Events
Enriching the Curriculum with Writing and AI Literacy
Thursday, January 8, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
Stacey Sheriff, Chair of the Writing Department at Colby College, describes the key components of writing across the curriculum programs, pedagogies, and principles and what is changing (or not) in response to AI.
Still Here: Helping Students Develop Strong Writing Skills Despite (and maybe even with the help of) Generative AI Tools
Thursday, January 8, 2026 1:00pm to 3:00pm
In this session, Deirdre Egan, Associate Director of the UI Writing Center and Eva Latterner, Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching, focus on how to teach with writing in the age of AI.
Study Hall
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Public Lecture: Post-border Poetics: North Korean Refugees and Politics of Narratives
Thursday, February 5, 2026 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Dr. Eun Ah Cho, assistant professor of Korean language and culture in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Kansas, will examine how North Korean female refugees’ narratives against the established images and stereotypical stories that have shaped their representation.
Study Hall
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Study Hall
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Study Hall
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Study Hall
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Study Hall
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Study Hall
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research — 2025–26 Obermann Symposium
Thursday, March 26 to Friday, March 27, 2026 (all day)
Directed by Brian R. Farrell, Daria Fisher Page, and Ryan T. Sakoda (UI College of Law), Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research will bring together scholars, community leaders from across the U.S., and professionals who work with rural populations and in rural spaces. During the symposium, attendees will be invited to collaborate in theorizing rurality, share how it impacts their work, examine how rurality is represented and celebrated, and begin to discuss challenges...
Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research — 2025–26 Obermann Symposium
Friday, March 27, 2026 (all day)
Directed by Brian R. Farrell, Daria Fisher Page, and Ryan T. Sakoda (UI College of Law), Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research will bring together scholars, community leaders from across the U.S., and professionals who work with rural populations and in rural spaces. During the symposium, attendees will be invited to collaborate in theorizing rurality, share how it impacts their work, examine how rurality is represented and celebrated, and begin to discuss challenges...
Study Hall
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Study Hall
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Hope and fears: Why journalism remains essential in a time of global democratic erosion
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 6:00pm to 7:15pm
Prof. Silvio Waisbord will interrogate the global role of journalism as authoritarianism and populism gain ground and civil society faces escalating crises.
Study Hall
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Study Hall
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Study Hall
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Study Hall
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.