March Meeting: Rural Health Equity Hub
Sponsor(s):
Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), Divinity School, Pratt School of Engineering, and School of Nursing (SON)
Thursday, March 19, 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Dr. Lawrence Greenblatt
Creative Belonging: The Qiang and Multiethnic Imagination in Modern China
Sponsor(s):
Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI)
Thursday, March 19, 2026
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Yanshuo Zhang (Pomona College)
Gender History in the Time of Gender Ideology
Sponsor(s):
History, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, and Revaluing Care Lab
Thursday, March 19, 2026
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Dr. Durba Mitra
Film Screening: “Bluff City Chinese” (Thandi Cai, 2024)
Sponsor(s):
Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), Asian American and Diaspora Studies, Center for Documentary Studies (CDS), and Cinematic Arts
Thursday, March 19, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Thandi Cai, director
"John Doe Chinaman:" Chinese Life under American Racial Law
Sponsor(s):
History, Asian American and Diaspora Studies, Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), and Provost's Office
Friday, March 20, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Beth Lew-Williams
The Politics of Urban Space in Seville Before the Anti-Jewish Riot of 1391
Sponsor(s):
History, Center for Jewish Studies, John Hope Franklin Center (JHFC), Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Romance Studies, and Trinity College
Friday, March 20, 2026
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Maya Soifer Irish
Quality Hiring and Selection: Building an effective team
Sponsor(s):
Office for Institutional Equity (OIE)
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Smith Warehouse Bay 6, B271
Kimberly Hewitt, J.D., Vice President for Institutional Equity
Care After Work
Thursday, March 26, 2026
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Online (Needs Pre Registration)
Viviana Valle Gomez; Kathi Weeks
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Torn - Asian/White Life and Intimacy of Violence
Friday, March 27, 2026
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Pink Parlor - East Duke Building
Dr. Anna Storti
¡DALHE! Virtual Cafecito with Magaly Guerrero, MPM, CCRP
Sponsor(s):
DALHE - Duke Advancing Latine-Hispanic Excellence, School of Medicine (SOM), and School of Medicine-Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Friday, March 27, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Magaly Guerrero, MPM, CCRP
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Breakdown: Thinking and Making Compost Together
Sponsor(s):
Revaluing Care Lab, Duke Campus Farm, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, and History
Saturday, March 28, 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saskia Cornes
Dolores Film Screening and Expert Panel
Sponsor(s):
Duke Campus Farm, Center for Documentary Studies (CDS), Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), Mi Gente, and Population Health Sciences
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
4:00 am - 7:00 am
1317 W Pettigrew St, Durham NC, 27705
DICE Book Talk: Of Many Minds
Sponsor(s):
Libraries
Tuesday, April 07, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Dr. Lee Skallerup Bessette
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AADS Undergraduate Symposium
Sponsor(s):
Asian American and Diaspora Studies
Tuesday, April 07, 2026
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Undergraduate Students
Social Identity
Sponsor(s):
Office for Institutional Equity (OIE)
Wednesday, April 08, 2026
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Smith Warehouse Bay 6, B271
Genevieve Barnes, M.S., Assistant Director for Education and Outreach
A Convergent Model for Autistic Flourishing: How Research and Experience Highlight the Interplay Among Fit, Adaptation, and Accommodation
Sponsor(s):
Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS)
Wednesday, April 08, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Holden Thorp
Fredric Jameson and the Future of Critical Theory
Friday, April 10, 2026
1:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Michael Denning, Jane Gaines, Achille Mbembe, Toril Moi, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Fredric Jameson and the Future of Critical Theory
Saturday, April 11, 2026
9:00 am - 6:30 pm
Michael Denning, Jane Gaines, Achille Mbembe, Toril Moi, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Fredric Jameson and the Future of Critical Theory
Sunday, April 12, 2026
9:00 am - 3:45 pm
Michael Denning, Jane Gaines, Achille Mbembe, Toril Moi, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Discrimination and Harassment Prevention
Sponsor(s):
Office for Institutional Equity (OIE)
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Smith Warehouse Bay 6, B271
Kimberly Hewitt, J.D., Vice President for Institutional Equity; Sharon Gooding, J.D., Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity, Equal Opportunity, & Compliance
Advancing Excellence in Research Symposium
Sponsor(s):
School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Rebekah Layton
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Donald T. Moore, MD, Endowed Lecture
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
7:30 am - 9:30 am
Omisade Burney-Scott
The Public Policy Crisis of ICE Detention Centers for Children and Families
Thursday, April 30, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Featuring panelists Chris Beyer, Lauren Brinkley‑ Rubinstein, Andrea Pitzer, Rosalind Rogers, and moderated by Gavin Yamey
Communication for Effective Teams: Moving from conflict to collaboration
Sponsor(s):
Office for Institutional Equity (OIE)
Wednesday, May 06, 2026
9:30 am - 11:30 am
TBD
Elizabeth Jones, PhD., Director for Education and Outreach
Restorative Justice: The basics
Sponsor(s):
Office for Institutional Equity (OIE)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Smith Warehouse Bay 6, B271
Leigh-Anne Royster, PhD., Associate Vice President for Strategy and Education Development
