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Dunkerley Dialogues with V Adams, Mary Tremonte, Ruben Castillo, and Emily Le Sage
Wednesday, March 19
6 p.m.
Tang Teaching Museum

Queer Ecology Hanky Project Co-Founders V Adams and Mary Tremonte, whose works are on view in the exhibition "a field of bloom and hum," will be in conversation with Assistant Professor of Studio Art Ruben Castillo and Assistant Professor of Biology Emily Le Sage. Dunkerley Dialogues are made possible by a generous gift from Michele Dunkerley '80. For more information, visit the Tang or contact Olivia Cammisa-Frost.

40th annual F. William Harder Lecture in Business Administration
Thursday, March 20
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Gannett Auditorium

Greg Willis, vice president of global sales at LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, will share his experience as a sales and marketing executive within the consumer products and technology sectors and as an expert in global market development, marketing, technology, corporate governance and sales. The Harder Lecture, inaugurated in 1985 and made possible by the generosity of F. William Harder, invites industry leaders to explore the current business environment and the challenges that lie ahead. Contact the Office of Stewardship and College Events with questions.

2025 Humanistic Inquiry Symposium
Friday, March 21, 3:30-7 p.m.
Saturday, March 22, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Tang Teaching Museum

All are invited to this years Humanistic Inquiry Symposium, which will explore the theme of Time its purposes, its influence, and the ways it shapes our existence. The event will feature a keynote address by Thomas DeFrantz, professor at Northwestern University and director of SLIPPAGE: Performance|Culture|Technology. President Marc C. Conner, along with more than 15 faculty members from a variety of disciplines, will lead sessions examining timefulness our state of being in time and how humanistic inquiry helps illuminate this fundamental aspect of life. For a full schedule of events visit the Humanistic Inquiry website. Contact Barbara Black or Jason Ohlberg with questions.

Periclean Honors Forum 'Dialogues Across Differences'
Tuesday, March 25
5 p.m. 
Gannett Auditorium

New York Times opinion columnist Ross Douthat will discuss "The Future of Global Politics," with responses from 勛圖厙 faculty. The event is free and open to all. A book signing with Douthat, hosted by Northshire Bookstore, will follow in the Gannett Lobby. Made possible through the generous support of Emily Pavlovic Chiles Startz '74. Contact Joseph Cermatori with questions.

'Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants'
Thursday, March 27
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Gannett Auditorium

Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, a 2022 MacArthur Fellow, is a Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. A plant ecologist who has written about botany, ecology, and our relationship with the natural world, her books include Gathering Moss, Braiding Sweetgrass, and her most recent publication, The Serviceberry. The event will be preceded by a reception from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. in Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences' Glotzbach Atrium and followed by book signing in Gannett Atrium.

'The Fortress, the River, and the Garden: A New Metaphor for Knowledge Symbiosis'
Friday, March 28
2-3 p.m.
Filene Recital Hall

Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, a 2022 MacArthur Fellow, is a Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. A plant ecologist who has written about botany, ecology, and our relationship with the natural world, her books include Gathering Moss, Braiding Sweetgrass, and her most recent publication, The Serviceberry.

Lucinda Hawksley on Charles Dickens and Travel
Friday, March 28
5:30 p.m.
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, second floor (rooms 1 and 2)

Prolific author, in-demand speaker, and beloved professor of many a 勛圖厙 First-Year London student, England's Lucinda Hawksley will deliver an entertaining talk about her ever-traveling great-great-great-great grandfather Charles Dickens. The lecture is open to the public, and a reception will follow. This event is held in memory of Jackie Elmquist '22. Contact Barbara Black or Rachel Roe-Dale with questions.

Lester W. Strock Lecture in Geosciences: 'Why Greenland Matters to All of Us (hint: it's the ice)'
Monday, April 7
5 p.m.
Davis Auditorium

Greenland and the Arctic are ground-zero for climate change as record global temperatures melt the regions' ice, snow, and sea-ice. Now, Greenland is in the news as Donald Trump covets the territory for its resources and strategic location. Paul Bierman will go back in time to examine Greenland through the lens of both natural and human history, including short readings from his book, "When the Ice is Gone: What a Greenland Ice Core Reveals 勛圖厙 Earth's Tumultuous History and Perilous Future." Contact Kyle Nichols with questions.

Annual Adirondack Trust Lecture in Finance: 'AI in Finance: Progress and Opportunities'
Monday, April 7
6-7 p.m.
Gannett Auditorium

All are invited to the annual Adirondack Trust Lecture in Finance, presented by Irene Aldridge, a recognized quantitative researcher, CEO of two startups, and an adjunct professor at Cornell Financial Engineering Manhattan program and Cambridge University Master in Finance program (Judge Business School). She has previously brought to market two platforms, Able Alpha and Able Markets AI, both in the Financial Service space. Contact Tania Becker with questions.

Raab Lecture with textile artist Mark Newport
Wednesday, April 9
6-7 p.m.
Tang Teaching Museum

This year's Raab Lecture will feature Mark Newport, who uses textiles, performance, print, and photography to reveal the vulnerability inherent in traditional western ideals of masculinity. He will share his experience as an artist who has had solo exhibitions at the Arizona State University Art Museum; the Cranbrook Art Museum; and the Chicago Cultural Center, among other exhibitions, and whose    work is held in several museum collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Dunkerley Dialogue with Penny Arcade and Joseph Cermatori
Wednesday, April 24
6 p.m.
Tang Teaching Museum

Legendary performance artist Penny Arcade, an international icon of artistic resistance whose social practice is focused on the support of other artists and on the preservation of artist legacies, will be in conversation with Associate Professor of English Joseph Cermatori, who specializes in drama and the arts of performance, critical theory, and queer studies. For more information, visit the or contact Olivia Cammisa-Frost.