The Commons presents this series, in collaboration with campus partners and visiting scholars, to invite dialogue across disciplines, that references the broader conversations we face at a societal level. These events broach topics of intersectional identity, community, and the sociopolitical implications of events. While they address themes that are at times difficult to discuss, they encourage conversations worth having. Through this series we endeavor to frame these topics so that conversation is productive despite the difficulty and potential for disagreement.
We recognize that the only way to understand different perspectives is to hear them, and to keep asking questions. Please feel encouraged to contribute to the discussion, and recognize that many of these topics are particularly sensitive.
Partners in programming include: the KU Libraries, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Center for Civic & Social Responsibility, the KU Honors Program, the Office of First-Year Experience, the KU Law School, Peace & Conflict Studies, the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity, the Hall Center for the Humanities, the Spencer Museum of Art, the Department of English, the Department of Design, and the School of Architecture & Design.
Past Events
Community Engaged Research, Discussion, Framing the Dialogue, Panel
6:00pm CDT
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Online / By Phone
Community Engaged Research, Data & Democracy, Dialogue, Discussion, Framing the Dialogue, Graduate Student Event, Panel, Public Event, Undergraduate Student Event
6:00pm CDT
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Online
Artist Talk, Book Talk, Faculty Event, Framing the Dialogue, Graduate Student Event, Lecture, Migration Lecture Series, Performance, Public Event, Public Scholarship, Student Event, University Lecture Series, Visiting Scholar
7:30pm CDT
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Online / By Phone
Coffee @ The Commons, Discussion, Framing the Dialogue, Public Event
10:00-11:00am CDT
Friday, March 27, 2020
Online
Care & Well-being, Coffee @ The Commons, Framing the Dialogue
10:00-11:00am
Thursday, March 5, 2020
The Commons
Activity, Data & Democracy, Framing the Dialogue, Workshop
3:00-5:00pm
Monday, March 2, 2020
The Commons
Dialogue, Discussion, Framing the Dialogue
11:00am-12:00pm
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
The Commons
Discussion, Framing the Dialogue
2:30-4:00pm
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
The Commons
Coffee @ The Commons, Framing the Dialogue
1:00-2:00pm
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
The Commons
Discussion, Framing the Dialogue
11:00am-12:00pm
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The Commons
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