The University Center for the Humanities at Western Michigan University presents informative and interesting speakers throughout the year.
Upcoming Events: 2022-23
September 8 - University Center for the Humanities
Bahar Ensemble | 5 p.m. | RCVA patio/Miller Fountain plaza, WMU
September 23 - Ethics Center Lecture Series
Thanh Nevill, “Improving End-of-Life Care: The 3 Wishes Program” | 4 p.m.| Register to receive Teams link
October 5, 12, 26 - Ethics Between the Lines
Kathy Purnell, senior coordinator of advocacy and intake for the Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan | 4 - 5 p.m. | Zoom
Sheryll Cashin's White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality
October 27, November 3, 10 - Ethics Between the Lines
Chien-Juh Gu, Sociology | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.| 3120 Sangren
stef shuster's Trans Medicine: The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender
November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Ethics Between the Lines
William Santiago-Valles, Emeritus Africana Studies | 5:30 - 7 p.m. | Zoom
Ilan Pappe's The Ten Myths of Israel
November 3 - Ethics Center Lecture Series
Thomas Stelzl, "Conspiracy Theories in Germany and the U.S." | 4 p.m. | 1730 Sangren Hall, WMU
November 3, 4, 5, 6* - Theatre
"The Thanksgiving Play" - Larissa Fasthorse | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Williams Theater, WMU
November 11, 17, 18, 19, 20* - Theatre
"Pippin" - Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by Roger O. Hirson | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Shaw Theater, WMU
November 17 - Ethics Center Lecture Series
stef shuster, "Uncertain Expertise in Trans Medicine" | Burian Lecture | 6 p.m. | 4010 CHHS,Lauron Kehrer WMU | RSVP
December 7 - Books and Beer
Alen Hamza, English Dept. - Twice There Was A Country | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall
January 19, 2023 - Books and Beer
Ann Miles, Sociology Dept. - Unraveling Time: Thirty Years of Ethnography in Cuenca, Ecuador | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall
January 31, 2023 - University Libraries
Dr. Lauron Kehrer, Gilmore School of Music - Queer Voices in Hip Hop: A Book Talk | 7 p.m. | Meader Room (3rd Floor), Waldo Library | Register
February 7, 21, 2023 - Ethics Between the Lines
Michael Redinger, Department of Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law, WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Webex
Jonathan Metzl's The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease
February 7, 2023 - University Libraries
Emily Knox, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - "Intellectual Freedom and the Rise of Banned Books | 7-8:30p.m. | Fetzer Center | Register
February 16, 2023 - Books and Beer
Robert Berkhofer, Medieval Institute - Forgeries and Historical Writing in England, France, and Flanders, 900-1200 | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall
February 19, 2023 - Ethics Center Lecture Series
Sue Ellen Christian, WMU School of Communication, "Special Exhibit Tour: Using Media Responsibly" | 1 p.m. | Kalamazoo Valley Museum
February 21, 2023 - Ethics Center Lecture Series
Wa'ed Alshoubaki, assistant professor at the University of Jordan, “The Ethical Considerations of Conducting Research with Forced Migrants” | 5 p.m. | 208 Bernhard Center
March 2, 2023 - University Center for the Humanities
Ashley Atkins, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy - "On Lamentation" | 4 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall
March 15, 2023 - Ethics Center Lecture Series
Alec Koppers, master’s student, WMU Department of Philosophy, "Grasslands, Garbage Islands, and Plastic Trees: Working Towards a Future Ecology" | 6 p.m. | 105 Bernhard Center
March 16, 2023 - Ethics Center Lecture Series
Kayte Spector-Bagdady, interim co-director, Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Title: TBD | 12 p.m. | WMed UpJohn Building, 300 Portage St., Kalamazoo
March 16, 2023 - Cornelius Loew Lecture in Medieval Studies
March 16, 2023 - Books and Beer
Lauron Kehrer, Gilmore School of Music - Queer Voices in Hip Hop: Cultures, Communities, and Contemporary Performance | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall
March 17, 2023 - Veritas Forum
John Lennox, Professor of Mathematics, Oxford University, Melinda Koelling, Chair and Associate Professor of Mathematics, WMU, Bethel McGrew, PhD., WMU Alum - "The Mind & Brain & Universe: Two Mathematicians Discuss The Metaphysical Nature of the Mind and Our Mathematical Universe" | 1 p.m. | Online
March 20, 2023 - Free Speech Cafe
Keith Hahn, General Counsel, WMU, and Dr. Mary-Louise Totton - Associate Professor and Area Coordinator of Art History, and Dr. Decker Hains - Department of Management Chair and Master Faculty Specialist, WMU - "Navigating Controversy in the Classroom: Art, Religion, and Academic Freedom" | 12 p.m.- 1 p.m. | 1710 Sangren | RSVP
March 21, 2023 - Ethics Center Lecture Series
Jonathan Milgrim, faculty specialist, WMU Department of Philosophy, "Is Ignoring Climate Change Akin to Mass Murder? Troubling Ethical Conclusions about Climate Change and its Effects" | 6 p.m. | 208 Bernhard Center
March 27, 2023 - Veritas Forum
Tim McGrew, Professor of Philosophy, WMU, Ronald Mueller, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, WMU - "Science and History: Is Evidence Guilty Until Proven Innocent?" | 5 p.m. | Honors College Lounge, WMU
March 30, 2023 - Ethics Center Lecture Series
Edgar Franco-Vivanco, assistant professor of political science, University of Michigan, 2023 Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture, "Between Violence and Resistance: The Challenges of Latin America in the 21st Century" | 6 p.m. | 208 Bernhard Center
April 5, 2023 - Ethics Between the Lines
Kathy Purnell, J.D., Ph.D., senior coordinator for Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan and instructor, Department of Political Science | 4 - 5:30 p.m. | Webex
Matthew Desmond's Poverty, By America
April 6, 2023 - University Center for the Humanities
Kevin Hood Gary, professor of Education, Valparaiso University, "Why Boredom Matters: Education, Leisure, and the Quest for a Meaningful Life" | 4 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall
April 13, 2023 - Hillel at WMU
Irene Miller, Holocaust Survivor, Author, Speaker, and Educator, "The Story of Courage and the Human Spirit" | 6 p.m. | Fetzer Center, WMU