News & Events
“Aging with Awareness” – Rabbi Sheila Weinberg to Speak at UNC Asheville
April 10, 2013
Rabbi Sheila Weinberg, co-founder of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, will present a talk, "Aging with Awareness," at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center. Weinberg's talk is sponsored by the university's Center for Jewish Studies and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. This event is free and open to the public.
April 18th Lecture to Examine Religion, Race and Boxing in the New South
April 9, 2013
Arthur Remillard, a scholar of religion in the American South and its connections with sports, will deliver UNC Asheville's annual Sam Hill Lecture in Southern Religion. Remillard's talk, "Jack Johnson, We Have Waited So Long for You – Religion, Race and Boxing in the New South," takes place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 18 in the Sherrill Center, Mountain View Room.
PTSD Expert Jonathan Shay to Hold Discussion with Veterans at UNC Asheville
April 1, 2013
Dr. Jonathan Shay, a renowned psychiatrist who has specialized in treating veterans of war, will offer three public talks, April 9-11, at UNC Asheville. He also will meet with UNC Asheville's Student-Veteran Alliance as well as students and community members.
Panel to discuss “Boundaries: Art and its Relationship to Systems of Oppression”
March 13, 2013
Local artists Jeremy Russell and Valeria Watson-Doost, creators of the "Whole Earth Theory" exhibition at UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Gallery, will be joined by members of UNC Asheville's faculty for a panel discussion, "Boundaries," on the nexus of art and politics at 6 p.m. Monday, March 25 at the Highsmith University Union Grotto on campus.
“Batman and Psychology” author to speak at UNC Asheville
March 12, 2013
Is Batman psychotic? Does he have PTSD? Why has Batman, born on the eve of World War II, endured and grown as an iconic character and what does that say about us? Travis Langley, author of "Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight" (Wiley, 2012) will probe these questions and more in a talk at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium.
F-Word (Feminist) Film Festival to feature documentary, “The Invisible War,” and talk by Jennifer Pozner
February 15, 2013
UNC Asheville's annual F-Word (Feminist) Film Festival takes place March 4-5 with a screening of the documentary about sexual assault in the military, "The Invisible War," and a talk by media analyst Jennifer Pozner, "Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV is Bad for Women (...and men, people of color, the economy, love, sex and sheer common sense!)."
“Parallel Journeys: WW II and the Holocaust” brings experiences of teens to light
February 14, 2013
NOTE: The opening reception and talk by Walter Ziffer have been RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2O.
UNC Asheville's Center for Diversity Education presents a new exhibit for the month of March, "Parallel Journeys: WW II and the Holocaust," telling the stories of dozens of teens and young adults who were witnesses, participants and victims. The exhibit is free and open to the public from March 4-29 in UNC Asheville's Karpen Hall.
Archaeology, architecture and coins come together in study of Roman temple
February 7, 2013
Melanie Grunow Sobocinski, a specialist in Roman architecture and numismatics, presents a lecture, "The Capitoline on Coins: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Roman Temple," at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library, Whitman Room.
UNC Asheville Celebrates Black History Month
January 31, 2013
UNC Asheville will celebrate Black History Month throughout February with a series of events including film screenings, lectures and a step show.
Award-winning journalist Alex Kotlowitz to screen new documentary, speak on race and poverty, February 21 at UNC Asheville
January 30, 2013
Best-selling author and award-winning journalist Alex Kotlowitz will speak about race, poverty and human rights in two daytime talks, and screen his new documentary film, "The Interrupters," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at UNC Asheville.
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