Past Events

May.
2

5:00–6:30 pm

Kadji Amin - "We Are All Non-Binary: A Brief History of Accidents"

Hybrid location: 1126 E. 59th St. and via Zoom

This talk offers a genealogy of the emergence of nonbinary identity, not as a progress narrative in which we move toward an enlightened recognition of the many types of human gender and sexual diversity, but rather as the outcome of a slow avalanche of historical accidents.

Apr.
14

12:00–1:30 pm

Racial-Ethnic Diversity among Faculty in U.S. Medical Schools: An Obstetrician-Gynecologist's Perspective

Hybrid viewing option: Zoom or Billings Hall, Room A-11

Join the Biological Sciences Division's Office of Diversity & Inclusion for a conversation with William Rayburn, MD, MBA, Emeritus Chair of OB/GYN at University of New Mexico School of Medicine.

Apr.
11

12:30–2:00 pm

Know Your Rights Workshop

5710 S. Woodlawn Ave.

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) will lead a Know Your Rights presentation to help you learn about your rights, regardless of immigration status, and prepare an action/safety plan.

Apr.
7

3:30–5:30 pm

Overcoming Anxieties During the Internship Experience

5710 S. Woodlawn Ave.

Are you beginning an internship this summer? Join us as we chat about employing a Growth Mindset during the internship journey. This workshop will provide students with strategies to address challenges, overcome setbacks, and make the most of a summer internship experience.

Apr.
5

5:00–6:00 pm

Diverse Books & Open Conversations: "They Called Us Enemy" by George Takei

Online event

Participate in a discussion of "They Called Us Enemy" by George Takei, the seventh in the Library’s series of Diverse Books & Open Conversations.

Apr.
4

12:00–1:00 pm

Diverse Books & Open Conversations: "They Called Us Enemy" by George Takei

Online event

Participate in a discussion of "They Called Us Enemy" by George Takei, the seventh in the Library’s series of Diverse Books & Open Conversations.

Mar.
31

6:00–7:00 pm

Spring 2022 Kirschner Human Rights Memorial Lecture - Phyllis Frye: The Fight for Transgender Rights

Hybrid event: Ida Noyes Hall, 3rd Floor, 1212 E. 59th St. and livestreamed

Join the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights in welcoming Phyllis Frye, a pioneer in the fight for transgender rights to deliver the 2022 Robert H. Kirschner, MD, Human Rights Memorial Lecture.

Mar.
28

11:00 am–12:00 pm

Diversity Dialogues with Marcia Walker-McWilliams

Zoom

Diversity Dialogues are designed to bring together individuals from across the University to learn about and act upon issues related to diversity and inclusion. This session, titled Centering Black Lives in Chicago's Archives, will feature Marcia Walker-McWilliams, a public historian and the Executive Director of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC), a Chicago-based membership association of libraries, universities, museums, and cultural heritage organizations founded at the University of Chicago in 2006.  

Mar.
16

5:30–7:30 pm

OMSA Study Break

5710 S. Woodlawn Ave.

Students are invited stop by for dinner and to make a finals kit to help get through exams. Spaces will be available for socializing and quiet study.

Mar.
11

1:00–2:30 pm

Burdens of Proof: Enslavement, Evangelization, and the Performativity of Visual Evidence in Jesuit Japan

Zoom

Join the Slavery and Visual Culture (SLAVICULT) Working Group for a virtual workshop with Reginald Jackson (University of Michigan).

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