Upcoming Seminars

Name: American TV: The Changing Identity of Black Americans, 1940 to Present
Start: 2025-02-18T10:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-25T11:30-05:00
Location: Young Building Boardroom

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February 2025

American TV: The Changing Identity of Black Americans, 1940 to Present

Young Building Boardroom

$25.00

18 - 25 Feb 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Murray Norcross, Jr., M.D.

$25.00

18 - 25 Feb 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Happiness in the New Year

Young Building Boardroom

$25.00

18 - 25 Feb 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Sharon Wulf

$25.00

18 - 25 Feb 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

The Emperor and the Duke

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Thu 20 Feb 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Michael Budd, Ph.D.

$15.00

Thu 20 Feb 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

The Abstract Expressionists: What Were They Thinking?

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

Thu 20 Feb 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Jill Sanford

$15.00

Thu 20 Feb 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

The Fall of Assad in Syria

DiStefano Lecture Hall

$15.00

Fri 21 Feb 2025

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 hours)

DiStefano Lecture Hall

Presented by

George Kassis

$15.00

Fri 21 Feb 2025

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 hours)

The Ukraine War: Reflecting on Three Years of Conflict and Consequences

Young Building Ballroom

$25.00

24 Feb 2025 - 3 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Mondays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Tom Fedyszyn, Ph.D.

$25.00

24 Feb 2025 - 3 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Mondays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

The Bill of Rights: Blueprint for Freedom

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

Wed 26 Feb 2025

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Luigi Bradizza, Ph.D.

$15.00

Wed 26 Feb 2025

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Navigating Change: Newport’s Course for the Next Decade

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

Wed 26 Feb 2025

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Xay Khamsyvoravong

$15.00

Wed 26 Feb 2025

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Economic Experiments: Insights and Impact on Policy

Young Building Ballroom

$25.00

27 Feb 2025 - 6 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Thursdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Dennis Sheehan, Ph.D.

$25.00

27 Feb 2025 - 6 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Thursdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Country Presentation: The Netherlands

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Fri 28 Feb 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

MAJ Willem Diepeveen

$15.00

Fri 28 Feb 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

March 2025

Cotton: Key to New England’s Industrial Revolution

Young Building Boardroom

$25.00

3 - 10 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Mondays, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Kurt Schlichting, Ph.D.

$25.00

3 - 10 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Mondays, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

American Foreign Policy in the Post-Soviet Era

Young Building Ballroom

$25.00

4 - 11 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Amb. George Krol

$25.00

4 - 11 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

The Great Gatsby at 100 (March 4)

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Tue 4 Mar 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Mary Murphy, Ph.D.

$15.00

Tue 4 Mar 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

The Great Gatsby at 100 (March 5)

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Wed 5 Mar 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Mary Murphy, Ph.D.

$15.00

Wed 5 Mar 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Cervantes, Stendhal and Tolstoy: Comparing Three Romantic-Realist Soldiers

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Thu 6 Mar 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Michael Budd, Ph.D.

$15.00

Thu 6 Mar 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

The Music of Claude Debussy: His Inspirations and Lasting Influence

DiStefano Lecture Hall

$15.00

Fri 7 Mar 2025

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

DiStefano Lecture Hall

Presented by

Andrew Celentano

$15.00

Fri 7 Mar 2025

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Country Presentation: Sri Lanka

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Mon 10 Mar 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

CDR Chathuranga Rathnayaka

$15.00

Mon 10 Mar 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Churchill: A Man of Destiny (March 12, 19, 26)

Young Building Ballroom

$35.00

12 - 26 Mar 2025

3 weeks, Wednesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Murray Norcross, Jr., M.D.

$35.00

12 - 26 Mar 2025

3 weeks, Wednesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Puccini’s Last Opera: Turandot

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Wed 12 Mar 2025

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (3 hours)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Edward Carnes

$15.00

Wed 12 Mar 2025

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (3 hours)

The Connoisseur’s Circle: Paris 1874

Young Building - Senator Pell's Office

$15.00

Thu 13 Mar 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building - Senator Pell's Office

Presented by

Maria Mack D'Amario

$15.00

Thu 13 Mar 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Churchill: A Man of Destiny (March 13, 20, 27)

Young Building Ballroom

$35.00

13 - 27 Mar 2025

3 weeks, Thursdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Murray Norcross, Jr., M.D.

$35.00

13 - 27 Mar 2025

3 weeks, Thursdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Everything I Learned About Science, (March 14, 21) I Learned at the Movies

DiStefano Lecture Hall

$25.00

14 - 21 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Fridays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

DiStefano Lecture Hall

Presented by

David A. Aguilar

$25.00

14 - 21 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Fridays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Great Movies: Children and Their Families

Young Building Boardroom

$35.00

14 - 28 Mar 2025

3 weeks, Fridays, 1 - 4 p.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Lynda Tisdell

$35.00

14 - 28 Mar 2025

3 weeks, Fridays, 1 - 4 p.m.

Information Hygiene: How to Protect Yourself in the Age of Disinformation and Misinformation

Young Building Boardroom

$25.00

18 - 25 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Barry Cook, Ph.D.

$25.00

18 - 25 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Ireland’s Seamus Heaney: (March 18) Selected Poems

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Tue 18 Mar 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Mary Murphy, Ph.D.

$15.00

Tue 18 Mar 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Exploring the Irish Diaspora in America and Beyond

Young Building Boardroom

$25.00

18 - 25 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Kurt Schlichting, Ph.D.

$25.00

18 - 25 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Money and Madness

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

Wed 19 Mar 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Nancy Markey

$15.00

Wed 19 Mar 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

The Battle for Crimea: Past and Present

Young Building Boardroom

$25.00

20 - 27 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Thursdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Richard Lobban, Ph.D.

$25.00

20 - 27 Mar 2025

2 weeks, Thursdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Ireland’s Seamus Heaney: (March 25) Selected Poems

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Tue 25 Mar 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Mary Murphy, Ph.D.

$15.00

Tue 25 Mar 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Mary McLeod Bethune: Her Life and Legacy

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Wed 26 Mar 2025

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM (2 hours)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Sarah Gretzky

$15.00

Wed 26 Mar 2025

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM (2 hours)

China and Russia’s Fraught Relations

DiStefano Lecture Hall

$15.00

Fri 28 Mar 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

DiStefano Lecture Hall

Presented by

Sarah Paine, Ph.D.

$15.00

Fri 28 Mar 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Threats to American Democracy: Perceptions from the Left and Right

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

Mon 31 Mar 2025

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Luigi Bradizza, Ph.D.

$15.00

Mon 31 Mar 2025

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Shakespeare’s Verse: How the Language Stages Action and Emotion

Young Building Boardroom

$35.00

31 Mar 2025 - 14 Apr 2025

3 weeks, Mondays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Patsy Finlay

$35.00

31 Mar 2025 - 14 Apr 2025

3 weeks, Mondays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

April 2025

The Neuroscience Behind Infectious Commercial Jingles and TV Theme Songs

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Tue 1 Apr 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Murray Norcross, Jr., M.D.

$15.00

Tue 1 Apr 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Play, with Place

Young Building Boardroom

$35.00

2 - 16 Apr 2025

3 weeks, Wednesdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Len DeAngelis

$35.00

2 - 16 Apr 2025

3 weeks, Wednesdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

The Future of Africa

Young Building Boardroom

$45.00

3 - 24 Apr 2025

4 weeks, Thursdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Richard Lobban, Ph.D.

$45.00

3 - 24 Apr 2025

4 weeks, Thursdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.