discussions has harmful impacts on body image and various health disparities. What if […]