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  • ALICIA OSTRIKER AND JOAN LARKIN

    Poetry Readings with Q&A Featuring Alicia Ostriker & Joan Larkin

    Julian Abele Room (The Great Hall Room 104)

    ALICIA OSTRIKER has published 19 collections of poetry, been twice nominated for the National Book Award, and has twice received the National Jewish Book Award for Poetry, among other honors. JOAN LARKIN is the author of five previous collections of poetry, including Blue Hanuman (2014); My Body: New and Selected Poems (2007), which received the Audre Lorde Award from the Publishing Triangle; Lambda Literary Award winner Cold River (1997); and Housework (1975). With Jaime Manrique, Larkin translated Sor Juana’ s Love Poems, a bilingual edition of Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz’ s poetry (1997).

    Free and open to the public but registration is required.
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    Click Here (to Start Your Order): Performance and Talkback

    Lauren K. Woods Theatre

    The 2022 Dobbs decision, which led to the loss of national abortion access, has ushered in a new era for women’s health, one marked by worsening health outcomes, maternal health deserts, uncertainty and fear. This 4-woman performance of a new verbatim play is based on oral history interviews and shares the stories of women across the country most impacted by state abortion restrictions in order to inspire social action and compassion.

    Free and open to the public. Registration is preferred but not required.

  • Bruce Springsteen, The Ghost of Tom Joad album cover

    Bruce Springsteen, The Ghost of Tom Joad

    Virtual (Zoom)

    It’s just like book club but with albums! With new advances in technology, the way we consume music through our devices, apps and on demand streaming services like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes is making the idea of the “album” as an art form extinct. Get together with other music enthusiasts on Tuesday nights to discuss some of the greatest records of all-time! Listen to the album beforehand and then come prepared to discuss. This event will feature The Ghost of Tom Joad.

    Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

  • Alumni Speaker Series: “Lunch and Learn” with Brian Alaburda ’10

    Virtual (Zoom)

    Brian Alaburda is an accomplished sales professional with a proven track record in driving business growth and forging strategic partnerships. Currently serving as a client partner executive in strategic sales at T-Mobile, Alaburda has been instrumental in securing key Fortune 100 accounts and managing high-impact client relationships since 2019. His role at T-Mobile has included […]

  • Teaching Climate Change to Public School Teachers

    Edison Science Building, Room 228

    This is the first event of the Fellowship of Environmental Faculty, co-sponsored by the Institute for Global Understanding. With: Michelle Schpakow Catherine Duckett Peter Jacques

  • John Vercher - Devil is Fine

    John Vercher

    Great Hall 104 (Julian Abele Room)

    John’s debut novel, Three-Fifths, was named one of the best books of 2019 by the Chicago Tribune. In the U.K., Three-Fifths was named a Book of the Year by The Sunday Times, The Financial Times, and The Guardian. His second novel, After the Lights Go Out, was published by Soho Press. It’s been called “simply brilliant” by Publishers Weekly in a starred review, “shrewd and explosive” by The New York Times, and was named an Editors’ Choice in Adult Fiction for 2022 by Booklist. His third novel, Devil Is Fine has received starred reviews from Booklist and BookPage, was named a Best New Book of the Summer by TIME Magazine and The Root, an Indie Next pick for July, and one of the Top Ten Books to Add to Your Reading List in June by the Los Angeles Times. Additionally, Devil is Fine was a June book pick by The Center for Fiction, one of the 12 Must-Read Books of June by The Chicago Review of Books, a Book of the Day for July by NPR, and was featured on NPR’s It’s Been A Minute.

    Free and open to the public

  • David Libesman: Al and Data Thought Leader (Industry Speaker Event)

    Edison Hall E201

    Hosted by the School of Science and the Computer Science and Software Engineering Department Join us for an exclusive event featuring David Libesman (AI and data analytics thought leader; and SVP & GM, AI & Data Analytics at WorkWave). Libesman has revolutionized how businesses leverage AI for optimizing profits, operational efficiency, and customer engagement. Learn […]

  • The Eighth Biennial International Interdisciplinary Conference on Race

    Various Campus Locations

    Race and the Freedom to Learn Cosponsored by the William Monroe Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture at UMass Boston Location: Monmouth University Campus The freedom to learn has been inextricably linked to race across time and space. From the era of enslavement in the Americas to book burning in Nazi Germany down […]

  • Adult Education Series: Podcasting for Beginners taught by Robert Rodriguez

    Podcasting for Beginners

    Podcasting for Beginners
    Virtual

    In this two-session virtual course taught by Robert Rodriguez, students will learn how to produce a podcast from the planning stage to the final upload. The two sessions will focus on developing a concept, basic recording technology, post-production and launching onto Apple & Spotify. No previous podcasting experience is required.

    $50 (for two sessions)